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Final Environmental Statement [For] Proposed Wilderness Classification [In] Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah, National Park Service. Rocky Mountain Regional Office. United States.
Final Environmental Statement [For] Proposed Wilderness Classification [In] Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah, National Park Service. Rocky Mountain Regional Office. United States.
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No abstract provided.
U.S.D.A.- Forest Service Environmental Statement: Salt Lake Planning Unit Proposed Land Management Plan, U.S. Department Of Agriculture
U.S.D.A.- Forest Service Environmental Statement: Salt Lake Planning Unit Proposed Land Management Plan, U.S. Department Of Agriculture
Elusive Documents
No abstract provided.
Final Environmental Statement [For] Proposed Wilderness Classification [In] Cedar Break National Monument, Utah, National Park Service; Rocky Mountain Regional Office; United States
Final Environmental Statement [For] Proposed Wilderness Classification [In] Cedar Break National Monument, Utah, National Park Service; Rocky Mountain Regional Office; United States
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Environmental Quality Management In A Region With External Development Pressures, A. Bruce Bishop, Rangesan Narayanan, Lloyd E. Peterson, Roger D. Hansen, Matthew B. Conover
Environmental Quality Management In A Region With External Development Pressures, A. Bruce Bishop, Rangesan Narayanan, Lloyd E. Peterson, Roger D. Hansen, Matthew B. Conover
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The objective of this study was to examine the problems of managing residuals and environmental quality in a region facing potentially rapid growth as a consequence of externally made development decisions. The research adapted and applied the residuals environmental management concept which recognizes the need for an integration of physical methods, implementation incentives and institutional arrangements in controlling air, water and solid residuals. The area selected for study, the Uintah Basin in Southeastern utah, has the potential for extensive energy resource and mineral development and could experience a large population influx and accelerated economic growth as a result. in the …
Estimation Theory Applied To River Water Quality Modeling, David S. Bowles, William J. Grenney, J. Paul Riley
Estimation Theory Applied To River Water Quality Modeling, David S. Bowles, William J. Grenney, J. Paul Riley
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The extended Kalman filter (EKF) is used to represent BOD, DO, and nitrogen cycling in a 36.4 miles (58.6 km) stretch in the Jordan River, Utah, under the assumption of steady-state conditions. Approximate minimum variance estimates of the water quality parameters are provided by the EKF filter. These estimates are obtained through a combination of two independent estimates of the state of the river water quality system: (1) predictions of the system state from a "phenomenologically meaningful" process model of the biochemical and stream transport processes; and (2) measurements of the water quality parameters. These two estimates are combined by …
Electron And Ion Temperatures—A Comparison Of Ground-Based Incoherent Scatter And Ae-C Satellite Measurements, R F. Benson, P Bauer, L H. Brace, Herbert C. Carlson, J Hagen, W B. Hanson, W R. Hoegy, M R. Torr, R H. Wand, Vincent B. Wickwar
Electron And Ion Temperatures—A Comparison Of Ground-Based Incoherent Scatter And Ae-C Satellite Measurements, R F. Benson, P Bauer, L H. Brace, Herbert C. Carlson, J Hagen, W B. Hanson, W R. Hoegy, M R. Torr, R H. Wand, Vincent B. Wickwar
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The Atmosphere Explorer-C satellite (AE-C) is uniquely suited for correlative studies with ground-based stations because its on-board propulsion system enables a desired ground station overflight condition to be maintained for a period of several weeks. It also provides the first low-altitude (below 260 km) comparison of satellite and incoherent scatter electron and ion temperatures. More than 40 comparisons of remote and in situ measurements were made by using data from AE-C and four incoherent scatter stations (Arecibo, Chatanika, Millstone Hill, and St. Santin). The results indicate very good agreement between satellite and ground measurements of the ion temperature, the average …
