Publications and Reports of the Los Alamos Seismic Hazards Program

Gardner, J.N., Reneau, S.L., Krier, D., Lavine, A., Lewis, C.J, WoldeGabriel, G., Guthrie, G., in press, Geology of the Pajarito Fault Zone in the Vicinity of S-Site (TA-16), Southwestern Corner of Los Alamos National Laboratory, Rio Grande Rift, New Mexico.

Gardner, J.N, Lavine, A., WoldeGabriel, G., Krier, D.J., Vaniman, D., Caporuscio, F., Lewis, C.J., Reneau, P., Kluk, E., and Snow, M.J., 1999, "Structural geology of the northwestern portion of Los Alamos National Laboratory, Rio Grande rift, New Mexico: Implications for seismic surface rupture potential from TA-3 to TA-55," Los Alamos National Laboratory report LA-13589-MS, 112 p.

http://lib-www.lanl.gov/la-pubs/00326505.pdf

http://lib-www.lanl.gov/la-pubs/00326506.pdf

McCalpin, J. P., 1999, Late Quaternary faulting on the Pajarito fault, west of Los Alamos National Laboratory, north-central New Mexico: Results from seven trenches excavated in summer of 1998; unpublished consulting report prepared for Los Alamos National Laboratory by GEO-HAZ Consulting Inc., Estes Park, CO.

McCalpin, J. P., 1998, Late Quaternary faulting on the Pajarito fault, west of Los Alamos National Laboratory, north-central New Mexico: Results from the seven-trench transect excavated in summer of 1997; unpublished consulting report prepared for Los Alamos National Laboratory by GEO-HAZ Consulting Inc., Estes Park, CO.

Gardner, J.N., Lavine, A., WoldeGabriel, G., Vaniman, D., 1998, High-precision geologic mapping to evaluate the potential for seismic surface rupture at TA-55, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Los Alamos National Laboratory report, LA-13456-MS, 13 p.

http://lib-www.lanl.gov/la-pubs/00412960.pdf

Krier, D.J, Caporuscio, F., Lavine, A., Gardner, J.N., 1998, Stratigraphy and geologic structure at the Chemical and Metallurgy (CMR) building, Technical Area 3, Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico; Los Alamos National Laboratory report, LA-13522-MS, 32 p.

http://lib-www.lanl.gov/la-pubs/00418661.pdf

Krier, D.J, Caporuscio, F., Lavine, A., Gardner, J.N., 1998, Stratigraphy and geologic structure at the SCC and NISC building sites, Technical Area 3, Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico; Los Alamos National Laboratory report, LA-13507-MS, 23 p.

http://lib-www.lanl.gov/la-pubs/00418660.pdf

Olig, S., Youngs, R., and Wong, I., 1998, Probabilistic seismic hazard analysis for surface fault displacement at TA-3, Los Alamos National Laboratory; unpublished consulting report prepared for Los Alamos National Laboratory by Woodward-Clyde Federal Services, Oakland, CA.

Reneau, S. L., and Vaniman, D. T., 1998, Fracture characteristics in a disposal pit on Mesita del Buey, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Los Alamos National Laboratory report, LA-13539-MS, 21 p.

http://lib-www.lanl.gov/la-pubs/00418740.pdf

Reneau, S. L., Broxton, D. E., Carney, J. S., and LaDelfe, C., 1998, Structure of the Tshirege Member of the Bandelier Tuff at Mesita del Buey, Technical Area 54, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Los Alamos National Laboratory report, LA-13538-MS, 16 p.

http://lib-www.lanl.gov/la-pubs/00418739.pdf

McCalpin, J. P., 1997, Geomorphology and structure of the Pajarito fault west of Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico; unpublished consulting report prepared for Los Alamos National Laboratory by GEO-HAZ Consulting Inc., Estes Park, CO.

Goff, F., Kues, B., Rogers, M., McFadden, L., and Gardner, J., (editors), 1996, The Jemez Mountains region: New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook 47, 484 p; with 49 scientific papers and three road logs.

