Publications tagged with Erosion
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Climatic controls on erosion in the rolling plains and along the Caprock Escarpment of the Texas panhandle | 1980 | The climate of the Texas Panhandle is primarily semiarid continental, exhibiting a pronounced peak in precipitation during the months of May through July. |
Finley, R.J., Gustavson, T.C. | Geological Circular | Bureau of Economic Geology |
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Surficial evidence of tectonic activity and erosion rates, Palestine, Keechi, and Oakwood salt domes, east Texas | 1982 | Surficial geologic investigations at Palestine, Keechi, and Oakwood salt domes have provided information necessary for evaluating these domes as nuclear waste repositories. Diapir growth uplifted sediments to form domes and created complex radial faulting. |
Collins, E.W. | Geological Circular | Bureau of Economic Geology |
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Beach and vegetation-line changes at Galveston Island, Texas: erosion, deposition, and recovery from Hurricane Alicia | 1985 | On August 18, 1983, Hurricane Alicia crossed the upper Texas Gulf Coast and caused extensive property damage, especially along West Beach of Galveston Island. |
Morton, R.A., Paine, J.G. | Geological Circular | Bureau of Economic Geology |
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Erosion rates and processes in subhumid and semiarid climates, Texas panhandle: statistical evaluation of field data | 1987 | Since 1978, six climate- and erosion-monitoring stations on slopes in draws and large playa lake basins in the interior of the Southern High Plains and slopes along the Caprock Escarpment in the Rolling Plains of the Texas Panhandle have recorded precipitation amount and intensity, air and soil t |
Simkins, W.W., Gustavson, T.C. | Report of Investigations | Bureau of Economic Geology |