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Geographic Names Information System

Known as: Geographical Names Information System, GNIS, USGS GNIS 
The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and… 
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Review
2014
Review
2014
Are large‐scale flow experiments informing the science and management of freshwater ecosystems?
Greater scientific knowledge, changing societal values, and legislative mandates have emphasized the importance of implementing… 
Review
2013
Review
2013
Conditional Spectrum Computation Incorporating Multiple Causal Earthquakes and Ground-Motion Prediction Models
The conditional spectrum (CS) is a target spectrum (with conditional mean and conditional standard deviation) that links seismic… 
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Use of Landsat thermal imagery in monitoring evapotranspiration and managing water resources
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Twentieth-century decline of large-diameter trees in Yosemite National Park, California, USA
Review
2008
Review
2008
Bedform transport rates for the lowermost Mississippi River
[1] New methods of data collection and processing are developed to provide quantitative, reach-scale measurements of bedform… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Long‐term fitness consequences of early conditions in the kittiwake
Summary 1 The long-term fitness consequences of conditions during development are receiving growing attention: they are at… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Hydrogeochemical and isotopic evidence of groundwater salinization in a coastal aquifer: a case study in Jeju volcanic island, Korea
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
SIMS analysis of volatiles in silicate glasses
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
The sensitivity of snowmelt processes to climate conditions and forest cover during rain‐on‐snow: a case study of the 1996 Pacific Northwest flood
A warm, very wet Pacific storm caused significant flooding in the Pacific Northwest during February 1996. Rapid melting of the… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
The Near-Infrared Combination Band Frequencies of Dioctahedral Smectites, Micas, and Illites
The highest frequency near-infrared (NIR) combination bands for specimens of four species of mica—montmorillonite-beidellite… 
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