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Ground Water Atlas of the United States: Alaska

Entry ID: ggd617

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Summary

Abstract: The Ground Water Atlas of the United States includes summary information on permafrost in Alaska, and the relation of permafrost and ground water. The Atlas includes figures showing permafrost zones in Alaska, the approximate depth of the permafrost, small thaw lakes that form in continuous permafrost areas, pingos that form in permafrost areas, and a generalized diagrammatic section showing aquifers and permafrost. The ground water atlas information for Alaska can be found at http://capp.water.usgs.gov/gwa/ch_n/N-AKtext1.html.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 90.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: James Miller and R.L Whitehead

Dataset Title: Ground Water Atlas of the United States: Alaska

Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/ggd617.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1999-04-01

Stop Date: 1999-04-30

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > ALASKA

Science Keywords

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > GROUND WATER > AQUIFERS

LAND SURFACE > SOILS > PERMAFROST

ISO Topic Category

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

INLAND WATERS

Ancillary Keywords

Aquifers

Groundwater

Permafrost

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

Frozen Ground Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/fgdc/

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC FGDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

Personnel

R. L. WHITEHEAD

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Contact Address:

U.S. Geological Survey

Office of Ground Water

411 National Center

City: Reston

Province or State: VA

Postal Code: 20192

Country: USA

JAMES MILLER

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Contact Address:

U.S. Geological Survey

Office of Ground Water

411 National Center

City: Reston

Province or State: VA

Postal Code: 20192

Country: USA

Publications/References

Barnwell, W.W., and Boning, C W., 1968, Water resources and surficial geology of the Mendenhall Valley, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Investigations Atlas HA-259, scale 1:63,360, 6 sheets. Barnwell, W.W., George, R.S., Dearborn, L.L., Weeks, J.B., and Zenone, Chester, 1972, Water for Anchorage -An atlas of the water resources of the Anchorage area, Alaska: Anchorage, Alaska, City of ... Anchorage and the Greater Anchorage Area Borough, 77 p. Beikman, H.M., 1980, Geologic map of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey, scale 1:2,500,000, 2 sheets. Cederstrom, D.J., 1963, Ground-water resources of the Fairbanks area, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1590, 84 p. Cederstrom, D.J., Trainer, F.W., and Waller, R.M., 1964, Geology and ground-water resources of the Anchorage area, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1773, 108 p. Detterman, R.L., Miller, T.P., Yount, M.E., and Wilson, F.H., 1981, Quaternary geologic map of the Chignik and Sutwik Island quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Geological Investigations Map I-1292, scale 1:250,000, 1 sheet. Emery, P.A., Jones, S.H., and Glass, R.L., 1985, Water resources of the Copper River basin, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Investigations Atlas HA-686, 3 sheets. Ferrians, O.J., Jr., 1965, Permafrost map of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Geological Investigations Map I-445, scale 1:2,500,000, 1 sheet. Ferrians, O.J., Jr., Kachadoorian, Rueben, and Greene, G.W., 1969, Permafrost and related engineering problems in Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 678, 37 p. Feulner, A.J., Childers, J.M., and Norman, V.W., 1971, Water resources of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report, unnumbered, 60 p. Gebert, W.A., Graczyk, D.J., and Krug, W.R., 1987, Average annual runoff in the United States, 1951-80: U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Investigations Atlas HA-710, scale 1:7,500,000, 1 sheet. Gehrels, G.E., and Berg, H.C., 1992, Geologic map of southeastern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Geological Investigations Map I-1867, scale 1:600,000, 1 sheet. Gryc, George, 1985, The National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska-Earth-science considerations: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1240-C, 94 p. Hopkins, D.M., Karlstrom, T.N.V., and others, 1955, Permafrost and ground water in Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 264-F, p. 116-164. Jones, S.H., and Fahl, C.B., 1994, Magnitude and frequency of floods in Alaska and conterminous basins of Canada: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4179, 122 p. Karlstrom, K.M.V., and others, 1964, Surficial geology of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Geological Investigations Map I-357, scale 1:1,584,000, 2 sheets. McConaghy, J.A., 1970, Reconnaissance of water resources in the Haines-Port Chilkoot area, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 626, 16 p. McConaghy, J.A., and Bowman, W.N., 1971, Water resources of the City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report, unnumbered, 62 p. Merritt, R.D., and Hawley, C.C., 1986, Map of Alaska's coal resources: Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, Special Report 37, scale 1:2,500,000, 1 sheet. Nelson, G.L., and Johnson, P.R., 1981, Ground-water reconnaissance of part of the lower Kenai Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Open-File Report 81-905, 32 p. Plafker, George, and Berg, H.C., 1994, eds., The geology of Alaska: Geological Society of America, The Geology of North America, v. G-1, 1,066 p. Sloan, C.E., and VanEverdingen, R.O., 1988, Region 8, Permafrost region, in Back, William, Rosenshein, J.S., and Seaber, P.R., eds., Hydrology, v. O-2, The geology of North America, Geological Society of America, p. 263-270. Solley, W.B., Pierce, R.R., and Perlman, H.A., 1993, Estimated use of water in the United States in 1990: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1081, 76 p. Trainer, F.W., 1960, Geology and ground-water resources of the Matanuska Valley agricultural area, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1494, 116 p. U.S. Geological Survey, 1985, National water summary 1984-Hydrologic events, selected water-quality trends, and ground-water resources: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2275, 467 p. U.S. Geological Survey, 1986, National water summary 1985-Hydrologic events and surface-water resources: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2300, 506 p. U.S. Geological Survey, 1988, National water summary 1988-Hydrologic events and ground-water quality: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2325, 560 p. U.S. Geological Survey, 1990, National water summary 1987-Hydrologic events and water supply and use: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2350, 553 p. Wahrhaftig, Clyde, 1965, The physiographic provinces of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 482, 52 p. Waller, R.M., Feulner, A.J., and Morris, D.A., 1968, Water resources and surficial geology of the Homer area, south-central Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Investigations Atlas HA-187, scale 1:63,360, 1 sheet. Williams, J.R., 1970, Ground water in the permafrost regions of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 696, 83 p. Zenone, Chester, and Anderson, G.S., 1978, Summary appraisals of the Nation's ground-water resources-Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 813-P, 28 p.

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Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-01-24

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