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Rehabilitation Potentials and Limitations of Surface-Mined Land in the Northern Great Plains

Description: Report discussing the adverse effects on the environment caused by surface coal mining in the Northern Great Plains of the United States. The report summarizes information related to important factors that affect rehabilitation potentials on surface-mined lands on the Northern Great Plains and arranges the data into a system to classify surface mineable lands according to their rehabilitation potential. The study area is described along with the different kinds of rehabilitation response units … more
Date: July 1974
Creator: Packer, Paul E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Environmental Impact Statement for the Coronado National Forest Plan

Description: Report describing and comparing a proposed action and five alternatives for a Forest Plan (Land and Resource Management Plan) for the Coronado National Forest to guide management of the Forest for the next 10-15 years. The report describes the purpose or and need for action, alternatives including the proposed action, affected environment, environmental consequences of the alternatives and proposed action, and consultation activities undertaken for the development of the plan.
Date: July 1986
Creator: United States. Forest Service. Southwestern Region.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Precommercial Thinning and Reforestation Forest Plan Correction Notice, Forest Plan Amendment #8: Coconino National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan

Description: Letter from the forest supervisor and document discussing the changes to an included amendment to the Coconino National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan. The amendment corrects the acres of acres needing cultural treatments such as precommercial thinning, natural reforestation and artificial reforestation. A correction notice and digest explaining the changes
Date: July 1992
Creator: Coconino National Forest (Agency : U.S.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Vegetation Survey of Rota, Tinian, and Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Description: Report describing a vegetation survey to describe and map Rota, Tinian, and Saipan in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The report narrative discusses the geography and climate, survey methods, type classifications, and descriptions of the vegetation types identified. Maps show the location and extent of vegetation types identified from 1976 aerial photographs. (Abstract)
Date: July 1989
Creator: Falanruw, Marjorie C.; Cole, Thomas G. & Ambacher, Alan H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Vegetation Survey and Forest Inventory, American Samoa

Description: Report describing a vegetation survey of American Samoa in the South Pacific Ocean. The report narrative discusses the geography and climate, survey methods, vegetation survey, and forest survey summary narratives. Maps show the location and extent of vegetation types identified from 1984 aerial photographs. (Abstract)
Date: July 1988
Creator: Cole, Thomas G.; Whitesell, Craig, D.; Whistler, W. Arthur; McKay, Neil & Ambacher, Alan H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Experimental Mixed Convection Heat Transfer From a Large, Vertical Surface in a Horizontal Flow

Description: Report presenting the results and interpretation of an experimental study of the convective heat transfer from, and the boundary layer flow on, a large vertical, heated, flat surface parallel to a horizontal flow of air. The problem is described, along with the objectives of the experiment. Also described is the experimental apparatus, qualification tests and results and the results are presented along with a discussion and recommendations for future work in the area of mixed convection.
Date: July 1983
Creator: Siebers, Dennis L.; Schwind, Richard G. & Moffat, Robert J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Regionalization as a Tool for Managing Environmental Resources

Description: Report explaining the concert and nature of regions and the utility of a regional framework for resource management. Discussed in the report is the nature of regions and boundaries, popular regional frameworks, the synoptic approach to defining regions, the process of selection regionally representative reference sites, methods of analysis data from these sites, the application of water water resource criteria to an ecoregional framework in accordance with regional capacities, and other areas o… more
Date: July 22, 1989
Creator: Gallant, Alisa L.; Whittier, Thomas R.; Larsen, David P.; Omernik, James M. & Hughes, Robert M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Commercialization of New Energy Technologies: Final Report

Description: Report presenting the findings of a literature study to identify and assess the barriers to commercialization in new energy technologies. The report outlines the purpose, scope, and methodology of the study and key findings. The key findings include a discussion of current literature and relevant case studies.
Date: July 1976
Creator: Booz, Allen & Hamilton. Booz, Allen Applied Research Division
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Commercialization of New Energy Technologies, Appendix B, Case Study 2

Description: Report describing a case study conducted as part of a study to identify and assess the barriers to commercialization in new energy technologies. The case study focuses on the process of commercialization of new energy technologies in the building industry, and assess the principal factors and barriers affecting that process as perceived by industry executives. This study discusses five technologies: solar heating and cooling, environmental control systems, total energy systems, fuel cells, and … more
Date: July 1976
Creator: Booz, Allen & Hamilton. Booz, Allen Applied Research Division
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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High Heat Flux Heater Development Status Report II

Description: Report describing the development of a high heat flux heater for use in corrosion rate and stress-rupture tests of fuel cladding materials in a sodium environment. The report describes modifications in heater design to improve heater life. Compatibility, simulated heater, and various heater tests are described in the report and the results are discussed.
Date: July 15, 1969
Creator: Babbe, E. L.; Shively, J. H. & Mahoney, M. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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FMPC Solvent Treatment Area: Process Design

Description: Report presenting the process design for a solvent treatment area of the Feed Materials Production Center near Fernald, Ohio. The report discusses the basis for the detailed mechanical design and layout of this section of the refinery. Discussed in the report is the function of the section, the process for solvent treatment, utility requirements, and equipment list.
Date: July 6, 1951
Creator: Pfeiffer, Carl & Maerker, John B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Feasibility of Establishing a National Burial Ground for Radioactive Waste in the Northeastern United States