Kelson, K., Hemphill-Haley, M., Olig, S., Simpson, G., Gardner, J., Reneau, S., Kolbe, T., Forman, S., and Wong, I., 1996, Late Pleistocene and possibly Holocene displacement along the Rendija Canyon fault, Los Alamos County, New Mexico; New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook 47, pp. 153-160.

McDonald, E. V., Reneau, S. L., and Gardner, J. N., 1996, Soil-forming processes on the Pajarito Plateau: investigation of a soil chronosequence in Rendija Canyon: New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook 47, pp. 367-374.

Olig, S., Kelson, K., Gardner, J., Reneau, S., and Hemphill-Haley, M., 1996, The earthquake potential of the Pajarito fault system, New Mexico: New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook 47, pp. 143-151.

Reneau, S. L., Gardner, J. N., and Forman, S. L., 1996, New evidence for the age of the youngest eruptions in the Valles caldera, New Mexico: Geology, v. 24, p. 7-10.

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Reneau, S. L., McDonald, E. V., Gardner, J. N., Kolbe, T., Carney, J., Watt, P., and Longmire, P., 1996, Erosion and deposition on the Pajarito Plateau, New Mexico, and implications for geomorphic responses to late Quaternary climate changes: New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook 47, pp. 391-397.

Reneau, S. L., and McDonald, E. V., 1996, Landscape history and processes on the Pajarito Plateau, northern New Mexico; unpublished guidebook prepared for the Rocky Mountain Cell of the Friends of the Pleistocene, Los Alamos National Laboratory report LA-UR-96-3035.

Wolff, J. A., Gardner, J. N., and Reneau, S. L., 1996, Field characteristics of the El Cajete pumice deposit and associated southwestern moat rhyolites of the Valles caldera: New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook 47, pp. 311-316.

Wong, I., Kelson, K., Olig, S., Bott, J., Green, R., Kolbe, T., Hemphill-Haley, M., Gardner, J., Reneau, S., and Silva, W., 1996, Earthquake potential and ground shaking hazard at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico: New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook 47, pp. 135-142.

Carter, K. E., and Gardner, J. N., 1995, Quaternary fault kinematics in the northwestern Española Basin, Rio Grande rift, New Mexico; New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook 46, pp. 97-103.

Carter, K. E., and Winter, C. L., 1995, Fractal nature and scaling of normal faults in the Espanola Basin, Rio Grande rift, New Mexico: Implications for fault growth and brittle strain; Journal of Structural Geology, 17, 863-873.

Abstract

House, L., and Hartse, H., 1995, Seismicity and faults in northern New Mexico; New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook 46, pp. 135-137.

Kolbe, T., Sawyer, T., Springer, J., Olig, S., Reneau, S., Hemphill-Haley, M., and Wong, I., 1995, Evaluation of the potential for surface faulting at TA-63; unpublished consulting report prepared for Los Alamos National Laboratory by Woodward-Clyde Federal Services, Oakland, CA.

Reneau, S. L., Kolbe, T., Simpson, D., Carney, J. S., Gardner, J. N., Olig, S. S., and Vaniman, D. T., 1995, Surficial materials and structure at Pajarito Mesa: in Reneau, S. L., and Raymond, R., Jr., eds., Geological Site Characterization For the Proposed Mixed Waste Disposal Facility, Los Alamos National Laboratory: Los Alamos National Laboratory Report LA-13089-MS, pp. 31-69.

http://lib-www.lanl.gov/la-pubs/00412546.pdf

Wolff, J. A., and Gardner, J. N., 1995, Is the Valles caldera entering a new cycle of activity?: Geology, 23 (5), 411-414.

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Wong, I., Kelson, K., Olig, S., Kolbe,T., Hemphill-Haley, M., Bott, J., Green, R., Kanakari, H., Sawyer, J., Silva, W., Stark, C., Haraden, C., Fenton, C., Unruh, J., Gardner, J., Reneau, S., and House, L., 1995, Seismic hazards evaluation of the Los Alamos National Laboratory; unpublished consulting report prepared for Los Alamos National Laboratory by Woodward-Clyde Federal Services, Oakland, CA, three volumes.

