K. Eric Livo (Former Employee)
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Character and spatial distribution of OH/H2O on the surface of the moon seen by M3 on chandrayaan-1
The search for water on the surface of the anhydrous Moon had remained an unfulfilled quest for 40 years. However, the Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M 3) on Chandrayaan-1 has recently detected absorption features near 2.8 to 3.0 micrometers on the surface of the Moon. For silicate bodies, such features are typically attributed to hydroxyl- and/or water-bearing materials. On the Moon, the feature is seen
Authors
C.M. Pieters, J.N. Goswami, R. N. Clark, M. Annadurai, J. Boardman, B. Buratti, J. -P. Combe, M.D. Dyar, R. Green, J.W. Head, C. Hibbitts, M. Hicks, P. Isaacson, R. Klima, G. Kramer, S. Kumar, E. Livo, S. Lundeen, E. Malaret, T. McCord, J. Mustard, J. Nettles, N. Petro, C. Runyon, M. Staid, J. Sunshine, L.A. Taylor, S. Tompkins, P. Varanasi
Airborne Hyperspectral Survey of Afghanistan 2007: Flight Line Planning and HyMap Data Collection
Hyperspectral remote sensing data were acquired over Afghanistan with the HyMap imaging spectrometer (Cocks and others, 1998) operating on the WB-57 high altitude NASA research aircraft (http://jsc-aircraft-ops.jsc.nasa.gov/wb57/index.html). These data were acquired during the interval of August 22, 2007 to October 2, 2007, as part of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project 'Oil and Gas
Authors
Raymond F. Kokaly, Trude V.V. King, K. Eric Livo
Questa baseline and pre-mining ground-water quality investigation. 19. Leaching characteristics of composited materials from mine waste-rock piles and naturally altered areas near Questa, New Mexico
The goal of this study is to compare and contrast the leachability of metals and the acidity from individual mine waste-rock piles and natural erosional scars in the study area near Questa, New Mexico. Surficial multi-increment (composite) samples less than 2 millimeters in diameter from five waste-rock piles, nine erosional-scar areas, a less-altered site, and a tailings slurry-pipe sample were a
Authors
Kathleen S. Smith, Philip L. Hageman, Paul H. Briggs, Stephen J. Sutley, R. Blaine McCleskey, K. Eric Livo, Philip L. Verplanck, Monique G. Adams, Pamela A. Gemery-Hill
USGS Digital Spectral Library splib06a
Introduction
We have assembled a digital reflectance spectral library that covers the wavelength range from the ultraviolet to far infrared along with sample documentation. The library includes samples of minerals, rocks, soils, physically constructed as well as mathematically computed mixtures, plants, vegetation communities, microorganisms, and man-made materials. The samples and spectra coll
Authors
Roger N. Clark, Gregg A. Swayze, Richard A. Wise, K. Eric Livo, Todd M. Hoefen, Raymond F. Kokaly, Stephen J. Sutley
Results of chemical analyses of soil, shale, and soil/shale extract from the Mancos Shale formation in the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area, southwestern Colorado, and at Hanksville, Utah
Results of chemical and some isotopic analyses of soil, shale, and water extracts collected from the surface, trenches, and pits in the Mancos Shale are presented in this report. Most data are for sites on the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area (GGNCA) in southwestern Colorado. For comparison, data from a few sites from the Mancos landscape near Hanksville, Utah, are included. Twelve trench
Authors
Michele L.W. Tuttle, Juli Fahy, Richard I. Grauch, Bridget A. Ball, Geneva W. Chong, John G. Elliott, John J. Kosovich, Keith E. Livo, Lisa L. Stillings
Spectroscopic and x-ray diffraction analyses of asbestos in the World Trade Center dust: Asbestos content of the settled dust
On September 17 and 18, 2001, samples of settled dust and airfall debris were collected from 34 sites within a 1-km radius of the WTC collapse site, including a sample from an indoor location unaffected by rainfall, and samples of insulation from two steel beams at Ground Zero. Laboratory spectral and x-ray diffraction analyses of the field samples detected trace levels of serpentine minerals, inc
Authors
Gregg A. Swayze, Roger N. Clark, Stephen J. Sutley, Todd M. Hoefen, Geoffrey S. Plumlee, Gregory P. Meeker, Isabelle Brownfield, Keith E. Livo, Laurie C. Morath
Evaluating minerals of environmental concern using spectroscopy
Imaging spectroscopy has been successfully used to aid researchers in characterizing potential environmental impacts posed by acid-rock drainage, ore-processing dust on mangroves, and asbestos in serpentine mineral deposits and urban dust. Many of these applications synergistically combine field spectroscopy with remote sensing data, thus allowing more-precise data calibration, spectral analysis o
Authors
G.A. Swayze, R. N. Clark, C.T. Higgins, R.F. Kokaly, K. Eric Livo, T.M. Hoefen, C. Ong, F.A. Kruse
Questa baseline and pre-mining ground-water quality investigation. 10. Geologic influences on ground and surface waters in the lower Red River watershed, New Mexico
