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Author : Morris Mordecai Thompson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Cartography
ISBN : UCR:31210003730882
Author : Geological Survey (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Geology
ISBN : IND:30000066232236
Author : Mary C. Rabbitt,Geological Survey (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Geological surveys
ISBN : WISC:89060862653
A history of the relation of geology during the first 110 years of the US Geological Survey to the development of public-land, federal-science, and mapping policies and the development of mineral resources in the United States.
Author : K. J. Schulz
Publisher : Geological Survey
Page : 868 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Industrial minerals
ISBN : 1411339916
As the importance and dependence of specific mineral commodities increase, so does concern about their supply. The United States is currently 100 percent reliant on foreign sources for 20 mineral commodities and imports the majority of its supply of more than 50 mineral commodities. Mineral commodities that have important uses and face potential supply disruption are critical to American economic and national security. However, a mineral commodity's importance and the nature of its supply chain can change with time; a mineral commodity that may not have been considered critical 25 years ago may be critical today, and one considered critical today may not be so in the future. The U.S. Geological Survey has produced this volume to describe a select group of mineral commodities currently critical to our economy and security. For each mineral commodity covered, the authors provide a comprehensive look at (1) the commodity's use; (2) the geology and global distribution of the mineral deposit types that account for the present and possible future supply of the commodity; (3) the current status of production, reserves, and resources in the United States and globally; and (4) environmental considerations related to the commodity's production from different types of mineral deposits. The volume describes U.S. critical mineral resources in a global context, for no country can be self-sufficient for all its mineral commodity needs, and the United States will always rely on global mineral commodity supply chains. This volume provides the scientific understanding of critical mineral resources required for informed decisionmaking by those responsible for ensuring that the United States has a secure and sustainable supply of mineral commodities.
Author : Geological Survey (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Electronic
ISBN : IND:30000067680284
Author : Susan C. Aragon-Long
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1411342321
Author : National Research Council,Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources,Committee on Future Roles, Challenges, and Opportunities for the U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2001-03-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309072649
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has adapted to the changing political, economic, and technical state of the nation and the world since it was established in the late nineteenth century. Over a period of more than 120 years, the USGS has evolved from a small group of scientists who collected data and provided guidance on how to parcel, manage, and use the public lands of the West to an agency comprised of thousands of scientists who conduct research and assessment activities on complex scientific issues at scales ranging from the local to the global. The USGS will no doubt continue to evolve and adapt to meet changing national needs. In fact, the recent integration of the National Biological Service and parts of the U.S. Bureau of Mines into the USGS presents an ideal opportunity to examine the agency's vision, mission, role, and scientific opportunities as the organization begins the early years of the twenty-first century. The USGS recognized the need to adapt to changing demands when it asked the National Research Council (NRC) to undertake this study. The NRC formed a multidisciplinary committee of 16 experts to address issues related to the future roles, challenges, and opportunities of the agency.
Author : Mary C. Rabbitt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Mineral lands
ISBN : UOM:39015012610856
Author : P.R. Hill,D. Lebel,M. Hitzman,M. Smelror,H. Thorleifson
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781786204769
Senior managers and Heads of Geological Survey Organizations (GSOs) from around the world have contributed a collection of papers to provide a benchmark on how GSOs are responding to national and international needs in a rapidly changing world. GSOs continue to provide key scientific information about Earth systems, natural hazards and climate change. As countries adopt sustainable development principles and the public increasingly turns to social media to find information about resource and environmental issues, the generation and communication of Earth science knowledge become increasingly important. This volume provides a snapshot of how GSOs are adapting their activities to this changing world. The different national perspectives presented converge around several common themes related to resources, environment and big data. Climate change and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals provide an increased incentive for GSOs of the world to work in harmony, to generate knowledge of Earth systems and to provide solutions for sustainable management of the planet.
Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Water Science and Technology Board,Committee on River Science at the U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2007-04-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309179072
Rivers provide about 60 percent of the nation's drinking water and irrigation water and 10 percent of the nation's electric power needs. The multiple and sometimes incompatible services demanded of rivers often lead to policy and management conflicts that require the integration of science-based information. This report advises the U.S. Geological Survey on how it can best address river science challenges by effectively using its resources and coordinating its activities with other agencies. The report identifies the highest priority river science issues for the USGS, including environmental flows and river restoration, sediment transport and geomorphology, and groundwater surface-water interactions. It also recommends two cross-cutting science activities including surveying and mapping the nation's river systems according to key physical and landscape features, and expanding work on predictive models, especially those that simulate interactions between physical-biological processes. The report identifies key variables to be monitored and data-managed. It proposes enhancements in streamflow, biological, and sediment monitoring; these include establishing multidisciplinary, integrated reach-scale monitoring sites and developing a comprehensive national sediment monitoring program. Finally, it encourages the USGS to be at the forefront of new technology application, including airborne lidar and embedded, networked, wireless sensors.
Author : Committee on Future Roles, Challenges, and Opportunities for the U.S. Geological Survey,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2001-03-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309083648
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has adapted to the changing political, economic, and technical state of the nation and the world since it was established in the late nineteenth century. Over a period of more than 120 years, the USGS has evolved from a small group of scientists who collected data and provided guidance on how to parcel, manage, and use the public lands of the West to an agency comprised of thousands of scientists who conduct research and assessment activities on complex scientific issues at scales ranging from the local to the global. The USGS will no doubt continue to evolve and adapt to meet changing national needs. In fact, the recent integration of the National Biological Service and parts of the U.S. Bureau of Mines into the USGS presents an ideal opportunity to examine the agency's vision, mission, role, and scientific opportunities as the organization begins the early years of the twenty-first century. The USGS recognized the need to adapt to changing demands when it asked the National Research Council (NRC) to undertake this study. The NRC formed a multidisciplinary committee of 16 experts to address issues related to the future roles, challenges, and opportunities of the agency.
Author : Mary C. Rabbitt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Government publications
ISBN : UCR:31210024918425
Author : Rob Young,Lisa Norby
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780813760322
"Geologic Monitoring is a practical, nontechnical guide for land managers, educators, and the public that synthesizes representative methods for monitoring short-term and long-term change in geologic features and landscapes. A prestigious group of subject-matter experts has carefully selected methods for monitoring sand dunes, caves and karst, rivers, geothermal features, glaciers, nearshore marine features, beaches and marshes, paleontological resources, permafrost, seismic activity, slope movements, and volcanic features and processes. Each chapter has an overview of the resource; summarizes features that could be monitored; describes methods for monitoring each feature ranging from low-cost, low-technology methods (that could be used for school groups) to higher cost, detailed monitoring methods requiring a high level of expertise; and presents one or more targeted case studies."--Publisher's description.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Geology
ISBN : MINN:31951T00157786B
Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Earth Sciences and Resources,Committee on Earth Resources,Committee to Review the U.S. Geological Survey's Mineral Resources Program
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2004-05-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309089937
The committee assesses the USGS's responses to a 1996 program review, evaluates the minerals information team, and examines how the program's mission and vision might evolve to meet the nation's future needs over the next decade.