The Plasma Line Revisited As An Aeronomical Diagnostic: Suprathermal Electrons, Solar Euv, Electron‐Gas Thermal Balance, Herbert C. Carlson, Vincent B. Wickwar, G P. Mantas
The Plasma Line Revisited As An Aeronomical Diagnostic: Suprathermal Electrons, Solar Euv, Electron‐Gas Thermal Balance, Herbert C. Carlson, Vincent B. Wickwar, G P. Mantas
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Spectra of plasma wave intensities (kTp) in the ionosphere over Arecibo are calculated and compared with those from observations of the plasma line intensity. This approach involving directly observed quantities avoids the uncertainties that have plagued past comparisons with photoelectron theory. In addition, careful comparisons in physically relevant segments of the spectra show that any significant increase in the magnitude of the solar EUV flux would lead to a contradiction of the observed plasma wave intensities. Further, the comparisons indicate that resolution of the thermal electron‐gas heat balance problem must be sought through better heat transfer rates (e.g., …
Runoff Estimates For Small Rural Watersheds And Development Of A Sound Design Method: Volume I. Research Report, Joel E. Fletcher, A. Leon Huber, Frank W. Haws, Calvin G. Clyde
Runoff Estimates For Small Rural Watersheds And Development Of A Sound Design Method: Volume I. Research Report, Joel E. Fletcher, A. Leon Huber, Frank W. Haws, Calvin G. Clyde
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Foreword: This report is composed of thee volumes; Volume I is the Research Report; Volume II consists of recommendations for establishing design manuals and Appendices B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, which are the design aids required for establishing design manuals; Volume III consists of Appendix A, and accumulation of the data base used in the study, FHWA chose to arrange the report as described to facilitate distribution of the results. The methods reported herein are designated as the Federal Highway Administration Methods are designed to be applied to watersheds smaller than 50 square miles but may be …
Water Flow Patterns In Heterogeneous Soils Under Trickle Irrigation, Abdolhossien Nassehzadeh-Tabrizi, Roland W. Jeppson, Lyman S. Willardson
Water Flow Patterns In Heterogeneous Soils Under Trickle Irrigation, Abdolhossien Nassehzadeh-Tabrizi, Roland W. Jeppson, Lyman S. Willardson
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The Virgin River Basin Study: A Regional Approach To Multiobjective Planning For Water And Related Resources, John E. Keith, Jim Mulder, Trevor C. Hughes, V. A. Narasimhan, Lance Rovig, Karl Eriksen, Don D. Fowler, Lucinda Borchard, Kirk Kimball, Spence Ballard, K. S. Turna, Daniel H. Hoggan
The Virgin River Basin Study: A Regional Approach To Multiobjective Planning For Water And Related Resources, John E. Keith, Jim Mulder, Trevor C. Hughes, V. A. Narasimhan, Lance Rovig, Karl Eriksen, Don D. Fowler, Lucinda Borchard, Kirk Kimball, Spence Ballard, K. S. Turna, Daniel H. Hoggan
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A joint research effort by the Utah Water Research Laboratory and the Nevado Center for Water Resources Research applied two multiobjective planning models to the Virgin River Basin in order to test the efficiency and practicality of applying such tools in water resrouces planning. The surrogate Worth Trade-off (SWT) method couples mathematical optimization to quantify trade offs among noncommensurable objectives with interviews to compare public preferences with respect to these trade offs. PROPDEMM uses information on interest group objectives, balues, willingness to pay, influence, lebel of information, etc. to compare the political feasibility of alternative courses of action. Both models …
Performance Evaluation Of An Existing Seven Cell Lagoon System, James H. Reynolds, Ralph E. Swiss, Christine A. Macko, E. Joe Middlebrooks
Performance Evaluation Of An Existing Seven Cell Lagoon System, James H. Reynolds, Ralph E. Swiss, Christine A. Macko, E. Joe Middlebrooks
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No abstract provided.