This report is one in a series that presents results of an interdisciplinary U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) study of ground-water quality in the lower Red River watershed prior to open-pit and underground molybdenite mining at Molycorp’s Questa mine. The stretch of the Red River watershed that extends from just upstream of the town of Red River, N. Mex., to just above the town of Questa includes se
Authors
Steve Ludington, Geoff Plumlee, Jonathan S. Caine, Dana Bove, JoAnn Holloway, Eric Livo
Analysis of MASTER thermal data in the Greeley area of the Front Range Urban Corridor, Colorado — Delineation of sites for infrastructure resource characterization
Sand and soils southwest of Greeley, Colorado, were characterized
for mineral composition and industrial quality. Radi-ance data from the thermal channels of the MASTER simulator were calibrated using estimated atmospheric parameters. Chan-nel emissivities were approximated using an estimated ground temperature. Subsequently, a decorrelation algorithm was used to calculate inverse wave emissivity
Authors
K. Eric Livo, Ken Watson
Non-invasive exploration in an environmentally sensitive world
Modern remote sensing provides a means for locating and characterizing exposed mineralized systems in many parts of the world. These capabilities are non-invasive and help target specific areas for more detailed exploration. An example of how remote sensing technology can be used is evident from a study of the Questa Mining District, New Mexico. Analysis of low spectral resolution data from the La
Authors
K.E. Livo, D. H. Knepper
Questa baseline and pre-mining ground water investigation: 11. Geochemistry of composited material from alteration scars and mine-waste piles
Composited, surficial material was collected from alteration scars, a less intensely altered site, and mine-waste piles. All samples were analyzed for forty elements by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry, total sulfur and quantitative X-ray diffraction. This work was performed in cooperation with the New Mexico Environment Department.
Authors
Paul H. Briggs, S. J. Sutley, Keith Eric Livo
Reflectance spectroscopy as a rapid assessment tool for the detection of amphiboles from the Libby, Montana region
No abstract available.
Authors
Roger N. Clark, Todd M. Hoefen, Gregg A. Swayze, K. Eric Livo, Greg P. Meeker, Steve J. Sutley, Steve Wilson, Isabelle K. Brownfield, J. Sam Vance
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 114
Character and spatial distribution of OH/H2O on the surface of the moon seen by M3 on chandrayaan-1
The search for water on the surface of the anhydrous Moon had remained an unfulfilled quest for 40 years. However, the Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M 3) on Chandrayaan-1 has recently detected absorption features near 2.8 to 3.0 micrometers on the surface of the Moon. For silicate bodies, such features are typically attributed to hydroxyl- and/or water-bearing materials. On the Moon, the feature is seen
Authors
C.M. Pieters, J.N. Goswami, R. N. Clark, M. Annadurai, J. Boardman, B. Buratti, J. -P. Combe, M.D. Dyar, R. Green, J.W. Head, C. Hibbitts, M. Hicks, P. Isaacson, R. Klima, G. Kramer, S. Kumar, E. Livo, S. Lundeen, E. Malaret, T. McCord, J. Mustard, J. Nettles, N. Petro, C. Runyon, M. Staid, J. Sunshine, L.A. Taylor, S. Tompkins, P. Varanasi
Airborne Hyperspectral Survey of Afghanistan 2007: Flight Line Planning and HyMap Data Collection
Hyperspectral remote sensing data were acquired over Afghanistan with the HyMap imaging spectrometer (Cocks and others, 1998) operating on the WB-57 high altitude NASA research aircraft (http://jsc-aircraft-ops.jsc.nasa.gov/wb57/index.html). These data were acquired during the interval of August 22, 2007 to October 2, 2007, as part of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project 'Oil and Gas
Authors
Raymond F. Kokaly, Trude V.V. King, K. Eric Livo
Questa baseline and pre-mining ground-water quality investigation. 19. Leaching characteristics of composited materials from mine waste-rock piles and naturally altered areas near Questa, New Mexico
The goal of this study is to compare and contrast the leachability of metals and the acidity from individual mine waste-rock piles and natural erosional scars in the study area near Questa, New Mexico. Surficial multi-increment (composite) samples less than 2 millimeters in diameter from five waste-rock piles, nine erosional-scar areas, a less-altered site, and a tailings slurry-pipe sample were a
Authors
Kathleen S. Smith, Philip L. Hageman, Paul H. Briggs, Stephen J. Sutley, R. Blaine McCleskey, K. Eric Livo, Philip L. Verplanck, Monique G. Adams, Pamela A. Gemery-Hill
USGS Digital Spectral Library splib06a
Introduction
