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Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center images.
Kai Parker, USGS Oceanographer, navigates the surf zone on a personal watercraft during a bathymetric survey.
Kai Parker, USGS Oceanographer, navigates the surf zone on a personal watercraft during a bathymetric survey.
USGS Oceanographer Andrew Stevens performing a topographic survey at the base of an eroding dune.
USGS Oceanographer Andrew Stevens performing a topographic survey at the base of an eroding dune.
Personnel from Oregon State University launch a personal water craft into the surf zone during bathymetric surveys along the Washington coast.
Personnel from Oregon State University launch a personal water craft into the surf zone during bathymetric surveys along the Washington coast.
Maps of study area showing, A, extents of nested wave model grids (Tiers 1-3), locations of bathymetric and topographic survey lines, wave buoys, and tide gauges. Black boxes provide the locations of the detail areas shown in B-C. B-C, Maps showing bathymetry of the engineered inlets of B, Grays Harbor, and C, the Columbia River.
Maps of study area showing, A, extents of nested wave model grids (Tiers 1-3), locations of bathymetric and topographic survey lines, wave buoys, and tide gauges. Black boxes provide the locations of the detail areas shown in B-C. B-C, Maps showing bathymetry of the engineered inlets of B, Grays Harbor, and C, the Columbia River.
USGS Research Chemist Hope Ianiri processing marine surface sediments aboard a research vessel.
USGS Research Chemist Hope Ianiri processing marine surface sediments aboard a research vessel.
Close-up photo of USGS Research Chemist Hope Ianiri extracting pore water from a surface marine sediment sample.
Close-up photo of USGS Research Chemist Hope Ianiri extracting pore water from a surface marine sediment sample.
Map showing study area (outlined in yellow) of the Hawaii Abyssal Nodules and Associated Ecosystems Expedition.
Map showing study area (outlined in yellow) of the Hawaii Abyssal Nodules and Associated Ecosystems Expedition.
Bathymetric map showing study area for the Hawaiʻi Abyssal Nodules and Associated Ecosystems Expedition.
Bathymetric map showing study area for the Hawaiʻi Abyssal Nodules and Associated Ecosystems Expedition.
Results of geomorphic change detection analysis of sediment volume differences between 2016 and 2017, Upper Carmel River, from the study Post-Fire Sediment Yield From a Central California Watershed: Field Measurements and Validation of the WEPP Model.
Results of geomorphic change detection analysis of sediment volume differences between 2016 and 2017, Upper Carmel River, from the study Post-Fire Sediment Yield From a Central California Watershed: Field Measurements and Validation of the WEPP Model.
Location map of the general study area, Upper Carmel River, central California coast, from the study Post-Fire Sediment Yield From a Central California Watershed: Field Measurements and Validation of the WEPP Model.
Location map of the general study area, Upper Carmel River, central California coast, from the study Post-Fire Sediment Yield From a Central California Watershed: Field Measurements and Validation of the WEPP Model.
Post-fire debris flow depositing ash and sediment on a steep hillside, 2021 Dixie Fire in northern CA.
Post-fire debris flow depositing ash and sediment on a steep hillside, 2021 Dixie Fire in northern CA.
Burned hillslopes shedding sediment at the site of the 2020 CZU Lightning Complex Fire in California.
Burned hillslopes shedding sediment at the site of the 2020 CZU Lightning Complex Fire in California.
Boulders deposited by post-fire debris flow at the site of the 2020 Dolan Fire in California.
Boulders deposited by post-fire debris flow at the site of the 2020 Dolan Fire in California.
Map showing North Cascadia regional tectonic setting, from the study Post-glacial stratigraphy and late Holocene record of great Cascadia earthquakes in Ozette Lake, Washington, USA.
Map showing North Cascadia regional tectonic setting, from the study Post-glacial stratigraphy and late Holocene record of great Cascadia earthquakes in Ozette Lake, Washington, USA.
Representative boomer and co-located chirp profiles that extend along axis of southwestern distal basin of Ozette Lake, from the study Post-glacial stratigraphy and late Holocene record of great Cascadia earthquakes in Oze
Representative boomer and co-located chirp profiles that extend along axis of southwestern distal basin of Ozette Lake, from the study Post-glacial stratigraphy and late Holocene record of great Cascadia earthquakes in Oze
Underwater footage of seafloor massive sulfides, taken from a remotely operated vehicle.
Underwater footage of seafloor massive sulfides, taken from a remotely operated vehicle.
Underwater footage of marine phosphorites on seafloor, taken from a remotely operated vehicle.
Underwater footage of marine phosphorites on seafloor, taken from a remotely operated vehicle.
Underwater footage of ferromanganese crust on seafloor, taken from a remotely operated vehicle.
Underwater footage of ferromanganese crust on seafloor, taken from a remotely operated vehicle.
Underwater footage of manganese nodules on seafloor, taken from a remotely operated vehicle.
Underwater footage of manganese nodules on seafloor, taken from a remotely operated vehicle.
Study area for US Virgin Islands, from the study Quantifying the Coastal Hazard Risk Reduction Benefits of Coral Reef Restoration in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Study area for US Virgin Islands, from the study Quantifying the Coastal Hazard Risk Reduction Benefits of Coral Reef Restoration in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Maps showing output example for SWAN model for St Thomas and St Coix, US Virgin Islands, from the study Quantifying the Coastal Hazard Risk Reduction Benefits of Coral Reef Restoration in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Maps showing output example for SWAN model for St Thomas and St Coix, US Virgin Islands, from the study Quantifying the Coastal Hazard Risk Reduction Benefits of Coral Reef Restoration in the U.S. Virgin Islands.