The quake hit at a depth of about 15 miles and was centered off the coast of sanriku in northern japan , 330 miles east of tokyo , the usgs said 美国地质勘测局说,这次地震源位于地下15英里处,震心位于日本北部的三陆海岸外,距离东京330英里。
Usgs investigators then showed how the aspergillus fungus and other organisms could survive the long trip from africa protected by dense clouds of dust 接下来, usgs的调查人员也说明了这种真菌和其他生物如何受到浓密的沙尘云所保护,因而能在始自非洲的长途旅行中存活下来。
The dec . 26 , 2004 , earthquake that triggered the tsunami off the coast of sumatra and killed more than 131 , 000 in indonesia ' s ache province was only 18 miles deep , according to the usgs 据美国地质勘探局记载, 2004 . 12 . 26 ,由地震引发的海啸吞嗤了苏门答腊岛的海岸,夺去了13 . 1000人的宝贵生命。
Water is essential for life . usgs operates in every state ; the water resources mission is to provide water information that benefits the nation ' s citizens : publications , data , maps , and applications software 描述:水是生命之源。 usgs为美国的每一个州提供水资源信息,包括出版物、数据、图谱及应用软件等使市民受益。可通过搜索途径可检索到与灌溉及农业相关的信息。
Jlgis and us geological survey s earth resources observation systems ( eros ) data center signed a letter of intent to promote future cooperation . prof lin hui , director of jlgis and mr jay feuquay , usgs program coordinator for land remote sensing , signed the loi 美国地质调查局的地球资源观测系统数据中心,以其在地理及环境科学方面的杰出数据管理、分发和研究闻名,是世界最优秀的民间资讯中心之一。
Those of us who work in the field of earthquake rupture or prediction , know from first hand experience that when seeking research funding , the expression " earthquake prediction " in a research proposal to the nsf or the usgs will guarantee that it will not be funded 我们曾在地震破裂或预测领域中工作过的人,从亲身经验知道,在寻求研究支持经费时,若提交给nsf国家科学基金会或usgs美国地质服务的建议书中提到“地震预测”的表述的话,可以担保获得不了支持经费。 ”
Barbara ryan , associate director for geography of usgs , mr . jay feuquay , usgs s program coordinator for land remote sensing , mr . larry pettinger , remote sensing scientist of usgs , dr . bryan bailey , remote sensing scientist of eros data center , and mr . john faundeen , archivist of usgs eros data center , visited cuhk and attended the signing ceremony 当天由美国专程来港出席仪式的嘉宾包括美国地质调查局副局长barbararyan女士、地面遥感项目协调员jayfeuquay先生、遥感科学家larrypettinger先生、以及美国地质调查局地球资源观测系统数据中心的遥感科学家bryanbailey博士和档案主管johnfaundeen先生。