Capabilities
Capabilities
The USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center conducts integrated mapping of the coastal and ocean environment to define hazards and sediment processes, to support habitat and resource management, and to monitor change. PCMSC is an innovator in mapping, laboratory analyses, and field techniques, whose expertise is sought by other governmental agencies, educational institutions, and private co
PCMSC Marine Facility
PCMSC Marine Facility
“MarFac” provides engineering, mechanical, and electronics expertise for our field operations.
Field Equipment
Field Equipment
Learn about the wide array of field equipment and capabilities at the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Marine Facility.
Laboratories
Laboratories
Learn all about our state-of-the-art laboratories at the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center in Santa Cruz, California.
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“Flying Eyeball” Measures Grand Canyon Sand
Information about the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center's development of an instrument called the "flying eyeball" to measure river sand, from 1993-2004.
Big Sur Coastal Landslides
Information about USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center studies on coastal landslides in the Big Sur area
Mapping Crater Lake, Oregon
Information about the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center's Crater Lake mapping project in the summer of 2000.