Runoff Estimates For Small Rural Watersheds And Development Of A Sound Design Method: Volume Iii. Appendix A, Joel E. Fletcher, A. Leon Huber, Frank W. Haws, Calvin G. Clyde
Runoff Estimates For Small Rural Watersheds And Development Of A Sound Design Method: Volume Iii. Appendix A, Joel E. Fletcher, A. Leon Huber, Frank W. Haws, Calvin G. Clyde
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Foreword: This report is composed of thee volumes; Volume I is the Research Report; Volume II consists of recommendations for establishing design manuals and Appendices B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, which are the design aids required for establishing design manuals; Volume III consists of Appendix A, and accumulation of the data base used in the study, FHWA chose to arrange the report as described to facilitate distribution of the results. The methods reported herein are designated as the Federal Highway Administration Methods are designed to be applied to watersheds smaller than 50 square miles but may be …
Climatology Of Hailstorms In Utah--The Hail Suppression Potential By Cloud Seeding, Kenneth G. Hubbard
Climatology Of Hailstorms In Utah--The Hail Suppression Potential By Cloud Seeding, Kenneth G. Hubbard
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Hail damage in Utah was examined for individual counties and the entire state. A survey of informal observes was taken and the resulting data base was analyzed. Data from NWS was also examined. County hail damage figures average 4 to 5 percent of production and ranking of counties according to dollar damage occurs in only 4 of the 29 counties (Box Elder, Utah, Millard, and Cache). In many cases the highest dollar damage occurred in the counties of greatest dollar damage should receive the greatest concentration of hail suppression effort. In addition storm severity and crop growth stage were identified …
A Model Of Environmental Transport Of Heavy Metals Originating From Stack Derived Particulate Emission In Semi-Arid Regions, J. J. Jurinak, William J. Grenney, Gene L. Wooldridge, J. Paul Riley, R. J. Wagenet
A Model Of Environmental Transport Of Heavy Metals Originating From Stack Derived Particulate Emission In Semi-Arid Regions, J. J. Jurinak, William J. Grenney, Gene L. Wooldridge, J. Paul Riley, R. J. Wagenet
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Rural Domestic Water System Peak Flows And Design Innovations, Optimal Water Planning Series, Trevor C. Hughes, Yukio Kono, Ronald Canfield
Rural Domestic Water System Peak Flows And Design Innovations, Optimal Water Planning Series, Trevor C. Hughes, Yukio Kono, Ronald Canfield
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Planning engineers commonly use generous factors of safety for peak flow estimates in urban water supply systems both as a hedge against unforeseen growth and because economies of scale result in relatively low user costs even with such reserve capacity. Transplanting of such design criteria into the rural setting, however, simply does not work. The low density portions of rural domestic systems require very realistic design criteria or the construction costs become infeasible for the small number of customers involved. Peak instantaneous flow rates in a Utah rural system were measured continuously during two summers on three dead-end lines serving …
Evaluation Of Southern And Central Utah Cloud Seeding Program, Geoffrey E. Hill
Evaluation Of Southern And Central Utah Cloud Seeding Program, Geoffrey E. Hill
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An evaluation of a winter operational-type cloud seeding project in Utah is made by developing meteorological predictors of target precipitation. Twenty-four hour precipitation amounts in seven unseeded years are matched with 12:00 GMT rawinsonde data to form predictor-predictand relationships. Application of the predictors to the first two years of the project indicates that the observed seeded precipitation is about what would be found in the absence of seeding.