Description: Report summarizing work investigating, interviewing, and making detailed studies of an area of the northeastern United States, within a 125-mile radius of Erie, Pennsylvania, to discover a possible site for a national land burial ground to receive and bury low and intermediate level radioactively contaminated waste. Estimated unit burial costs and computer transportation charges for a centrally located site are considered along with the quantity of waste anticipated, land burial requirements. P… more
Date: July 15, 1956
Creator: Morgan, James M., Jr. & Renn, Charles E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Price 1° X 2° NTMA Area, Utah: Data Report (Abbreviated)

Description: Report presenting abbreviated data results of ground water and stream/surface sediment reconnaissance in the National Topographic Map Series (NTMS) Price 1° x 2° quadrangle. Surface sediment samples were collected at 1444 sites, at a target sampling density of one site per 13 square kilometers. Ground water samples were collected at 137 sites. Neutron activation analysis results are given for uranium and 16 other elements in sediments, and for uranium and 9 other elements in ground water. Mass … more
Date: July 1980
Creator: Cook, J. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Book No. 6: Laboratories Manual

Description: Report providing manual for nuclear reactors in the Pile Complex associated with, but not directly involved in, the pile operation: Pile Building, the Pile Laboratories, the Hot Laboratory, and the Waster System. The design, maintenance, and operation of these units are all covered, along with brief descriptions of structures and equipment, design methods and considerations
Date: July 1949
Creator: H.K. Ferguson Company
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Development of a Thermionic Reactor Space Power System: Summary Report for Period, November 1, 1971 - February 29, 1972

Description: Report summarizing progress made on the development of a thermionic reactor space power system summarizing accomplishments made during a four-month period in materials technology, thermionic fuel element development, reactor technology, reactor experiment, and system technology.
Date: July 31, 1972
Creator: Gulf General Atomic Incorporated
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Scientific Experiments for Mariner R-1 and R-2

Description: Report describing the scientific experiments which will be carried aboard the Mariner R spacecraft, the mission of which is to place an interplanetary probe in the close vicinity of the planet Venus in 1962. Scientific experiences include the investigation of the radiation emission from the planet Venus, and the magnetic fields and the charged particle and cosmic dust flux in interplanetary space and the vicinity of Venus.
Date: July 15, 1962
Creator: Wyckoff, R. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Temperature Control of the Mariner Venus 67 Spacecraft

Description: Report discussing temperature control design, instrumentation, and performance characteristics of Mariner V spacecraft. The results of thermal testing and flight temperature data are summarizing and discussed.
Date: July 15, 1968
Creator: Dumas, L. N.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Mariner Venus 67 Guidance and Control System

Description: Report functionally describing the power, attitude control and central computer and sequencer subsystems that make up the Mariner Venus 67 guidance and control system. There report is divided into five parts with parts two through five covering the functional description of the guidance and control subsystems; time sequences of guidance and control events; backups, redundancies, and direct commands; and nominal performance parameters.
Date: July 1, 1968
Creator: Pace, George
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Surveyor V Mission Report: Part 3 - Television Data

Description: Report presenting selected television pictures and mosaics of lunar surface transmitted by Surveyor V. 164 of the television pictures transmitted to earth from the lunar surface between September 11 and December 17, 1967 are included, along with 39 mosaics composed of individual frames are also included. Appropriate information for interpreting these pictures is given in the individual sections of the report.
Date: July 15, 1968
Creator: Bird, Thomas H.; Smokler, M. I. & Smyth, D. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Detection of Distant Explosions by Seismic Measurements in Deep Boreholes

Description: Report presenting the results of a program of research on the depth-well method of obtaining improved signal-to-noise ratios in seismic recordings. Experiments were conducted comparing simultaneous measurements of seismic signals in adjacent cased and open boreholes. Design and performance features of a moving coil geophone for borehole use are described. A balldrop method of geophone calibration is described. The improvement of signal-to-noise ratio with depth for the first ''P'' arrival was d… more
Date: July 31, 1962
Creator: VanSandt, D. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Atmospheric Control Systems for Space Vehicles: Phase 2

Description: Report summarizing the results of a study of subsystems performing one single atmosphere control function and of complete atmospheric control systems.The subsystems considered are the following: gas supply, humidity control, carbon dioxide management, trace contaminant removal, and oxygen recover from carbon dioxide. Parametric data are presented. (Abstract)
Date: July 1962
Creator: Rousseau, J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Nondestructive Detection of Structural Damage Uniquely Associated With Fatigue

Description: Report discussing a program directed at the development of reliable nondestructive testing and inspection methods to locate and assess fatigue damage in Air Force aircraft structures. This report describes the development of a more fundamental understanding of the nature of the exoelectron emission phenomenon, a practical technique for applying exoelectron emission and surface potential difference measurements to assess fatigue damage, as well as to predict final failure site, and the developme… more
Date: July 1974
Creator: Moore, J. F.; Tsang, S.; Thompson, Donald O. & Hoenig, S. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Forest Stewardship Planning Guide: Version 1.10, User's Manual

Description: Manual describing the use of the Forest Stewardship Planning Guide computer program covering an overview of the program, installation (including system requirements), and running the software. A description of management areas is included.
Date: July 1996
Creator: Alban, Laura Miller; Thomasma, Scott A. & Twery, Mark J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena, Volume 29, Number 5, May 1987

Description: Monthly report containing a chronological listing, by state, of hurricanes, tornadoes, thunderstorms, hail, floods, drought conditions, lightning, high winds, snow, temperature extremes and other weather phenomena. It also provides information on storm paths, deaths, injuries, and property damage. This issue also includes information summarizing notable storms that affected North America and U.S. territories.
Date: 1987-07~
Creator: National Climatic Center
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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