The surface states of V(001) and Mn(001) are calculated using real-spa
ce recursive Green's function and self-consistent tight-binding linear
muffin-tin orbitals. The local density of states of each system indic
ates both the common features and the possible surface states near the
Fermi level that are expected to be observed by the scanning tunnelin
g microscope and other experimental techniques. The method can serve t
o complement the experimental identification of chemical species on va
rious surfaces.