Proceedings Of The Utah Water Pollution Control Association Annual Meeting 1977, James H. Reynolds, Donna H. Falkenborg
Proceedings Of The Utah Water Pollution Control Association Annual Meeting 1977, James H. Reynolds, Donna H. Falkenborg
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Preface: This volume is the first published proceeding of the Utah Water Pollution Associations Annual Meeting. The Technical Program of the Annual Meeting was divided into five separate sessions. The program was developed to attract individuals concerned with management, design and operation of wastewater treatment facilities. Special emphsis was given to the design and operation of wastewater filtration devices. Unfortunately, four papers are not included in the proceedings because the authors failed to meet the submission deadline. These papers are (1) "Utah Discharge Requirements" by Calvin Sudweeks, (2) "Chlorine, Califorms, 1977 Standards and you" by Robert A. Sperling, (3) "Panel …
A Study Of Feasibility Of State Water User Fees For Financing Water Development, Daniel H. Hoggan, O. W. Asplund, J. C. Anderson, D. G. Houston
A Study Of Feasibility Of State Water User Fees For Financing Water Development, Daniel H. Hoggan, O. W. Asplund, J. C. Anderson, D. G. Houston
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Water user fees imposed by a state on major water uses is a possible new alternative source of state water development funds. A fee, similar to an excise tax, might be charged for the use of the water resource per se, which in a number of states is declared to be the property of the public of the state. States generally have not employed such fees as a source of operating funds for water agencies or of development capital. Only in the area of water based recreation-fishing, coating, camping, etc.—have states extensively employed user fees. The revenues from these fees, …
Proposal To Technology Transfer Office Of Water Research And Technology U.S. Department Of Interior, C. Earl Israelsen, Frank W. Haws, Donna H. Falkenborg, L. Douglas James
Proposal To Technology Transfer Office Of Water Research And Technology U.S. Department Of Interior, C. Earl Israelsen, Frank W. Haws, Donna H. Falkenborg, L. Douglas James
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Series Intermittent Sand Filtration Of Wastewater Lagoon Effluents, David W. Hill, J. H. Reynolds, D. S. Filip, E. J. Middlebrooks
Series Intermittent Sand Filtration Of Wastewater Lagoon Effluents, David W. Hill, J. H. Reynolds, D. S. Filip, E. J. Middlebrooks
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Previous researches have found single stage intermittent sand filtration to be a feasible and economic means of upgrading wastewater lagoon effluent to meet future standards. However the major constraint on their use has been the length of the filter runs. Laboratory scale and pilot-scale series intermittent sand filtration of wastewater lagoon effluents has been found to substantially increase the length of filter runs as well as produce a high quality effluent able to meet future standards. Higher loading rates were round to be possible with series intermittent sand filtration. The operation consistently produced an effluent meeting present Utah “Class C” …
Optimizing Crop Production Through Control Of Water And Salinity Levels In The Soil, J. I. Stewart, R. M. Hagan, W. O. Pruitt, R. E. Danielson, W. T. Franklin, R. J. Hanks, J. P. Riley, E. B. Jackson
Optimizing Crop Production Through Control Of Water And Salinity Levels In The Soil, J. I. Stewart, R. M. Hagan, W. O. Pruitt, R. E. Danielson, W. T. Franklin, R. J. Hanks, J. P. Riley, E. B. Jackson
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Sizable investments have been made and continue to be made throughout the world to develop irrigation potentials. Recent food shortages have heightened the concern for obtaining greater returns to irrigation through improved water management and use. A knowledge of how plant growth cycles relate to moisture and salinity levels in the root zone is prerequisite to developing practical ways of maintaining optimum conditions for maximum production per unit of water concerned. This research further defines the role of irrigation timing and salinity management on crop production, and proposes practical techniques for predicting the crop response to management measures. Some of …
Effects Of Soil Heterogeneity On One-Dimensional Infiltration, Charles Courette, Roland W. Jeppson
Effects Of Soil Heterogeneity On One-Dimensional Infiltration, Charles Courette, Roland W. Jeppson
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A parameter study for heterogeneous infiltration was performed employing a one-dimensional computer program. Soil heterogeneity was defined by linear variations of soil parameters. From the solutions obtained, the instantaneous and accumulative infiltration rates were correlated versus the rate in which the parameters varied in the soil profile. The end result being coaxial graphs from which a relative infiltration rate may be obtained by inputting time and the rates of change of various soil parameters.
State Financing Alternatives For Water Projects Required To Support Energy Development In The Western Energy Development Area, Daniel H. Hoggan, Kirk R. Kimball, Edward H. Allen, Jay M. Bagley, Richard L. Dewsnup, Herbert H. Fullerton
State Financing Alternatives For Water Projects Required To Support Energy Development In The Western Energy Development Area, Daniel H. Hoggan, Kirk R. Kimball, Edward H. Allen, Jay M. Bagley, Richard L. Dewsnup, Herbert H. Fullerton
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No abstract provided.
