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Large-scale hydrothermal fluid discharges in the Norris-Mammoth corridor, Yellowstone National Park, USA

Norris–Mammoth corridor is a complex subsidence structure that extends ∼40 km northward from the 0.6 Ma Yellowstone caldera, and contains many hydrothermal features with high fluid discharges totaling ∼1000 l/s. About 150–250 l/s of hydrothermal water, which attains boiling temperature at surface and 360°C at depth, discharge from the Norris Geyser Basin, adjacent to the caldera. The highest therm
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Y.K. Kharaka, M. L. Sorey, J.J. Thordsen

Leakage of active crater lake brine through the north flank at Rincon de la Vieja volcano, northwest Costa Rica, and implications for crater collapse

The Active Crater at Rincon de la Vieja volcano, Costa Rica, reaches an elevation of 1750 m and contains a warm, hyper-acidic crater lake that probably formed soon after the eruption of the Rio Blanco tephra deposit approximately 3500 years before present. The Active Crater is buttressed by volcanic ridges and older craters on all sides except the north, which dips steeply toward the Caribbean coa
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K.A. Kempter, G.L. Rowe

Managers' summary - Ecological studies of the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range, 1992-1997

Ecological Studies of the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range, 1992-1997 provides a synthesis of key findings of landscape-scale, interdisciplinary studies of the effects of wild horses and native ungulates on a rugged, mountain ecosystem. This is perhaps the most comprehensive study of a wild horse herd conducted. This was a complex study and one involving a truly interagency approach. Six agencie
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F. J. Singer, K.A. Schoenecker

Manual of Avian Medicine

No abstract available.
Authors
Glenn H. Olsen, S.E. Orosz

National Fish Strain Registry - Catfish (NFSR-C) Operating Manual

No abstract available at this time
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H. L. Kincaid, L.J. Mengel, M.J. Gray, S. Brimm

Non-destructive measurement of soil liquefaction density change by crosshole radar tomography, Treasure Island, California

A ground penetrating radar (GPR) experiment at the Treasure Island Test Site [TILT] was performed to non-destructively image the soil column for changes in density prior to, and following, a liquefaction event. The intervening liquefaction was achieved by controlled blasting. A geotechnical borehole radar technique was used to acquire high-resolution 2-D radar velocity data. This method of non-des
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Robert E. Kayen, Walter A. Barnhardt, Scott Ashford, Kyle Rollins

North American Bird Conservation Initiative: Bringing it all together

No abstract available.
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J. R. Clark, D. Waller, J.A. Kushlan, G.T. Myers, S. Senner, S. Yaich, G. Vandel, G. Fenwick, V. Mezainis, R.D. Sparrowe, A. Wentz, D. Pashley

Peces de la Isla del Coco Fishes

No abstract available.
Authors
Virginia H. Garrison

Plant Checklist for Point Reyes National Seashore (Revised)

No abstract available at this time
Authors
Gary M. Fellers, Virginia Norris, Wilma Follette, Doreen Smith