We have assembled a digital reflectance spectral library that covers the wavelength range from the ultraviolet to far infrared along with sample documentation. The library includes samples of minerals, rocks, soils, physically constructed as well as mathematically computed mixtures, plants, vegetation communities, microorganisms, and man-made materials. The samples and spectra coll
Authors
Roger N. Clark, Gregg A. Swayze, Richard A. Wise, K. Eric Livo, Todd M. Hoefen, Raymond F. Kokaly, Stephen J. Sutley
Results of chemical analyses of soil, shale, and soil/shale extract from the Mancos Shale formation in the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area, southwestern Colorado, and at Hanksville, Utah
Results of chemical and some isotopic analyses of soil, shale, and water extracts collected from the surface, trenches, and pits in the Mancos Shale are presented in this report. Most data are for sites on the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area (GGNCA) in southwestern Colorado. For comparison, data from a few sites from the Mancos landscape near Hanksville, Utah, are included. Twelve trench
Authors
Michele L.W. Tuttle, Juli Fahy, Richard I. Grauch, Bridget A. Ball, Geneva W. Chong, John G. Elliott, John J. Kosovich, Keith E. Livo, Lisa L. Stillings
Spectroscopic and x-ray diffraction analyses of asbestos in the World Trade Center dust: Asbestos content of the settled dust
On September 17 and 18, 2001, samples of settled dust and airfall debris were collected from 34 sites within a 1-km radius of the WTC collapse site, including a sample from an indoor location unaffected by rainfall, and samples of insulation from two steel beams at Ground Zero. Laboratory spectral and x-ray diffraction analyses of the field samples detected trace levels of serpentine minerals, inc
Authors
Gregg A. Swayze, Roger N. Clark, Stephen J. Sutley, Todd M. Hoefen, Geoffrey S. Plumlee, Gregory P. Meeker, Isabelle Brownfield, Keith E. Livo, Laurie C. Morath
Evaluating minerals of environmental concern using spectroscopy
Imaging spectroscopy has been successfully used to aid researchers in characterizing potential environmental impacts posed by acid-rock drainage, ore-processing dust on mangroves, and asbestos in serpentine mineral deposits and urban dust. Many of these applications synergistically combine field spectroscopy with remote sensing data, thus allowing more-precise data calibration, spectral analysis o
Authors
G.A. Swayze, R. N. Clark, C.T. Higgins, R.F. Kokaly, K. Eric Livo, T.M. Hoefen, C. Ong, F.A. Kruse
Questa baseline and pre-mining ground-water quality investigation. 10. Geologic influences on ground and surface waters in the lower Red River watershed, New Mexico
This report is one in a series that presents results of an interdisciplinary U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) study of ground-water quality in the lower Red River watershed prior to open-pit and underground molybdenite mining at Molycorp’s Questa mine. The stretch of the Red River watershed that extends from just upstream of the town of Red River, N. Mex., to just above the town of Questa includes se
Authors
Steve Ludington, Geoff Plumlee, Jonathan S. Caine, Dana Bove, JoAnn Holloway, Eric Livo
Analysis of MASTER thermal data in the Greeley area of the Front Range Urban Corridor, Colorado — Delineation of sites for infrastructure resource characterization
Sand and soils southwest of Greeley, Colorado, were characterized
for mineral composition and industrial quality. Radi-ance data from the thermal channels of the MASTER simulator were calibrated using estimated atmospheric parameters. Chan-nel emissivities were approximated using an estimated ground temperature. Subsequently, a decorrelation algorithm was used to calculate inverse wave emissivity
Authors
K. Eric Livo, Ken Watson
Non-invasive exploration in an environmentally sensitive world
Modern remote sensing provides a means for locating and characterizing exposed mineralized systems in many parts of the world. These capabilities are non-invasive and help target specific areas for more detailed exploration. An example of how remote sensing technology can be used is evident from a study of the Questa Mining District, New Mexico. Analysis of low spectral resolution data from the La
Authors
K.E. Livo, D. H. Knepper
Questa baseline and pre-mining ground water investigation: 11. Geochemistry of composited material from alteration scars and mine-waste piles
Composited, surficial material was collected from alteration scars, a less intensely altered site, and mine-waste piles. All samples were analyzed for forty elements by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry, total sulfur and quantitative X-ray diffraction. This work was performed in cooperation with the New Mexico Environment Department.
Authors
Paul H. Briggs, S. J. Sutley, Keith Eric Livo
Reflectance spectroscopy as a rapid assessment tool for the detection of amphiboles from the Libby, Montana region
No abstract available.
Authors
Roger N. Clark, Todd M. Hoefen, Gregg A. Swayze, K. Eric Livo, Greg P. Meeker, Steve J. Sutley, Steve Wilson, Isabelle K. Brownfield, J. Sam Vance