Maps, Data, Publications, and Resources
Subtle modification of glacially derived materials along Massachusetts’ southern coast by passing summer storms. Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America 47, 136 (2015).
Connecticut geothermal map series; tools for exploration and development. Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America 45, 50 - 50 (2013).
Improving seismic hazard assessment in New England through the use of surficial geologic maps and expert analysis. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs 45, 50 - 51 (2013).
Landslides from Tropical Storm Irene in the Deerfield Watershed, western Massachusetts. Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America 45, 83 - 84 (2013).
A method of estimating bulk potential permeability in fractured-rock aquifers using field-derived fracture data and type curves. Hydrogeology Journal 21, 357 - 369 (2013).
Slope Stability Map of Massachusetts. MGS Miscellaneous Map (2013).
Map comprised of report and 3 sheets.
Deep geothermal resource potential in Connecticut; progress report. Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America 44, 77 - 77 (2012).
Granite as a geothermal resource in the Northeast. Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America 44, 76 - 76 (2012).
Implications for non-traditional geothermal resources in southern New England; variability in heat potential based on thermal conductivity and geochemistry studies. Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America 44, 76 - 77 (2012).
Improving seismic hazard assessment in New England through the use of surficial geologic maps and expert analysis. Special Paper - Geological Society of America 493, 221 - 242 (2012).
Carbon Sequestration: Developing an assessment of potential CO2 storage resources in Massachusetts - Final Report: Estimate of CO2 Storage Resource Potential in Massachusetts Saline Aquifers and Unmineable Coal Seams. 62 (Massachusetts Geological Survey, 2011). at <http://www.geo.umass.edu/stategeologist/Products/reports/CarbonSequestrationReport.pdf>
Deep geothermal potential of New England granitoids; the Fall River Pluton, southeastern Massachusetts. Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America 43, 63 - 63 (2011).
Experiments Summarizing the Potential of CO2 Sequestration in the Basalts of Massachusetts – Final Report. 103 (Massachusetts Geological Survey, 2011). at <http://www.geo.umass.edu/stategeologist/Products/reports/BasaltSequestrationReport.pdf>
Identifying and examining potential geothermal resources in non-traditional regions, examples from the northeastern U.S. Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America 43, 40 - 40 (2011).
Preliminary field report on the November 13th-14th, 2011 landslide near Steam Mill Road, Deerfield, Massachusetts. Open File Report 19 (Massachusetts Geological Survey, 2011). at <http://www.geo.umass.edu/stategeologist/Products/reports/Deerfield_LS_Report_final.pdf>
Preliminary field report on the Route 2 landslides of tropical storm Irene, August 28, 2011. 18 (Massachusetts Geological Survey, 2011). at <http://www.geo.umass.edu/stategeologist/Products/reports/Rt2_Irene_FieldReport.pdf>
Comparison of three fracture sampling methods for layered rocks. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences [1997] 47, 218 - 226 (2010).
A field study (Massachusetts, USA) of the factors controlling the depth of groundwater flow systems in crystalline fractured-rock terrain. Hydrogeology Journal 18, 1839 - 1854 (2010).
Foraminifera ecology on the continental shelf, Merrimack Embayment, Gulf of Maine, New England. Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America 42, 82 - 82 (2010).
Brittle Structure Database of the Wilmington quadrangle, Massachusetts. Open-File Report (2009).
Dynamic digital maps; an outreach tool for geoscience research, mapping and education in National Park Service administered lands. Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America 41, 365 - 365 (2009).
Field Investigation of the Geology and Possible Pisolitic Bauxite Occurrence at Menemsha Hills Reservation, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. (Office of the Massachusetts State Geologist, 2008). at <http://www.geo.umass.edu/stategeologist/Products/reports/FinalReport.pdf>
Influence of rock fabric on fracture attribute distribution and implications for groundwater flow in the Nashoba Terrane, eastern Massachusetts. Journal of Structural Geology 30, 464 - 477 (2008).
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