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Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer AVHRR Coverage, characteristics, and availability of AVHRR data. a broad-band scanner sensing in the visible, near-infrared, and thermal infrared portions of the electromagnetic spectrum. (Score: 1.000)

Drilling technique Brief description of the coring system and crew used to obtain cores for geological research in the Eastern Region as one of the specialized capabilities of USGS teams. (Score: 1.000)

Forum on Wildlife Telemetry - Innovations, Evaluations, and Research Needs Papers from Forum on Wildlife Telemetry, Snowmass Village, CO, 1997, on innovations in transmitting and receiving systems, attachment techniques, collection of data using telemetry, data processing and analysis. Available as .zip file to download. (Score: 0.690)

Hydroacoustic current meters for the measurement of discharge in shallow streams and rivers Description and illustrations of hydroacoustic current meters for measuring the discharge in streams and rivers with links to wading discharge measurements, project progress and plans and references. (Score: 0.690)

Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility (HIF), Stennis Space Center, Mississippi Information on the laboratory facility for the development, testing, calibration and storage of USGS hydrologic instrumentation. (Score: 0.690)

Methods of installing United States National Seismographic Network (USNSN) stations: a construction manual Instructions on how to build an protective outdoor seismic vault used as stations for broadband seismic sensors that respond to seismic energy, temperature, and atmospheric pressure for the United States National Seismic Network. (Score: 0.690)

Radio-tracking amphibians: lessons from implant and external attachment procedures Paper from Forum on Wildlife Telemetry, Snowmass Village, CO, 1997, describes technique for implanting radio-transmitters for tracking amphibians such as frogs with telemetry. (Score: 0.690)

Sediment Transport Instrumentation Facility The Sediment Transport Instrumentation Facility at USGS Woods Hole Field Center maintains and deploys oceanographic instrumentation for the study of coastal and ocean circulation and sediment transport. (Score: 0.690)

Technology Enterprise Office information The Technology Enterprise Office provides a link between research teams within USGS and private sector individuals or organizations interested in access to USGS technology through patent licensing, CRADAs or other cooperative arrangements. (Score: 0.690)

Scientific capabilities Links to information on laboratory and field scientific techniques and equipment used and maintained for geologic research in the USGS. Site is incomplete and information is not available for some of the links. (Score: 0.630)

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