Runoff Estimates For Small Rural Watersheds And Development Of A Sound Design Method. Volume Ii, Recommendations For Preparing Design Manuals And Appendices B, C, D, E, F, G, & H, Joel E. Fletcher, A. Leon Huber, Frank W. Haws, Calvin G. Clyde
Runoff Estimates For Small Rural Watersheds And Development Of A Sound Design Method. Volume Ii, Recommendations For Preparing Design Manuals And Appendices B, C, D, E, F, G, & H, Joel E. Fletcher, A. Leon Huber, Frank W. Haws, Calvin G. Clyde
Reports
Frequency analyses of more than 1,000 small watersheds in the United States and Puerto Rico were used to develop the estimation method for design of peak flow for ungaged watersheds. This method, called the Federal highway Administration (FHWA) method, is conceptually similar to the Bureau of Public Roads (BRP) method developed by W. D. Potter. The FHWA method relates the runoff peak to easily determined hydrophysiographic parameters and is intended for use on watersheds smaller than 50 square miles. The concept of risk is incorporated inot the design procedure. The risk is the probability that one or more events will …
Grindstone Flat And Big Flat Exclosures - A 41-Year Record Of Changes In Clearcut Aspen Communities, United States Department Of Agriculture, Forest Service
Grindstone Flat And Big Flat Exclosures - A 41-Year Record Of Changes In Clearcut Aspen Communities, United States Department Of Agriculture, Forest Service
Forestry
Deer browsing prevented aspen regeneration in both uncut stands and small 1/20-hectare clearcuts, even though nearby large burns regenerated successfully. Size of the clearcut or burned area may be critical in determining success of aspen regeneration; areas less than about 2 hectares in size may adversely concentrate deer use. Shrub production was less under deer use and forb production was less under cattle use than on protected areas. More apsen suckers were produced in uncut stands where cattle grazed than in stands protected from grazing, suggesting a possible relationship between sucker initiation and reduced competition from the herbaceous understory. Removal …
Regeneration And Early Growth On Strip Clearcuts In Lodgepole Pine/Bitterbrush Habitat Type, United States Department Of Agriculture, Forest Service
Regeneration And Early Growth On Strip Clearcuts In Lodgepole Pine/Bitterbrush Habitat Type, United States Department Of Agriculture, Forest Service
Forestry
Establishment and growth of seedlings 13 years after strip clearcutting was investigated on a lodgepole pine/bitterbrush habitat type in southwestern Montana. Ingress of new seedlings (all from open-coned lodgepole pine) on areas that had been heavily bulldozer scarified was considerably better than on areas without bulldozer scarification. Seed:seedling ratios (established seedlings) ranged from 625:1 to 2,160:1 on scarified sites, and from 1,876:1 to 6,480:1 on unscarified sites. Only 3 years out of 13 resulted in significant numbers of seedlings being established. Advanced regeneration released by logging was growing as rapidly as seedlings established following logging.
Estimating Merchantable Volume And Stem Residue In Four Timber Species: Ponderosa Pine, Lodgepole Pine, Western Larch, Douglas-Fir, United States Department Of Agriculture, Forest Service
Estimating Merchantable Volume And Stem Residue In Four Timber Species: Ponderosa Pine, Lodgepole Pine, Western Larch, Douglas-Fir, United States Department Of Agriculture, Forest Service
Forestry
Presents tables and equations for estimating total cubic volumes of wood, wood residue, and bark for ponderosa pine, lodgepole pine, western larch, and Douglas-fir. Tables represent second-growth trees 80 years old or less, ranging in size from 1-1/2 inches d.b.h. to the maximum diameter measured for the respective species. The equations and tables provide a means for estimating wood bark residue volumes from tops, bole sections, and smaller submerchantable stems. Tables and equations can also be used to estimate total cubic volume for the size classes, species, and locale sampled.
Ecosym-Vegetation Classification, Jan A. Henderson, Neil E. West
Ecosym-Vegetation Classification, Jan A. Henderson, Neil E. West
Progress reports
No abstract provided.
Review Of Ecosystem Progress Report No. 1, W. Vaughn Frick
Review Of Ecosystem Progress Report No. 1, W. Vaughn Frick
Progress reports
No abstract provided.
Ecosym-Regolith Classification, Jerome V. Degraff, Robert Q. Oaks, Jan A. Henderson
Ecosym-Regolith Classification, Jerome V. Degraff, Robert Q. Oaks, Jan A. Henderson
Progress reports
No abstract provided.