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Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center images.
Collage of images showing natural offshore oil seepage on the California Coastline. From the study Natural Offshore Oil Seepage and Related Tarball Accumulation on the California Coastline—Santa Barbara Channel and the Southern Santa Maria Basin; Source Identification and Inventory.
Collage of images showing natural offshore oil seepage on the California Coastline. From the study Natural Offshore Oil Seepage and Related Tarball Accumulation on the California Coastline—Santa Barbara Channel and the Southern Santa Maria Basin; Source Identification and Inventory.
Locations of the Whales Tail marsh complex (orange) and nearby tide gauge (light blue) within south San Francisco Bay. From the study Comparison of creek and bay influences on salt marsh sediment budget and deposition patterns.
Locations of the Whales Tail marsh complex (orange) and nearby tide gauge (light blue) within south San Francisco Bay. From the study Comparison of creek and bay influences on salt marsh sediment budget and deposition patterns.
Surface of the Whales Tail Marsh colored to segment by the presumed body of water that inundates the given regions of the marsh. From the study Comparison of creek and bay influences on salt marsh sediment budget and deposition patterns.
Surface of the Whales Tail Marsh colored to segment by the presumed body of water that inundates the given regions of the marsh. From the study Comparison of creek and bay influences on salt marsh sediment budget and deposition patterns.
Detailed map showing seafloor features such as submarine canyons and slope failures offshore Kodiak Island, Alaska. Project page: Coastal and Marine Geohazards of the U.S. West Coast and Alaska.
Detailed map showing seafloor features such as submarine canyons and slope failures offshore Kodiak Island, Alaska. Project page: Coastal and Marine Geohazards of the U.S. West Coast and Alaska.
Geophysical and geochemical data at Papaloloa Point. (A) Aerial thermal infrared data (± 5°C). (B) Alongshore YSI salinity plot with relative location of radon buoy alongshore (+).
Geophysical and geochemical data at Papaloloa Point. (A) Aerial thermal infrared data (± 5°C). (B) Alongshore YSI salinity plot with relative location of radon buoy alongshore (+).
Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) profiles at: (A) Papaloloa Point Center (shore perpendicular), (B) Papaloloa Point Center (shore parallel), (C) Papaloloa Point East, and (D) Fattuana Point.
Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) profiles at: (A) Papaloloa Point Center (shore perpendicular), (B) Papaloloa Point Center (shore parallel), (C) Papaloloa Point East, and (D) Fattuana Point.
Location of BeachX. Inset wave rose shows the location and distribution of offshore waves from ERA5. b The detailed map of BeachX (Curl Curl Beach, New South Wales, Australia). The color gradient at the seaside indicates bathymetry. Yellow lines represent transects. Red dots show the location of nearshore waves.
Location of BeachX. Inset wave rose shows the location and distribution of offshore waves from ERA5. b The detailed map of BeachX (Curl Curl Beach, New South Wales, Australia). The color gradient at the seaside indicates bathymetry. Yellow lines represent transects. Red dots show the location of nearshore waves.
Six example sites around Oʻahu with forecasted vegetation line positions for the month of July, under 0.3–1.2 m (1 ft (black)—4 ft (yellow)) of SLR. Locations are labeled by number and common beach name, and oriented with North pointing upwards in every photo except for Kūʻau. Inset of Oʻahu has labels of approximate locations of the example sites.
Six example sites around Oʻahu with forecasted vegetation line positions for the month of July, under 0.3–1.2 m (1 ft (black)—4 ft (yellow)) of SLR. Locations are labeled by number and common beach name, and oriented with North pointing upwards in every photo except for Kūʻau. Inset of Oʻahu has labels of approximate locations of the example sites.
BAYEX predictions of 100-year storm surge return levels and associated 90% credible interval widths for the entire US coastline. From the study Observations reveal changing coastal storm extremes around the United States.
BAYEX predictions of 100-year storm surge return levels and associated 90% credible interval widths for the entire US coastline. From the study Observations reveal changing coastal storm extremes around the United States.
Pacific Missile Range Facility-Barking Sands in Hawai'i, operated by the U.S. Department of Defense.
Pacific Missile Range Facility-Barking Sands in Hawai'i, operated by the U.S. Department of Defense.
