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Borehole, surface geologic, and geotechnical data for the Aspen Grove landslide, Sanpete County, Utah
No abstract available.
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Rex L. Baum, Robert W. Fleming
Landslide response to Hurricane Mitch rainfall in seven study areas in Nicaragua
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Susan H. Cannon, Kathleen M. Haller, Ingrid Ekstrom, Eugene S. Schweig, Graziella Devoli, David W. Moore, Sharon A. Rafferty, Arthur C. Tarr
Report for borehole explosion data acquired in the 1999 Los Angeles Region Seismic Experiment (LARSE II), Southern California: Part I, description of the survey
The Los Angeles Region Seismic Experiment (LARSE) is a joint project of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC). The purpose of this project is to produce seismic images of the subsurface of the Los Angeles region down to the depths at which earthquakes occur, and deeper, in order to remedy a deficit in our knowledge of the deep structure of this regi
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Gary S. Fuis, Janice M. Murphy, David A. Okaya, Robert W. Clayton, Paul M. Davis, Kristina Thygesen, Shirley A. Baher, Trond Ryberg, Mark L. Benthien, Gerry Simila, J. Taylor Perron, Alan K. Yong, Luke Reusser, William J. Lutter, Galen Kaip, Michael D. Fort, Isa Asudeh, Russell Sell, John R. Van Schaack, Edward E. Criley, Ronald Kaderabek, Will M. Kohler, Nickolas H. Magnuski
High-resolution seismic reflection/refraction images near the outer margin of the Chesapeake Bay impact crater, York-James Peninsula, southeastern Virginia
Powars and Bruce (1999) showed that the Chesapeake Bay region of southeastern Virginia was the site of an asteroid or comet impact during the late Eocene, approximately 35 million years ago (Fig. 1). Initial borehole and marine seismic-reflection data revealed a 90-km-diameter impact structure, referred to as the Chesapeake Bay Impact Crater (CBIC), that lies buried beneath the southern Chesapeake
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R. D. Catchings, D.E. Saulter, D.S. Powars, M. R. Goldman, J.A. Dingler, G. S. Gohn, J. S. Schindler, G.H. Johnson
Implications for the formation of the Hollywood Basin from gravity interpretations of the northern Los Angeles Basin, California
Gravity data provide insights on the complex tectonic history and structural development of the northern Los Angeles Basin region. The Hollywood basin appears to be a long (> 12 km), narrow (up to 2 km wide) trough lying between the Santa Monica Mountains and the Wilshire arch. In the deepest parts of the Hollywood basin, the modeled average thickness ranges from roughly 250 m if filled with only
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Thomas G. Hildenbrand, Jeffrey G. Davidson, Daniel J. Ponti, V. E. Langenheim
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Energy and Minerals Mission Area, Earthquake Hazards Program, Energy Resources Program, Mineral Resources Program, National Laboratories Program, Science and Decisions Center, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program, Earthquake Science Center, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center
How brucite may affect the frictional properties of serpentinite
The frictional strength of brucite gouge has been measured at hydrothermal conditions to 450°C. At room temperature, brucite has a coefficient of friction, μ ≈ 0.30, making it one of the weakest minerals identified to date. With increasing temperature at a constant effective normal stress, the coefficient of friction of brucite decreases to a minimum of μ ≈ 0.20 near 300°C, and μ ≈ 0.22–0.24 in th
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Diane E. Moore, David A. Lockner, K. Iwata, H. Tanaka, J. D. Byerlee
Hydrologic data for Long Valley Caldera, Mono County, California, 1994-96
Hydrologic data were collected during 1994-96 as part of the U.S. Geological Survey's long-term Volcanic Hazards Monitoring Program of the Long Valley Caldera, Mono County, California, and the Long Valley Hydrologic Advisory Committee monitoring program. Hydrologic data collected include continuous record of ground-water levels in 4 wells; instantaneous measurements of ground-water levels in 53 we
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James F. Howle, Christopher D. Farrar
Energy-to-moment ratios for damaging intraslab earthquakes: preliminary results on a few case studies
We use the energy-to-moment ratio, as introduced by Newman and Okal [1998] to examine the source characteristics of normal-faulting intraslab earthquakes, compared to nearby interplate thrust events, based on recent case studies in central Chile and southeastern Mexico. In Chile, we find that the 1997 intraslab event had an exceptionally large E/M0 ratio, 30 times greater than the nearby interplat
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Emile A. Okal, S. H. Kirby
Density and velocity relationships for digital sonic and density logs from coastal Washington and laboratory measurements of Olympic Peninsula mafic rocks and greywackes
Three-dimensional velocity models for the basins along the coast of Washington and in Puget Lowland provide a means for better understanding the lateral variations in strong ground motions recorded there. We have compiled 16 sonic and 18 density logs from 22 oil test wells to help us determine the geometry and physical properties of the Cenozoic basins along coastal Washington. The depth ranges sa
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Thomas M. Brocher, Nikolas I. Christensen
Map showing plutons and accreted terranes of the Sierra Nevada, California, with a tabulation of U/Pb isotopic ages
No abstract available.
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William P. Irwin, Joseph L. Wooden
Debris-flow and flooding hazards associated with the December 1999 storm in coastal Venezuela and strategies for mitigation
Heavy rainfall from the storm of December 14-16, 1999 triggered thousands of landslides on steep slopes of the Sierra de Avila north of Caracas, Venezuela. In addition to landslides, heavy rainfall caused flooding and massive debris flows that damaged coastal communities in the State of Vargas along the Caribbean Sea. Examination of the rainfall pattern obtained from the GOES-8 satellite showed th
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G. F. Wieczorek, M. C. Larsen, L.S. Eaton, B. A. Morgan, J.L. Blair
Volcanoes of the Wrangell Mountains and Cook Inlet region, Alaska: selected photographs
Alaska is home to more than 40 active volcanoes, many of which have erupted violently and repeatedly in the last 200 years. This CD-ROM contains 97 digitized color 35-mm images which represent a small fraction of thousands of photographs taken by Alaska Volcano Observatory scientists, other researchers, and private citizens. The photographs were selected to portray Alaska's volcanoes, to document
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Christina A. Neal, Robert G. McGimsey, Michael F. Diggles