About the Authors

Douglas A. Burns

daburns@usgs.gov

Affiliation United States Geological Survey, Troy, New York, United States of America

Laurel G. Woodruff

Affiliation United States Geological Survey, Mounds View, Minnesota, United States of America

Paul M. Bradley

Affiliation United States Geological Survey, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America

William F. Cannon

Affiliation United States Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DAB LGW PMB WFC. Performed the experiments: DAB LGW PMB WFC. Analyzed the data: DAB LGW PMB WFC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DAB LGW PMB WFC. Wrote the paper: DAB LGW PMB WFC.