Banner image for the Coastal Science Navigator, an online gateway for users such as state and local planners, resources managers, consultants, and researchers to more easily gain access to USGS coastal science data, products, tools, and information.
Banner image for the Coastal Science Navigator, an online gateway for users such as state and local planners, resources managers, consultants, and researchers to more easily gain access to USGS coastal science data, products, tools, and information.
Water flux through a tidal creek with a small, moderate, and extreme tide range during (A) a flood tide and (B) an ebb tide. Creek velocity legend applies to all tide ranges.
Water flux through a tidal creek with a small, moderate, and extreme tide range during (A) a flood tide and (B) an ebb tide. Creek velocity legend applies to all tide ranges.
Map of study area: China Camp State Park and the adjacent shallows of San Pablo Bay. Black and gray bathymetry lines indicate the location of mean higher high water (MHHW) and mean lower low water (MLLW), respectively. Elevations in meters of those tidal datums are referenced to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988
Map of study area: China Camp State Park and the adjacent shallows of San Pablo Bay. Black and gray bathymetry lines indicate the location of mean higher high water (MHHW) and mean lower low water (MLLW), respectively. Elevations in meters of those tidal datums are referenced to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988
Map of the North American West Coast, the monitored coastline is shown in light yellow. Dashed boxes delineate the different subregions of the study area. Pie charts show the regional distribution of advancing/retreating waterline trends during 2000–2022 derived from the dataset presented in this study.
Map of the North American West Coast, the monitored coastline is shown in light yellow. Dashed boxes delineate the different subregions of the study area. Pie charts show the regional distribution of advancing/retreating waterline trends during 2000–2022 derived from the dataset presented in this study.
Composites of hydrodynamic and morphological responses to (a–c) ENSO phases and (d–f) the strongest El Niño events during winter (DJF) over 1997–2022.
Composites of hydrodynamic and morphological responses to (a–c) ENSO phases and (d–f) the strongest El Niño events during winter (DJF) over 1997–2022.
Photos of (a) coastal wetland, (b) coral reef, (c) dryland, and (d) alpine ecosystems. These ecosystems are chronically exposed to high levels of abiotic stress that approach physiological tolerance limits.
Photos of (a) coastal wetland, (b) coral reef, (c) dryland, and (d) alpine ecosystems. These ecosystems are chronically exposed to high levels of abiotic stress that approach physiological tolerance limits.
Depiction of a horizontal levee (A) and study location in San Francisco Bay, CA(B and C). Transects used in the hydrodynamic simulations are shown by the white lines in (C).
Depiction of a horizontal levee (A) and study location in San Francisco Bay, CA(B and C). Transects used in the hydrodynamic simulations are shown by the white lines in (C).
Collage of Conceição-Duquesa beach oblique images with high-water line and prominent structures marked. From the study Historical Coast Snaps: Using Centennial Imagery to Track Shoreline Change.
Collage of Conceição-Duquesa beach oblique images with high-water line and prominent structures marked. From the study Historical Coast Snaps: Using Centennial Imagery to Track Shoreline Change.
Satellite image showing validation high-water lines for Conceição-Duquesa beach. From the study Historical Coast Snaps: Using Centennial Imagery to Track Shoreline Change.
Satellite image showing validation high-water lines for Conceição-Duquesa beach. From the study Historical Coast Snaps: Using Centennial Imagery to Track Shoreline Change.
Figure: a Great earthquakes in the 20th century. Inset numbers over the 3 by 12 grid indicate subfaults with large slip in meters from the updated 1957 rupture model3 with red and blue tones for shallow and deeper megathrust rupture, respectively.
Figure: a Great earthquakes in the 20th century. Inset numbers over the 3 by 12 grid indicate subfaults with large slip in meters from the updated 1957 rupture model3 with red and blue tones for shallow and deeper megathrust rupture, respectively.
Drift logs stranded by 1957 tsunami in Stardust Bay, Sedanka Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. From the study A 700-year rupture sequence of great eastern Aleutian earthquakes from tsunami modeling of stratigraphic records.
Drift logs stranded by 1957 tsunami in Stardust Bay, Sedanka Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. From the study A 700-year rupture sequence of great eastern Aleutian earthquakes from tsunami modeling of stratigraphic records.