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D: The Relation Between the USGS Geologic Division Goals and the Coastal and Marine Geology Program
D: The Relation Between the USGS Geologic Division Goals and the Coastal and Marine Geology Program
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The document identifies seven science goals aimed at addressing pressing issues facing the nation in the next decade, and they include traditional areas of research for the Geologic Division, as well as societal issues that are becoming increasingly important due to concerns about the preservation of the environment and the quality of life. USGS Geologic Division Strategic Science Goals, 2000-2010 1.
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The CMGP is focused on the marine and Great Lakes geographic regions, hence the studies that are conducted under its auspices span all GD science goals. GD Scientific Programs Program Hazards · Earthquake · Volcano · Landslides · Global Seismic Network Resources · Minerals · Energy Earth Systems · Geologic Mapping · Coastal and Marine · Ecosystems · Earth Surface Dynamics FY99 Budget $50.4M $1 9.8M $2.4M $3.8M $62.7M $26.0M $22.5M $38.2M $2.6M $1 3.6M RELATION OF CMGP THEMES AND SUBTHEMES TO THE GEOLOGIC DIVISION SCIENCE GOALS In 1994, the USGS implemented a five-year CMGP that outlined proposed studies to understand the coastal and offshore areas of the United States.
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Coastal and Marine Geology Program Themes and Subthemes Theme 1: Environmental Quality and Preservation To understand sediment and pollutant erosion, transport and deposition, fragile environments, the importance to the nation of sea- and lake-floor environments as biological habitats, and as record keepers of long-term environmental change. Subtheme 1: Pollution and Waste Disposal Subtheme 2: Fragile Environments Subtheme 3: Marine Reserves and Habitats Theme 2: Natural Hazards and Public Safety To better understand the frequency and distribution of catastrophic events that elicit federal response (storms, earthquakes, and landslides)
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If the main effort of the CMGP is to provide the geologic framework of the coastal region so that the Water Resources Division can assess the impact of saltwater intrusion on freshwater resources, that effort could be better included in Theme 4, Subtheme 1: Systematic Mapping of the Coast and Seafloor. If the CMGP intends to include detailed studies of subsurface fluid flow in the nearshore area, then inves
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This theme addresses the operational objectives of the GD, which were put in place to improve the usefulness and accessibility of information and to promote the flexibility and vitality of the staff. The six operational objectives are: · Greatly enhance the public's ability to locate, access, and use GD maps Maintain a first-rate earth-system library; · Effectively transfer the knowledge acquired through GD science activities; · Promote vitality and flexibility of the scientific staff; · Promote interdisciplinary research; and · Institute internal and external reviews.
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