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USGS Fact Sheet Publications

A wide variety of topics covered concisely and clearly; focus is on USGS science, programs, projects, and data and how they address issues of public interest. This series is not used to release new scientific data or information that has not been published elsewhere. May be used to summarize or publicize results of previously published studies and their implications. May be used to release new information about USGS programs and products.

FS 2022-3020 Report Outside Link
Macías, M.A., Barnhart, K.R., and Staley, D.M., 2022, New model of the Barry Arm landslide in Alaska reveals potential tsunami wave heights of 2 meters, values much lower than previously estimated: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2022-3020, 2 p.
FS 2022-3008 Report Outside Link
Karl, S.M., Kreiner, D.C., Case, G.N.D., and Labay, K.A., 2022, Geospatial analysis delineates lode gold prospectivity in Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2022-3008, 4 p.
FS 2021-3003 Report Outside Link
Houseknecht, D.W., Mercier, T.J., Schenk, C.J., Moore, T.E., Rouse, W.A., Dumoulin, J.A., Craddock, W.H., Lease, R.O., Botterell, P.J., Sanders, M.M., Smith, R.A., Connors, C.D., Garrity, C.P., Whidden, K.J., Gooley, J.T., Counts, J.W., Long, J.H., and DeVera, C.A., 2021, Assessment of undiscovered gas resources in Upper Devonian to Lower Cretaceous strata of the western North Slope, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2021-3003, 4 p.
FS 2020-3001 Report Outside Link
Houseknecht, D.W., Whidden, K.J., Connors, C.D., Lease, R.O., Schenk, C.J., Mercier, T.J., Rouse, W.A., Botterell, P.J., Smith, R.A., Sanders, M.M., Craddock, W.H., DeVera, C.A., Garrity, C.P., Buursink, M.L., Karacan, C.O., Heller, S.J., Moore, T.E., Dumoulin, J.A., Tennyson, M.E., French, K.L., Woodall, C.A., Drake, R.M., II, Marra, K.R., Finn, T.M., Kinney, S.A., and Shorten, C.M., 2020, Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in the Central North Slope of Alaska, 2020: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2020-3001, 4 p.
FS 2019-3037 Report Outside Link
Collett, T.S., Lewis, K.A., Zyrianova, M.V., Haines, S.S., Schenk, C.J., Mercier, T.J., Brownfield, M.E., Gaswirth, S.B., Marra, K.R., Leathers-Miller, H.M., Pitman, J.K., Tennyson, M.E., Woodall, C.A., and Houseknecht, D.W., 2019, Assessment of undiscovered gas hydrate resources in the North Slope of Alaska, 2018: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2019-3037, 4 p.
FS 2019-2007 Report Outside Link
Day, W.C., 2019, The Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI)—Mapping the nation?s critical mineral resources (ver. 1.2, September 2019): U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2019-2007, 2 p.
FS 2018-3017 Report Outside Link
Stanley, R.G., Potter, C.J., Lewis, K.A., Lillis, P.G., Shah, A.K., Haeussler, P.J., Phillips, J.D., Valin, Z.C., Schenk, C.J., Klett, T.R., Brownfield, M.E., Drake, R.M., II, Finn, T.M., Haines, S.S., Higley, D.K., Houseknecht, D.W., Le, P.A., Marra, K.R., Mercier, T.J., Leathers-Miller, H.M., Paxton, S.T., Pearson, O.N., Tennyson, M.E., Woodall, C.A., and Zyrianova, M.V.rita@usgs., 2018, Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the Susitna Basin, southern Alaska, 2017: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2018-3017, 2 p.
FS 2017-3088 Report Outside Link
Houseknecht, D.W., Lease, R.O., Schenk, C.J., Mercier, T.J., Rouse, W.A., Jarboe, P.B., Whidden, K.J., Garrity, C.P., Lewis, K.A., Heller, Samuel, Craddock, W.H., Klett, T.R., and Le, Phuo, 2017, Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in the Cretaceous Nanushuk and Torok Formations, Alaska North Slope, and summary of resource potential of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, 2017: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2017-3088, 4 p.
FS 2017-3012 Report Outside Link
Karl, Susan, and Labay, K.A., 2017, Geospatial analysis identifies critical mineral-resource potential in Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2017-3012, 4 p.
FS 2016-3029 Report Outside Link
Kokaly, R.F., Graham, G.E., Hoefen, T.M., Kelley, K.D., Johnson, M.R., and Hubbard, B.E., 2016, Hyperspectral surveying for mineral resources in Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2016-3029, 2 p.
FS 2015-3051 Report Outside Link
Craun, K.J., 2015, Mapping benefits from updated ifsar data in Alaska: improved source data enables better maps: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2015-3051, 2 p.
FS 2014-3105 Report Outside Link
McCloskey, S.E., and Jones, B.M., 2014, Mapping traditional place names along the Koyukuk River: Koyukuk, Huslia, and Hughes, western interior Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2014-3105, 2 p.
FS 2014-3060 Report Outside Link
Herman-Mercer, N.M., and Schuster, P.F., 2014, Strategic needs of water on the Yukon: an interdisciplinary approach to studying hydrology and climate change in the lower Yukon River basin: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2014-3060, 4 p.
FS 2014-3018 Report Outside Link