Kolbe, T., Sawyer, J., Gorton, A., Olig, S., Simpson, D., Fenton, C., Reneau, S., Carney, J., Bott, J., and Wong, I., 1994, Evaluation of the potential for surface faulting at the proposed Mixed Waste Disposal Facility, TA-67; unpublished consulting report prepared for Los Alamos National Laboratory by Woodward-Clyde Federal Services, Oakland, CA.

Gardner, J. N., Kolbe, T., and Chang, S., 1993, Geology, drilling, and some hydrologic aspects of Seismic Hazards Program core holes, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Los Alamos National Laboratory report, LA-12460-MS, 19 p.

http://lib-www.lanl.gov/la-pubs/00194261.pdf

Wong, I., Kelson, K., and Hemphill-Haley, M., 1991, Evaluation of the potential for surface rupture; unpublished consulting report prepared for Los Alamos National Laboratory by Woodward-Clyde Consultants, Oakland, CA.

Wong, I., Hemphill-Haley, M. A., Kelson, K. I., Gardner, J. N., and House, L.S., 1991, Reassessment of seismic hazards at the Los Alamos National Laboratory: Third Department of Energy Natural Phenomena Hazards Mitigation Conference Proceedings, Department of Energy Report CONF-9110122, pp. 167-173.

Gardner, J. N., Baldridge, W. S., Gribble, R., Manley, K., Tanaka, K., Geissman, J. W., Gonzalez, M., and Baron, G., (1990), Results from Seismic Hazards Trench # 1, Los Alamos Seismic Hazards Investigations, New Mexico: Los Alamos National Laboratory Report, EES1-SH90-19, 57 p. w/9 plates including 1:20 and 1:10 scale trench logs..

Vaniman, D., and Wohletz, K., 1990, Results of geological mapping and fracture studies: TA-55 area; unpublished memo report, Los Alamos National Laboratory, EES1-SH90-17.

House, L. S., and Cash, D. J., 1988, A review of historic and instrumental earthquake activity and studies of seismic hazards near Los Alamos, New Mexico; Los Alamos National Laboratory report, LA-11323-MS, 41 p.

http://lib-www.lanl.gov/la-pubs/00322017.pdf

Wachs, D., Harrington, C. D., Gardner, J. N., Maassen, Larry W., 1988, Evidence of young fault movements on the Pajarito fault system in the area of Los Alamos, New Mexico: Los Alamos National Laboratory report, LA-11156-MS, 23 p.

Gardner, J. N., and House, L., (1987), Seismic hazards investigations at Los Alamos National Laboratory 1984-1985: Los Alamos National Laboratory Report, LA-11072-MS, 75 p. with 7 maps (11 sheets) scale 1:62,500.

http://lib-www.lanl.gov/la-pubs/00115693.pdf

Dransfield, B. J., and Gardner, J. N. (1985), Subsurface geology of the Pajarito Plateau, Española Basin, New Mexico; Los Alamos National Laboratory Report, LA-10455-MS, 15 p., w/2 maps scale 1:62,500.

http://lib-www.lanl.gov/la-pubs/00306307.pdf

Abstracts:

Lewis, C. J., Gardner, J., Krier, D., and Lavine, A.,  in press, Foliated clays provide evidence of young faulting associated with the Pajarito fault zone, Los Alamos, New Mexico. GSA Abstracts with Programs; 2000 Annual Meeting.

Krier, D.J., Gardner, J.N., Lavine, A., Lewis, C.J., 2000, Drilling Investigations of Surface-Rupture Potential at Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM;  Assoc. Engineering Geologists Annual Meeting Program with Abstracts, San Jose, CA.

Gardner. J. N., and House, L. S., 1999, High Modified Mercalli Intensities from small shallow earthquakes, northern Rio Grande rift, New Mexico USA; EOS, Trans. American Geophysical Union, v. 80, n. 46, p. F710.

