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Quantifying hurricane-induced coastal changes using topographic lidar
USGS and NASA are investigating the impacts of hurricanes on the United States East and Gulf of Mexico coasts with the ultimate objective of improving predictive capabilities. The cornerstone of our effort is to use topographic lidar to acquire pre- and post-storm topography to quantify changes to beaches and dunes. With its rapidity of acquisition and very high density, lidar is revolutionizing t
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Asbury H. Sallenger,, William Krabill, Robert Swift, John Brock
Use of rotating side-scan sonar to measure bedload
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D. M. Rubin, G. B. Tate, D.J. Topping, R. A. Anima
USGS-NPS-NASA research on coastal change and habitats within US national seashores
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John Brock, Mark Duffy, William Krabill, Melanie Harris, Laura Moore, Asbury Sallenger
Planetary Interactive GIS-on-the-Web Analyzable Database (PIGWAD)
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) in Flagstaff, Arizona is producing a Web-based, user-friendly interface that integrates powerful Geographic Information Systems (GIS) statistical and spatial relational tools for analyses of planetary datasets. The interface, known as “Planetary Interactive GIS-on-the-Web Analyzable Database” (PIGWAD), provides database support for the research and academ
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Trent M. Hare, Kenneth L. Tanaka
A spatially referenced regression model (SPARROW) for suspended sediment in streams of the Conterminous U.S.
Suspended sediment has long been recognized as an important contaminant affecting water resources. Besides its direct role in determining water clarity, bridge scour and reservoir storage, sediment serves as a vehicle for the transport of many binding contaminants, including nutrients, trace metals, semi-volatile organic compounds, a nd numerous pesticides (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 20
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Gregory E. Schwarz, Richard A. Smith, Richard B. Alexander, John R. Gray
Exploring the relationship between nearshore morphology and shoreline change
Nearshore bathymetry data collected along the US Pacific Northwest is analyzed to determine relationships between nearshore morphology and shoreline change at a variety of spatial scales. Sandbar properties are compared at three sites, locations separated by tens of kilometers but subject to similar hydrodynamic forcing and having like sediment characteristics. These three sites, an accreting coas
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Peter Ruggiero, Guy Gelfenbaum, David Thompson, George M Kaminsky
Coastal evolution and sediment budget at the mouth of the Columbia River, USA
The coastal morphology of the Mouth of the Columbia River (MCR) has changed dramatically over the past century. Since the construction of jetties in 1914 and 1917, the inlet deepened and stabilized, the outer ebb delta migrated northward and offshore several kilometers, and the adjacent shorelines to the north and south prograded several hundreds of meters. Recently, high rates of erosion along th
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Guy Gelfenbaum, Maarten C. Buijsman, Christopher R. Sherwood, Hans R. Moritz, Ann E. Gibbs
Sediment transport on a high-energy ebb-tidal delta
Six tripods were deployed at shallow (~14-m) and deep (~24-m) sites on the northern, middle, and southern flanks of the Grays Harbor, Washington, U.S.A. ebb-tidal delta from early October through December, 1999 to measure waves, currents, temperature, and suspended-sediment concentrations as part of a wave-refraction and sediment-transport experiment. Directional wave spectra show that the general
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Christopher R. Sherwood, Guy Gelfenbaum, Peter A. Howd, Margaret L. Palmsten
Scientific and social landscapes: New frameworks and forums for water management and sustainability
The Two Decades of Water Law and Policy Reform conference examines the agenda for reforming and improving water law that has developed during the past two decades in the West, assesses what has (and has not) been accomplished by pursuing these reforms, and explores lessons and implications for future water law and policy. The papers and discussion provide analysis and lessons that can guide the ne
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Christine Turner, Herman A. Karl
Using radiotelemetry to determine fish passage information at large hydroelectric dams: Design and analysis to achieve multiple objectives with a single design
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J.W. Beeman, T.D. Counihan
Occurrence and distribution of pesticides in streams of the Eastern Iowa Basins, 1996-98
The U.S. Geological Survey began collection of water samples in streams of the Eastern Iowa Basins in 1996 for the analysis of pesticides and pesticide degradates as part of the National Water Quality Assessment Program (NAWQA). This study provides some of the first large scale monitoring data on pesticides and pesticide degradates in Eastern Iowa. Three hundred and forty-four samples were collect
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Douglas J. Schnoebelen, Stephen J. Kalkhoff, Kent Becher
Quality of water in alluvial aquifers in eastern Iowa
The goal of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program is to assess the status and trends in the quality of the Nation's surface and ground water, and to better understand the natural and human factors affecting water quality. The Eastern Iowa Basins study unit encompasses an area of about 50,500 square kilometers (19,500 square miles) in eastern Iowa and s
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Mark E. Savoca, Eric M. Sadorf, S. Michael Linhart, Kimberlee K. Barnes