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Preliminary geomagnetic data, College Observatory, Fairbanks, Alaska
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John B. Townshend, R. V. O'Connell, Carol Ann Varner
Preliminary geomagnetic data, College Observatory, Fairbanks, Alaska
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John B. Townshend, R. V. O'Connell, Carol Ann Varner
A broad-band, wide-dynamic range, strong-motion array near Parkheld, California, USA for measurement of acceleration and volumetric strain
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Roger D. Borcherdt, Malcolm J. S. Johnston, Thomas Noce, Gary Glassmoyer, Douglas Myren
Vertical seismic profiling of Oroville microearthquakes: Velocity spectra and particle motion as a function of depth
Direct evidence of site distortion of P- and S-wave microearthquake source spectra at Oroville, California, is presented. The data were gathered by placing vertical and three-component seismometers at 90 m intervals in a 500 m borehole through the Cleveland Hill normal fault, on which the 1975, ML = 5.7 Oroville earthquake took place. High-pressure, hydraulic locking mechanisms were used to firmly
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P. E. Malin, J. A. Waller, Roger D. Borcherdt, E. Cranswick, Edward G. Jensen, J. Van Schaak
Friction of ice
The frictional strength of ice seems to be well below that for all other rocks. Triaxial testing of cylinders of pure water ice containing a 45° inclined sawcut, at temperatures of 77 ≤ T ≤ 115 K and confining pressures 0.1 ≤ P ≤ 250 MPa, reveals the frictional laws τ = 0.20 σn + 8.3 MPa for P ≥ 10 MPa and τ = 0.55 σn + 1.0 MPa for P ≤ 5 MPa, where τ and σn are the shear and normal stresses on the
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M. L. Beeman, W. B. Durham, Stephen H. Kirby
Numerical analysis of Landsat Thematic Mapper images of Antarctica
Landsat-5 Thematic Mapper (TM) data from Dronning [Queen] Maud Land, Antarctica, have been analysed to provide insights into physical properties of the ice sheet. Brightness (at-satellite) temperatures calculated from digital numbers of the thermal band (TM band 6), using state-of-the-art equations and constants (Markham and Barker 1986), are 8° to 20°C lower than temperatures measured on the surf
Authors
Olav Orheim, Baerbel K. Lucchitta
Recording strong motion studies
Instruments now permit strong‐motion signals to be recorded over broader band widths, with wider dynamic range and signal resolution and with better data accessibility via computer. These advantages are utilized by the General Earthquake Observation System (GEOS) developed by the United States Geological Survey, by which a microcomputer‐controlled system provides improved strong‐motion data sets,
Authors
Roger D. Borcherdt
Evidence for a new geomagnetic reversal from lava flows in Idaho: Discussion of short polarity reversals in the Brunhes and late Matuyama polarity chrons
K-Ar ages and paleomagnetic data for basalt samples from a new core hole (site E) at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL) indicate that the age of the reversed polarity event recorded in Snake River Plain lavas is older than 465±50 ka (1000 years before present) reported previously by Champion et al. (1981). Nine basalt flows, eight with normal polarity and one with reversed polarity,
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D. E. Champion, M. A. Lanphere, M. A. Kuntz
Data report for 1980-1981 seismic-refraction profiles in the western Mojave Desert, California
During 1980 and 1981, the U.S. Geological Survey collected seismic refraction data in the western Mojave Desert (fig. 1). The seismic refraction data extends from north of the Garlock Fault, south through the Mojave Desert, and across the San Andreas Fault into the San Gabriel Mountains. This report describes and documents the recorded data, which was collected over three field sessions. In total
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Reid N. Harris, A. W. Walter, Gary S. Fuis
Hydrologic data for computation of sediment discharge: Toutle and North Fork Toutle Rivers near Mount St. Helens, Washington, water years 1980-84
Immediately after the devastating May 18, 1980, eruption of Mount St. Helens, a program was initiated by the U.S. Geological Survey to study the streamflow and sediment characteristics of streams impacted by the eruption. Some of the data gathered in that program are presented in this report. Data are presented for two key sites in the Toutle River basin: North Fork Toutle River near Kid Valley, a
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Dallas Childers, Stephen E. Hammond, William P. Johnson