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In 2022, the USGS and partners embarked on a research expedition to Escanaba Trough off the coast of northern California. The multidisciplinary crew collected samples with a remotely operated vehicle and tested new seafloor mapping techniques using an autonomous underwater vehicle.

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Sound Waves Newsletter

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Read issues of the Sound Waves Newsletter, featuring “Coastal and Marine Research News from Across the USGS”

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Scientists complete mission to map fast-moving fault off Alaska: Data will help coastal communities prepare for risks from earthquakes and tsunamis

Scientists complete mission to map fast-moving fault off Alaska: Data will help coastal communities prepare for risks from earthquakes and tsunamis

Researchers from NOAA, U.S. Geological Survey and their partners have completed the first high-resolution, comprehensive mapping of one of the fastest...

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USGS 2017 Excellence in Leadership Award Honors Scientists Who Assess Coastal Flooding Threats

USGS 2017 Excellence in Leadership Award Honors Scientists Who Assess Coastal Flooding Threats

Patrick Barnard and Li Erikson of the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center in Santa Cruz, California are recognized for their leadership in...

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Recent Coastal and Marine Fieldwork - July 2018

Recent Coastal and Marine Fieldwork - July 2018

USGS scientists visited more than a dozen coastal and offshore locations studying Arctic bluffs in Alaska, wetland sediments on Long Island, coral...

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Time-lapse view of California Highway 1 reconstruction after 2017 landslide

Time-lapse view of California Highway 1 reconstruction after 2017 landslide

USGS scientists produced an animated GIF in coordination with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) re-opening of State Highway 1...

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Southern California coastal cliffs could retreat 135 feet in 80 years as erosion rates potentially double

Southern California coastal cliffs could retreat 135 feet in 80 years as erosion rates potentially double

USGS scientists combined a series of computer models to forecast cliff erosion along the Southern California coast.

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Sea Level Rise Could Double Erosion Rates of Southern California Coastal Cliffs

Sea Level Rise Could Double Erosion Rates of Southern California Coastal Cliffs

Coastal cliffs from Santa Barbara to San Diego might crumble at more than twice the historical rate by the year 2100 as sea levels rise.

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Recent Coastal and Marine Fieldwork - June 2018

Recent Coastal and Marine Fieldwork - June 2018

USGS scientists visited 11 coastal and offshore locations while monitoring beaches, marshes, and offshore areas, and testing new equipment. Here’s a...

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USGS Seafloor-Mapping Expert Visits Korea Institute of Geology and Mineral Industries in South Korea

USGS Seafloor-Mapping Expert Visits Korea Institute of Geology and Mineral Industries in South Korea

USGS research geologist Sam Johnson was invited visit to the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Industries to present USGS expertise on...

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Most-Cited Award for Marine Geology Special Issue: “Tsunami Hazard along the U.S. Atlantic Coast”

Most-Cited Award for Marine Geology Special Issue: “Tsunami Hazard along the U.S. Atlantic Coast”

This USGS-led special issue was published in 2009 and was among the journal’s three most-cited special issues in 2016 and 2017.

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Recent Publications - June 2018

Recent Publications - June 2018

List of recent USGS publications and data releases based on coastal and marine research.

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