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Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center images.
Pre-Columbian tsunami deposit revealed in a core taken in mangrove pond at East Bajura,
Puerto Rico.
Pre-Columbian tsunami deposit revealed in a core taken in mangrove pond at East Bajura,
Puerto Rico.
Researchers searching for paleotsunami deposits collect a sediment core in East Bajura, Puerto Rico.
Researchers searching for paleotsunami deposits collect a sediment core in East Bajura, Puerto Rico.
Aerial image of rocky shoreline at Garrapata State Park, along the Central California coast.
Aerial image of rocky shoreline at Garrapata State Park, along the Central California coast.
Image of early morning fieldwork at Core Madera Marsh, part of the USGS Sediment Transport in San Francisco Bay project.
Image of early morning fieldwork at Core Madera Marsh, part of the USGS Sediment Transport in San Francisco Bay project.
Erosion and landslides along the Rio Coca in Ecuador, February 9, 2023. (Amy East, USGS).
Erosion and landslides along the Rio Coca in Ecuador, February 9, 2023. (Amy East, USGS).
A collage of images depicts shoreline habitat and wildlife that use the Salton Sea area in southern California.
A collage of images depicts shoreline habitat and wildlife that use the Salton Sea area in southern California.
Video footage of USGS Research Geologist Patrick Barnard in the field, from the short film "Our Beautiful Planet - Saving Our Shores"
Video footage of USGS Research Geologist Patrick Barnard in the field, from the short film "Our Beautiful Planet - Saving Our Shores"
A polar bear walking along the Beaufort Sea coast with storm waves breaking behind it, filmed during fieldwork at Barter Island, Alaska.
A polar bear walking along the Beaufort Sea coast with storm waves breaking behind it, filmed during fieldwork at Barter Island, Alaska.
A map showing study sites at West Maui, Hawai'i, where passive samplers were deployed to detect groundwater contaminants such as pesticides, pharmaceutical compounds, and personal care products that can harm coral reefs.
A map showing study sites at West Maui, Hawai'i, where passive samplers were deployed to detect groundwater contaminants such as pesticides, pharmaceutical compounds, and personal care products that can harm coral reefs.
Photo of a passive-sampling semipermeable membrane device deployed on a coral reef in West Maui, Hawai'i, to detect organic compounds carried by groundwater discharge.
Photo of a passive-sampling semipermeable membrane device deployed on a coral reef in West Maui, Hawai'i, to detect organic compounds carried by groundwater discharge.
Geomorphically diverse settings that are experiencing climate-change impacts or are expected to in the coming decades (from upper left to lower right: eroding permafrost coast, river channel, drylands, cryosphere, steep hillslopes, and a recently burned region; photographs by U.S. Geological Survey).
Geomorphically diverse settings that are experiencing climate-change impacts or are expected to in the coming decades (from upper left to lower right: eroding permafrost coast, river channel, drylands, cryosphere, steep hillslopes, and a recently burned region; photographs by U.S. Geological Survey).
An animation showing tectonic faults across the Eastern Pacific Ocean from space. The San Andreas fault in California is shown in green, and the Cascadia Subduction Zone north of it is shown in yellow. The animation ends at the location of Queen Charlotte-Fairweather fault (in yellow), displaying the latest 30-meter terrain model.
An animation showing tectonic faults across the Eastern Pacific Ocean from space. The San Andreas fault in California is shown in green, and the Cascadia Subduction Zone north of it is shown in yellow. The animation ends at the location of Queen Charlotte-Fairweather fault (in yellow), displaying the latest 30-meter terrain model.
A computed-generated image showing the bathymetry of the Queen Charlotte Fault and the elevation of mountains in the nearshore area, using bathymetry and lidar data.
A computed-generated image showing the bathymetry of the Queen Charlotte Fault and the elevation of mountains in the nearshore area, using bathymetry and lidar data.
Our Nation’s coastlines are almost 100,000 miles long. These extensive coastal areas stretch from Maine’s Atlantic shores in the northeast, south along the shores of the Gulf of America and insular areas in the Caribbean.
Our Nation’s coastlines are almost 100,000 miles long. These extensive coastal areas stretch from Maine’s Atlantic shores in the northeast, south along the shores of the Gulf of America and insular areas in the Caribbean.
A diagram that compares hand-digitization versus human-in-the-loop image segmentation workflows. The image (a) is the first in data set F, captured by Landsat 8 on 15 February 2015. The hand-drawn polygons (b) are rasterized to create a label image (c). Subplots (d) and (e) show details from the two regions identified in (c).
A diagram that compares hand-digitization versus human-in-the-loop image segmentation workflows. The image (a) is the first in data set F, captured by Landsat 8 on 15 February 2015. The hand-drawn polygons (b) are rasterized to create a label image (c). Subplots (d) and (e) show details from the two regions identified in (c).
A map of the United States showing the regions and river basins that formed the focus groups of the study titled "Stakeholder Engagement to Guide Decision-Relevant Water Data Delivery".
A map of the United States showing the regions and river basins that formed the focus groups of the study titled "Stakeholder Engagement to Guide Decision-Relevant Water Data Delivery".
A microscopic photo of the invasive foraminifer Trochammina hadai with a U.S. penny for scale. Native to Asia, T. hadai arrived to the U.S. West Coast in the 1980s and has displaced native foraminifers.
A microscopic photo of the invasive foraminifer Trochammina hadai with a U.S. penny for scale. Native to Asia, T. hadai arrived to the U.S. West Coast in the 1980s and has displaced native foraminifers.
Cover image for Cascadia Subduction Zone coring video, depicting researchers labeling a sediment core aboard a research vessel.
Cover image for Cascadia Subduction Zone coring video, depicting researchers labeling a sediment core aboard a research vessel.
Dan Powers, aboard the Bold Horizon, prepares to deploy a piston core over the Cascadia Subduction Zone, off the northern California coast.
Dan Powers, aboard the Bold Horizon, prepares to deploy a piston core over the Cascadia Subduction Zone, off the northern California coast.
The M/V Bold Horizon, operated by Eclipse Group, Inc., was contracted by the USGS to support the collection of piston cores and geophysical survey data along the Cascadia margin.
The M/V Bold Horizon, operated by Eclipse Group, Inc., was contracted by the USGS to support the collection of piston cores and geophysical survey data along the Cascadia margin.
USGS Ocean Science
The USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program is the only federal science program focused on the geology and processes of coastal and marine landscapes.
USGS Ocean Science
The USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program is the only federal science program focused on the geology and processes of coastal and marine landscapes.