Brocher, T.M., Filson, J.R., Fuis, G.S., Haeussler, P.J., Holzer, T.L., Plafker, George, and Blair, J.L., 2014, The 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake and tsunamis: a modern perspective and enduring legacies: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2014-3018, 6 p.
FS 2014-03 Report
Fuis, G.S., and Wald, Lisa, 2014, Rupture in south-central Alaska - The denali fault earthquake of 2002: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2014-03, 4 p.
FS 2013-3083 Report Outside Link
Carswell, W.J., 2013, The 3D Elevation Program: summary for Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2013-3083, 2 p.
FS 2012-3013 Report Outside Link
Houseknecht, D.W., Rouse, W.A., Garrity, C.P., Whidden, K.J., Dumoulin, J.A., Schenk, C.J., Charpentier, R.R., Cook, T.A., Gaswirth, S.B., Kirschbaum, M.A., and Pollastro, R.M., 2012, Assessment of potential oil and gas resources in source rocks of the Alaska North Slope, 2012: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2012-3013, 2 p.
FS 2011-3133 Report Outside Link
Abraham, Jared, 2011, A promising tool for subsurface permafrost mapping: An application of airborne geophysics from the Yukon River basin, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2011-3133, 4 p.
FS 2011-3130 Report Outside Link
Schmidt, J.M., and Granitto, Matthew, 2011, The Alaska Geochemical Database: v. 1.0 - Geologic Materials: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2011-3130, 2 p.
FS 2011-3068 Report Outside Link
Stanley, R.G., Charpentier, R.R., Cook, T.A., Houseknecht, D.W., Klett, T.R., Lewis, K.A., Lillis, P.G., Nelson, P.H., Phillips, J.D., Pollastro, R.M., Potter, C.J., Rouse, W.A., and Saltus, Ri, 2011, Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the Cook Inlet region, south-central Alaska, 2011: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2011-3068, 2 p.
FS 2010-3102 Report Outside Link
Houseknecht, D.W., Bird, K.J., Schuenemeyer, J.H., Attanasi, E.D., Garrity, C.P., Schenk, C.J., Charpentier, R.R., Pollastro, R.M., Cook, T.A., and Klett, T.R., 2010, 2010 updated assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPRA): U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2010-3102, 4 p.
FS 2010-3028 Report Outside Link
DeGange, Anthony, 2010, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) western Region Kasatochi volcano coastal and ocean science: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2010-3028, 2 p.
FS 2009-3046 Report Outside Link
U.S. Geological Survey, 2009, Fifty-year record of glacier change reveals shifting climate in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, USA: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2009-3046, 4 p.
FS 2008-3073 Report Outside Link
Collett, T.S., Agena, W.F., Lee, M.W., Zyrianova, M.V., Bird, K.J., Charpentier, R.R., Cook, Troy, Houseknect, D.W., Klett, T.R., Pollastro, R.M., and Schenk, C.J., 2008, Assessment of gas hydrate resources on the North Slope, Alaska, 2008: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2008-3073, 4 p.
FS 2008-3023 Report Outside Link
U.S. Geological Survey, 2008, USGS Alaska state mosaic: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2008-3023, 2 p.
FS 2008-3005 Report Outside Link
Brabets, T.P., and Schuster, P.F., 2008, Transport of water, carbon, and sediment through the Yukon River basin: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2008-3005, 4 p.
FS 2007-3061 Report Outside Link
Gough, L.P., and Day, W.C., 2007, Tintina gold province study, Alaska and Yukon Territory, 2002-2007: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2007-3061, 4 p.
FS 2006-3148 Report Outside Link
Moran, E.H., and Galloway, D.L., 2006, Ground water in the anchorage area, Alaska--meeting the challenges of ground-water sustainability: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2006-3148, 4 p.
FS 2006-3141 Report Outside Link
Kennedy, B.W., Trabant, D.C., and Mayo, L.R., 2006, A century of retreat at Portage Glacier, south-central Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2006-3141, 2 p.
FS 2006-3105 Report Outside Link
Roberts, Steve, Barker, C.E., Bird, K.J., Charpentier, R.R., Cook, Troy, Houseknecht, D.W., Klett, T.R., Pollastro, R.M., and Schenk, C.J., 2006, Assessment of coalbed gas resources in Cretaceous and Tertiary Rocks on the North Slope, Alaska, 2006: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2006-3105, 2 p.
FS 2005-3120 Report Outside Link
Attanasi, E.D., Bird, K.J., Freeman, P.A., and Havach, G.A., 2005, Economic analysis of undiscovered oil and gas of the central North Slope of Alaska, 2005: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2005-3120, 2 p.
FS 2005-3043 Report Outside Link
Bird, K.J., Houseknecht, D.W., Attanasi, E.D., Moore, T.E., Nelson, P.H., Potter, C.J., Schenk, C.J., Schuenemeyer, J.H., Verma, M.K., Saltus, R.W., Phillips, J.D., Charpentier, R.R., Cook, T.A., Klett, T.R., Pollastro, R.M., Stauffer, P.H., and Hendley, J.W., II, 2005, Oil and gas assessment of central North Slope, Alaska, 2005: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2005-3043, 2 p.
FS 2005-3007 Report Outside Link
Binnian, E.F., 2005, Beaufort Coastal Plain, North Slope, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2005-3007, 2 p.

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