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... tion , coordination , and communication - and the 2 R's relevance and responsiveness . With these key ideas as our watchwords , I am convinced that the USGS can be an even more vital , more viable , and more valued organization to the ...
... tion , coordination , and communication - and the 2 R's relevance and responsiveness . With these key ideas as our watchwords , I am convinced that the USGS can be an even more vital , more viable , and more valued organization to the ...
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... tion gathered by many scientists from the USGS , the California Institute of Technology , Liquefaction is the process by which wet , loosely compacted soils are transformed by earthquake shaking to a liquid state . Interagency ...
... tion gathered by many scientists from the USGS , the California Institute of Technology , Liquefaction is the process by which wet , loosely compacted soils are transformed by earthquake shaking to a liquid state . Interagency ...
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... tion of high- , medium- , and low - energy flood- plain terraces at an initial level . These areas are being mapped as the analyses are refined . Information thus gathered will help identify locations suitable for different land uses ...
... tion of high- , medium- , and low - energy flood- plain terraces at an initial level . These areas are being mapped as the analyses are refined . Information thus gathered will help identify locations suitable for different land uses ...
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... tion materials . Issues related to agricultural activities include ground- and surface - water consumption , land and water contamination from agricul- tural chemicals , depletion of soil nutrients , salinization , wetland loss , and ...
... tion materials . Issues related to agricultural activities include ground- and surface - water consumption , land and water contamination from agricul- tural chemicals , depletion of soil nutrients , salinization , wetland loss , and ...
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... tion to support a coordinated program of floodplain management by Federal , tribal , State , and local government agencies . To learn the answers to these vital ques- tions , USGS scientists are studying the lower Missouri River ...
... tion to support a coordinated program of floodplain management by Federal , tribal , State , and local government agencies . To learn the answers to these vital ques- tions , USGS scientists are studying the lower Missouri River ...
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