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TopoLens: Building a cyberGIS community data service for enhancing the usability of high-resolution National Topographic datasets
Geospatial data, often embedded with geographic references, are important to many application and science domains, and represent a major type of big data. The increased volume and diversity of geospatial data have caused serious usability issues for researchers in various scientific domains, which call for innovative cyberGIS solutions. To address these issues, this paper describes a cyberGIS comm
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Hao Hu, Xingchen Hong, Jeff Terstriep, Yan Liu, Michael P. Finn, Johnathan Rush, Jeffrey Wendel, Shaowen Wang
Unsteady flow in natural compound channel: Experiment and simulation
Phragmites Australis, or common reed, is an invasive plant species that has spread along channels of the Platte River (Nebraska, USA), adversely altering the biogeomorphology of the system. Of particular interest have been the impacts on riparian habitat, specifically the reduction of suitable areas for crane roosting and shorebird nesting. A program for managing and removing these and other invas
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Francisco J. Simoes, Paul J. Kinzel
Towards forecasting the retreat of California’s coastal cliffs during the 21st century
In California, sea-level rise during the 21st century threatens to accelerate coastal cliff recession rates. To forecast such changes for managers and policymakers, models must play a key role. In this paper, we extend a ~70-year long dataset of measured historic sea cliff retreat rates in Southern California into the 21st century using a suite of simple analytical and empirical models. Ensemble r
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Patrick W. Limber, Patrick L. Barnard, Cheryl Hapke
A satellite-based composite index approach for agricultural drought monitoring: Current work and future directions
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Brian D. Wardlow, T. Tadesse, Jesslyn F. Brown, M. Svoboda, M. Hayes, K. Callahan, C. Poulsen, C. Hain, M. Anderson, M. Rodell, D. Mocko
Adapting the U.S. National Hydrography Dataset to linked open data
A controlled vocabulary for the National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) of the United States was developed as Linked Open Data (LOD). The vocabulary has two main parts: a glossary and a set of triples reflecting the NHD data model as it is organized in geographic information systems (GIS). The glossary consists of a feature type label and a comment consisting of a definition that is linked to a hydrogr
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Dalia E. Varanka, E. Lynn Usery, David M. Mattli
Mechanics of sediment suspension and transport within a fringing reef
Large bottom roughness is a characteristic of most coral reef environments and this has been shown to have a substantial impact on hydrodynamic processes in these environments. In this paper, we evaluate suspended sediment concentration (SSC) data as well detailed hydrodynamic data over a coral reef flat in Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia, to understand how this bottom roughness affects these pro
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A. W. M. Pomeroy, R. J. Lowe, M. Ghisalberti, Curt D. Storlazzi, M. Cutter, G. Symonds
Use of historic Persian water system data in groundwater models: Examples from Afghanistan and Emirates
Obtaining calibration data for models depicting conditions during pre-development periods can be challenging as such periods are characteristically data poor. This study presents two examples where simulation of historic water conveyance structures were used to help characterize historic, or pre-modern, conditions in calibration of groundwater flow models. Persian water conveyance structures, cal
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Thomas J. Mack, Jack R. Eggleston
A comparative study of surface waves inversion techniques at strong motion recording sites in Greece
Surface wave method was used for the estimation of Vs vs depth profile at 10 strong motion stations in Greece. The dispersion data were obtained by SASW method, utilizing a pair of electromechanical harmonic-wave source (shakers) or a random source (drop weight). In this study, three inversion techniques were used a) a recently proposed Simplified Inversion Method (SIM), b) an inversion technique
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Panagiotis C. Pelekis, Alexandros Savvaidis, Robert E. Kayen, Vasileios S. Vlachakis, George A. Athanasopoulos
Blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosissima Torr.): State of our knowledge and future challenges
Covering 130,000 square miles and a wide range of elevations from desert to alpine in Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico, the Colorado Plateau has long fascinated researchers. The Colorado Plateau VI provides readers with a plethora of updates and insights into land conservation and management questions currently surrounding the region.
The Colorado Plateau VI’s contributors show how new tec
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Rosemary L. Pendleton, Burton K. Pendleton, Susan E. Meyer, Bryce A. Richardson, Todd C. Esque, Stanley G. Kitchen
Geologic framework for the assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in sandstone reservoirs of the Upper Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous Cotton Valley Group, U.S. Gulf of Mexico region
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is assessing the undiscovered oil and gas resources in sandstone reservoirs of the Upper Jurassic–Lower Cretaceous Cotton Valley Group in onshore areas and State waters of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico region. The assessment is based on geologic elements of a total petroleum system. Four assessment units (AUs) are defined based on characterization of hydrocarbon source
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Jennifer D. Eoff, Russell F. Dubiel, Ofori N. Pearson, Katherine J. Whidden
Mechanisms of sediment flux between shallows and marshes
We conducted a field study to investigate temporal variation and forcing mechanisms of sediment flux between a salt marsh and adjacent shallows in northern San Francisco Bay. Suspended-sediment concentration (SSC), tidal currents, and wave properties were measured over the marsh, in marsh creeks, and in bay shallows. Cumulative sediment flux in the marsh creeks was bayward during the study, and wa
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Jessica R. Lacy, L.M. Schile, J.C. Callaway, M.C. Ferner
Regional tectonic setting for the Trinidad earthquake swarms (2000-2012) from gravity and magnetic data
Earthquakes in the Raton basin near Trinidad, Colorado, (Figure 1) are located (Rubenstein et. al., 2014) near a major gravity and magnetic boundary. These earthquakes also occur in an area of hydrocarbon production that includes several high-capacity produced water injection wells. This presentation gives a very basic outline of the relation between the earthquakes, the potential field data, and
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Carol A. Finn, Mason A. Kass, Bruce D. Smith