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Ground water information pages Lead page to connect to ground-water information on the Nations ground-water resources and ground-water activities of the USGS. Includes links to ground-water data, new reports, publications, field techniques, models, programs, and issues. (Score: 1.380)

Office of Water Quality, Branch of Quality Systems Branch of Quality Systems monitors the consistent collection and reporting of water quality data with documentation of field and laboratory methods and proficiency testing. Links to standard reference samples and quality assurance standards. (Score: 1.380)

Western Mineral Resources Western Mineral Resources home page with links to projects to assess the mineral resources and mineral related environmental problems of the western region of the United States. Also links to products, offices, facts, FAQs and newsletter. (Score: 1.335)

Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Homepage for the Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Jamestown, ND, with links to news, biological resources - resources finder, announcments, general information, help and feedback, projects, and send a postcard activity. (Score: 1.073)

National highway runoff water quality data and methodology synthesis Cooperative national project with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to evaluate FHWAs guidelines for highway-runoff quality. Links to searchable online bibliography of related publications by the USGS, EPA, FHWA, and state agencies. (Score: 0.690)

Publications on Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations List of publications in the series Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations on the procedures for the planning and conducting of specialized research in water resources. (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)

Volatile Organic Chemicals VOCs National Synthesis Project National assessment of volatile organic chemicals in the streams, rivers, and ground water of the U.S. (Score: 0.690)

Water Quality Field Methods (Score: 0.690)

Western Earth Surface Processes Team Overview of the research of the Western Earth Surface Processes Team with links to team activities and to geologic information on the western U.S. (Score: 0.668)

Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Geology Field Center Site with links to projects of the field center of the Woods Hole Coastal Marine Geology Program on underwater areas between shorelines and the deep ocean, off the U.S. East Coast, the Gulf of Mexico, and in parts of the Caribbean and Great Lakes. (Score: 0.658)

Operational guidelines for geological fieldwork in areas endemic for Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) Report giving operational guidelines that will lower the risk of coccidioidomycosis (Valley fever) for individuals who work outdoors in areas where the disease is endemic. (Score: 0.615)

Our dynamic desert landscape Overview of studies of fragile and active landscape of the American Southwest deserts, including projects on geologic mapping, surface processes, remote sensing research, ecological processes, and earthquake hazard applications. (Score: 0.580)

Geologic mapping in National Parks: National Park Service Support Project Summaries of geologic projects in cooperation with the National Park Service including Grand Canyon National Park, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Joshua Tree National Park, Yosemite National Park, and others. (Score: 0.550)

Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (NRMSC)based at Bozeman, Montana conducts research to help natural resources management in the Northern Rocky Mountains with field stations at West Glacier and Missoula. Links to staff, programs, and partners. (Score: 0.527)

Pacific Northwest geologic mapping and urban hazards Description of research underway in the Pacific Northwest including geologic mapping and urban hazards studies with links to geologic maps, publications, and data. (Score: 0.496)

Water Resources of Florida -- Tampa Data, studies, and local information. (Score: 0.488)

Southern California Mapping Project (SCAMP) Description of the SCAMP project to produce geologic and geophysical maps and reports that describe the geologic setting and geologic history of southern California. (Score: 0.484)

Puget lowland paleoseismology Homepage for a paleosesimic field study of the geologic record of prehistoric earthquakes to evaluate seismic hazards in the Puget Lowland region with links to an Atlas and publications on historic earthquakes in the Washington and Oregon area. (Score: 0.460)

Santee Basin and Coastal Drainages NAWQA Study Unit (Score: 0.432)

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Definition: Investigative methods away from the laboratory and esp. outdoors, in which an investigator makes first hand observations and collects data and samples. [Adapted from Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.]