Sunday, December 29, 2013

New Free Publications From the Washington Division of Geology

The Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources has
announced the availability of the following free
publications.  The links below lead to downloadable PDFs:
 
Map Series 2013-01. Geologic map of the Sultan 7.5-minute
quadrangle, King and Snohomish Counties, Washington, by
J. D. Dragovich, H. A. Littke, S. A. Mahan, M. L. Anderson,
J. H. MacDonald, Jr., Recep Cakir, B. A. Stoker, C. J.
Koger, J. P. Bethel, S. A. DuFrane, D. T. Smith, and N. M.
Villeneuve. 2013.  One color plate, 44 x 36 in., scale
1:24,000, with 52 p. text.  Link
 
Map Series 2013-02. Geologic map of the Seabeck and Poulsbo
7.5-minute quadrangles, Kitsap and Jefferson Counties,
Washington, by Michael Polenz, G. T. Petro, T. A. Contreras,
K. A. Stone, Gabriel Legorreta Paulin, and Recep Cakir.
2013. 48 x 36 in. color plate, scale 1:24,000, with 39 p.
text.  Link
 
Map Series 2013-03. Geologic map of the Lofall 7.5-minute
quadrangle, Jefferson and Kitsap Counties, Washington, by
T. A. Contreras, K. A. Stone, and Gabriel Legorreta Paulin.
2013. 40 x 36 in. color plate, scale 1:24,000, with 19 p.
text.  Link
 
Open File Report 2013-01. Passive seismic analyses in the
Sultan 7.5-Minute quadrangle, King and Snohomish Counties,
Washington, by Koichi Hayashi, Recep Cakir, J. D. Dragovich,
B. A. Stoker, T. J. Walsh, and H. A. Littke. 2013. 9 p.
Link 

Washington DNR YouTube Tutorials

The Washington State Department of Natural Resources has a YouTube channel on which they've posted a number of geology tutorials.  The link to the channel is,

http://www.youtube.com/user/WAstateDNR

To access the tutorials, scroll down the page to the section labeled 'Geology.'  As of this writing, this section is the last one on the page.  The following videos are currently available:

100k scale surface overlay using Google Earth
DNR Geologic Information Portal Tutorial, Part 1 -- Introduction
DNR Geologic Information Portal Tutorial, Part 2 -- Viewing & Printing
DNR Geologic Information Portal Tutorial, Part 3 -- Frequently Asked Questions
DNR Geologic Information Portal Tutorial, Part 4 -- Frequently Asked Questions, continued
Using 3-D PDFs to View Subsurface Geological Features: A Tutorial by Washington DNR
Why So Many Landslides in Western Washington?

Be sure to check back from time to time at the first link in this post to see if there are additional videos.