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... earth science information and by continuing its some- what more recent responsibilities of supervising the development of energy and mineral resources on Federal lands . The basic mission of the Survey has changed over the years , and ...
... earth science information and by continuing its some- what more recent responsibilities of supervising the development of energy and mineral resources on Federal lands . The basic mission of the Survey has changed over the years , and ...
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... EARTH IMAGERY During fiscal year 1979 , the Survey published 3,546 new and ... Earth's sur- face into specialized mapping products and information . Digital ... science delegation , April 30 , 1979 . NATURAL HAZARDS Significant progress ...
... EARTH IMAGERY During fiscal year 1979 , the Survey published 3,546 new and ... Earth's sur- face into specialized mapping products and information . Digital ... science delegation , April 30 , 1979 . NATURAL HAZARDS Significant progress ...
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... earth science data components , coordination of data activities is of major concern . The Office of the Data Base Administrator was created to coordinate and to increase the compatibility of Geological Survey scien- tific and technical ...
... earth science data components , coordination of data activities is of major concern . The Office of the Data Base Administrator was created to coordinate and to increase the compatibility of Geological Survey scien- tific and technical ...
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... science . The mineral in- dustry , at least in the Eastern United States ... scientists were as essential to the industry's success as the fur- naces and labor that ... Earth and its history . Several pioneering studies in geophysics and ...
... science . The mineral in- dustry , at least in the Eastern United States ... scientists were as essential to the industry's success as the fur- naces and labor that ... Earth and its history . Several pioneering studies in geophysics and ...
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... earth sciences . By 1900 , the petrographic microscope and new tools had famil- iarized geologists with quantitative measurement and stimulated demands for more exact methods of geologic investigation . Comprehending the mechanical ...
... earth sciences . By 1900 , the petrographic microscope and new tools had famil- iarized geologists with quantitative measurement and stimulated demands for more exact methods of geologic investigation . Comprehending the mechanical ...
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activities Administration appraisals areas Argillite assessment Azie Taylor Morton Barrow basin Bureau cartographic cartographic information City coal Commission Conservation Division coordination County cover map data base Denver Denver Federal Center Direct program drilling earthquake energy Environmental estimates evaluation exploration Federal agencies Federal and Indian Federal Bldg Federal lands feet fiscal year 1979 Flood funds geologic hazards geophysical Government ground-water Gulf of Mexico hydrologic Indian lands investigations Ixtoc Lake Landsat Landsat images located Menlo Park ment miles million mineral resources National Center National Petroleum Reserve Nevada NPRA Office offshore oil and gas oilspill operations Outer Continental Shelf percent photographs planning potential production Puerto Rico quadrangles Regional Reimbursable program Reserve in Alaska Reston River rocks satellite sediments seismic Service South Barrow STOP studies Survey's Test tion topographic tract U.S. Geological Survey United Water Conservation District Water Data Water Resources zones