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USGS Geologist Frank Urban checking connections to telemetered data relay near the summit of Gothic Mountain, CO.
USGS Geologist Frank Urban checking connections to telemetered data relay near the summit of Gothic Mountain, CO.
Drying soil samples at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory. (Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government)
Drying soil samples at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory. (Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government)
A view of the East River Valley from the shoulder of Gothic Mountain, Colorado
A view of the East River Valley from the shoulder of Gothic Mountain, Colorado
Gothic Mountain in Fall from the town of Gothic, Colorado. The study area for the first phase of the Regional Assessment of Drought Impacts on Soils (RADIS) project is based in the Upper East River and adjacent watersheds.
Gothic Mountain in Fall from the town of Gothic, Colorado. The study area for the first phase of the Regional Assessment of Drought Impacts on Soils (RADIS) project is based in the Upper East River and adjacent watersheds.
UAS in flight at the White Sands National Park
In coordination with the NPS, the NUSO collected scientific UAS data in April 2023 at the White Sands National Park to document trackways before erosion erases their existence.
UAS in flight at the White Sands National Park
In coordination with the NPS, the NUSO collected scientific UAS data in April 2023 at the White Sands National Park to document trackways before erosion erases their existence.
USGS UAS research team at the White Sands National Park in New Mexico
In coordination with the NPS, the NUSO collected scientific UAS data in April 2023 at the White Sands National Park to document trackways before erosion erases their existence.
USGS UAS research team at the White Sands National Park in New Mexico
In coordination with the NPS, the NUSO collected scientific UAS data in April 2023 at the White Sands National Park to document trackways before erosion erases their existence.
USGS scientist Mark Bauer landing a UAS at the White Sands National Park in New Mexico
In coordination with the NPS, the NUSO collected scientific UAS data in April 2023 at the White Sands National Park to document trackways before erosion erases their existence.
USGS scientist Mark Bauer landing a UAS at the White Sands National Park in New Mexico
In coordination with the NPS, the NUSO collected scientific UAS data in April 2023 at the White Sands National Park to document trackways before erosion erases their existence.
USGS scientists Victoria Scholl and Mark Bauer retrieving UAS ground control targets at the White Sands National Park
In coordination with the NPS, the NUSO collected scientific UAS data in April 2023 at the White Sands National Park to document trackways before erosion erases their existence.
USGS scientists Victoria Scholl and Mark Bauer retrieving UAS ground control targets at the White Sands National Park
In coordination with the NPS, the NUSO collected scientific UAS data in April 2023 at the White Sands National Park to document trackways before erosion erases their existence.
Drone selfie captured using a Skydio X2D UAS of the team standing in front of the DOE-LM Calibration Pads at the Grand Junction Regional Airport in Colorado. From left to right: Joel Doebele (DOE-LM contractor), Anji Shah (USGS), Chelsea Amaral (USGS), Brandon Mittan (GJT), Matt Burgess (USGS), and Joe Adams (USGS).
Drone selfie captured using a Skydio X2D UAS of the team standing in front of the DOE-LM Calibration Pads at the Grand Junction Regional Airport in Colorado. From left to right: Joel Doebele (DOE-LM contractor), Anji Shah (USGS), Chelsea Amaral (USGS), Brandon Mittan (GJT), Matt Burgess (USGS), and Joe Adams (USGS).
Gamma Ray Spectrometer testing at DOE Environmental Radiation Calibration Facility located on Grand Junction Airport.
Gamma Ray Spectrometer testing at DOE Environmental Radiation Calibration Facility located on Grand Junction Airport.
USGS researchers flying UAS at the Grand Junction Regional Airport
USGS researchers flying UAS at the Grand Junction Regional Airport
Image taken from a UAS showing the calibration pads at the Grand Junction Regional Airport
Image taken from a UAS showing the calibration pads at the Grand Junction Regional Airport
UAS being flown at the calibration facilities at the Grand Junction Regional Airport
UAS being flown at the calibration facilities at the Grand Junction Regional Airport
The San Juan River Valley near Mexican Hat, Utah, is the location of the second phase of the Regional Assessment of Drought Impacts on Soils (RADIS) Project, where researchers are conducting a complementary sampling and predictive soil mapping exercise for dryland ecosystems.
The San Juan River Valley near Mexican Hat, Utah, is the location of the second phase of the Regional Assessment of Drought Impacts on Soils (RADIS) Project, where researchers are conducting a complementary sampling and predictive soil mapping exercise for dryland ecosystems.
Portion of the Class-10,000 clean lab with HEPA-filtered laminar-flow hoods (left) used for chromatographic column separations and four-tier, ULPA-filtered exhausting dry-down boxes with Teflon-coated hotplates for sample digestion and evaporation.
Portion of the Class-10,000 clean lab with HEPA-filtered laminar-flow hoods (left) used for chromatographic column separations and four-tier, ULPA-filtered exhausting dry-down boxes with Teflon-coated hotplates for sample digestion and evaporation.
Shared instrument lab housing solid-source, multi-collector, thermal-ionization mass spectrometers. The shared space also houses USGS GSIL (GGG-Stable Isotope Laboratory) instruments in the background.
Shared instrument lab housing solid-source, multi-collector, thermal-ionization mass spectrometers. The shared space also houses USGS GSIL (GGG-Stable Isotope Laboratory) instruments in the background.
Geologist Rick Moscati loading a sample turret for Pb analysis on the Phoenix thermal-ionization mass spectrometer at the Denver Radiogenic Isotope Lab
Geologist Rick Moscati loading a sample turret for Pb analysis on the Phoenix thermal-ionization mass spectrometer at the Denver Radiogenic Isotope Lab
Labeled photograph of the Triton thermal-ionization mass spectrometer. Indicated parts are "sample source", "magnetic analyzer", "amplifier housing", "Faraday collectors", and "ion counter".
Labeled photograph of the Triton thermal-ionization mass spectrometer. Indicated parts are "sample source", "magnetic analyzer", "amplifier housing", "Faraday collectors", and "ion counter".
Working in the Denver Radiogenic Isotope Lab, Hannah Tompkins loading strontium samples on a turret with 21 individual filament locations.
Working in the Denver Radiogenic Isotope Lab, Hannah Tompkins loading strontium samples on a turret with 21 individual filament locations.
USGS scientists Joe Adams and Matt Burgess conduct a UAS lidar data collection flight at the Vicksburg National Military Park
NUSO scientists, along with USGS landslide researchers, in December 2022 undertook a topographic analysis of slide-prone areas of the National Park Service Vicksburg National Military Park near Vicksburg, Mississippi.
USGS scientists Joe Adams and Matt Burgess conduct a UAS lidar data collection flight at the Vicksburg National Military Park
NUSO scientists, along with USGS landslide researchers, in December 2022 undertook a topographic analysis of slide-prone areas of the National Park Service Vicksburg National Military Park near Vicksburg, Mississippi.
USGS scientist Matt Burgess checking a UAS with a mounted lidar sensor at Vicksburg National Military Park
NUSO scientists, along with USGS landslide researchers, in December 2022 undertook a topographic analysis of slide-prone areas of the National Park Service Vicksburg National Military Park near Vicksburg, Mississippi.
USGS scientist Matt Burgess checking a UAS with a mounted lidar sensor at Vicksburg National Military Park
NUSO scientists, along with USGS landslide researchers, in December 2022 undertook a topographic analysis of slide-prone areas of the National Park Service Vicksburg National Military Park near Vicksburg, Mississippi.