Lavine, A., Gardner, J. N., and Reneau, S. L., 1999, High-precision geologic mapping with a Total Station: A tool for detailed fault mapping: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 31, n.7, p.

Gardner, J.N., Lavine, A., WoldeGabriel, G., Krier, D.J., Vaniman, D., McCalpin, J., 1998, Evolution of the western boundary of the Rio Grande rift, northern New Mexico: EOS, Trans. American Geophysical Union, v. 79, No. 45, p. 614.

Krier, D.J., Gardner, J.N, Lavine, A., Caporuscio, F., 1998, Drilling to assess seismic hazards in urbanized areas of Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico EOS, Trans. American Geophysical Union, v., 79, No. 45, p. 614.

Lavine, A., Gardner, J.N., Reneau, S.L., WoldeGabriel, G., Vaniman, D, and Carney, J., 1998, High-precision geologic mapping to evaluate the potential for seismic surface rupture at Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico: EOS, Trans. American Geophysical Union, v., 79, n. 45, p. 614.

House, L. S., and Gardner, J. N., 1997, Shallow microearthquakes in the Rio Grande rift, north-central New Mexico; EOS, Trans. American Geophysical Union, v. 78, n. 46, p. F444.

Lavine, A., Gardner, J.N, Vaniman, D, and WoldeGabriel, G., 1997, Southward Splaying and Termination of the Rendija Canyon Fault, Pajarito Plateau, New Mexico: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Program, v. 29, n. 6, p. A-259.

Gardner, J. N., and House, L., 1994, Surprisingly high intensities from two small earthquakes, northern Rio Grande rift, New Mexico; EOS, Trans. American Geophysical Union, v. 75, n. 16. p. 240.

Wolff, J. A., and Gardner, J. N., 1994, Is a new cycle of activity beginning in the Valles caldera?; EOS, Trans. American Geophysical Union, v. 75, n. 44, pp. 750-751.

Carter, K. E., and Gardner, J. N., 1993, Quaternary fault kinematics in the northern Española Basin, Rio Grande rift, New Mexico: Implications for early rift development; EOS, Trans. American Geophysical Union, v. 74, n. 43, p. 611.

Kelson, K. I., Hemphill-Haley, M. A., Wong, I. G., Gardner, J. N., and Reneau, S. L., 1993, Paleoseismic investigations of the Pajarito fault system, western margin of the Rio Grande rift near Los Alamos; Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 25, n. 5. pp 61-62.

Reneau, S. L., Gardner, J. N., Kelson, K. I., and Hemphill-Haley, M. A., 1993, Holocene stream aggradation and degradation, Pajarito Plateau, northern New Mexico; Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 25, n. 5, p. 138.

Wong, I. G., Kelson, K. I., Hemphill-Haley, M. A., Gardner, J. N., and House, L. S., 1992, Assessing seismic hazards along the western margin of the Rio Grande rift near Los Alamos, New Mexico; Seismological Research Letters, v. 63, p. 69.

Baldridge, W. S., Gardner, J. N., and Reneau, S. L., (1990), Transfer faulting in the central Rio Grande rift: Oblique slip on the Pajarito fault system: EOS, Trans. American Geophysical Union, v. 71, n. 43, p. 1584.

Gardner, J. N., Hulen, J. B., Goff, F., Criswell, C. W., and Nielson, D. L., (1990), Structural events and influences in the development of the Valles-Toledo caldera complex: EOS, Trans. American Geophysical Union, v. 71, n. 43, p. 1677.

Gonzalez, M. A., Dethier, D. P., Harrington, C. D., and Gardner, J. N., 1991, Late Cenozoic erosion and aggradation episodes produced by tectonism, volcanism, and climatic fluctuations in the Española Basin, New Mexico; Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 23, n. 4, p. 25.

Gardner, J. N. (1987), Neotectonic activity along the Pajarito fault system, New Mexico; Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 19, n. 5, p. 277.

Updated October 10, 2000.