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Selected studies on natural and human factors related to flood management in the Upper Mississippi River Basin
No abstract available.
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Ann G. Frazier, Gary E. Freeman
TES observations of the martian surface and atmosphere
The TES instrument is a Fourier transform Michelson interferometer operating with 10 or 5 cm-1 sampling int he thermal infared spectral region from 1700 to 200 cm-1 (~6 to 50 μm) where virtually all minerals have characteristic fundamental vibrational absorption bands (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8). The TES data used in this paper are among the 6x107 spectra collected during the early mapping phase of t
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P. R. Christensen, H. H. Kieffer, J.C. Pearl, B. Conrath, M. C. Malin, R.C. Clark, R.V. Morris, J.L. Banfield, M. D. Lane, M. D. Smith, V.E. Hamilton, R.O. Kuzmin
A preliminary re-evaluation of the stratigraphy of the Roubidoux Formation of Missouri and correlative Lower Ordovician units in the southern midcontinent
No abstract available.
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J. E. Repetski, James D. Loch, Raymond L. Ethington, R.I. Dresbach
Two-phase debris-flow across 3-D terrain: model predictions and experimental tests
No abstract available.
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R. M. Iverson, R.P. Denlinger, R.G. LaHusen, M. Logan
Fully developed snout profiles of noncohesive debris-flows with internal friction
No abstract available.
Authors
Cheng-lung Chen, Chi-Hai Ling
Debris-flow response of southern California watersheds burned by wildfire
No abstract available.
Authors
S.H. Cannon
Application of snow models to snow removal operations on the Going-to-the-Sun Road, Glacier National Park
Snow removal, and the attendant avalanche risk for road crews, is a major issue on mountain highways worldwide. The Going-to-the-Sun Road is the only road that crosses Glacier National Park, Montana. This 80-km highway ascends over 1200m along the wall of a glaciated basin and crosses the continental divide. The annual opening of the road is critical to the regional economy and there is public pre
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Daniel B. Fagre, Frederick L. Klasner
Great Basin and Sierra Nevada
No abstract available.
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D. R. Lageson, S. G. Peters, M.M. Lahren
Water resources management plan: Cold Harbor and Gaines' Mill units, Richmond National Battlefield Park, Virginia
No abstract available.
Authors
Karen C. Rice, David Vana-Miller, Mark D. Flora
Ground-water microbiology and geochemistry
Up-to-date coverage and a unique, multidisciplinary approachThe ongoing effort to protect our valuable ground-water resources necessarily involves scientists and engineers from many disciplines. Ground-Water Microbiology and Geochemistry, Second Edition is designed to bridge the historical lack of communication among these disciplines by detailing-in language that cuts across specialties-the impac
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Francis H. Chapelle
Best management practices for soft engineering of shoreline
Historically, many river shorelines were stabilized and hardened with concrete and steel to protect developments from flooding and erosion, or to accommodate commercial navigation or industry. Typically shorelines were developed for a single purpose. Today, there is growing interest in developing shorelines for multiple purposes so that additional benefits can be accrued. Soft engineering is the u
Ancient Lake Creede: Its volcano-tectonic setting, history of sedimentation, and relation to mineralization in the Creede mining district
No abstract available.
Authors
Philip M. Bethke, Richard L. Hay