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Explore images, videos, webcams, and more from the USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center. 

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Science Storytelling
Science Storytelling
Science Storytelling

Non-profit organizations Transom Story Lab and Atlantic Public Media hosted a weekend-long science storytelling workshop called "Making Waves." It was attended by 11 scientists from scientific institutions throughout Woods Hole, Massachusetts, including USGS scientists Jin-Si Over, Ellen Lalk, and Sara Zeigler.

Non-profit organizations Transom Story Lab and Atlantic Public Media hosted a weekend-long science storytelling workshop called "Making Waves." It was attended by 11 scientists from scientific institutions throughout Woods Hole, Massachusetts, including USGS scientists Jin-Si Over, Ellen Lalk, and Sara Zeigler.

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Science Storytelling
Science Storytelling
Science Storytelling

Non-profit organizations Transom Story Lab and Atlantic Public Media hosted a weekend-long science storytelling workshop called "Making Waves." It was attended by 11 scientists from scientific institutions throughout Woods Hole, Massachusetts, including USGS scientists Jin-Si Over, Ellen Lalk, and Sara Zeigler.

Non-profit organizations Transom Story Lab and Atlantic Public Media hosted a weekend-long science storytelling workshop called "Making Waves." It was attended by 11 scientists from scientific institutions throughout Woods Hole, Massachusetts, including USGS scientists Jin-Si Over, Ellen Lalk, and Sara Zeigler.

Person walks along shoreline carrying a backpack used for surveying elevation.
Elevation data collected on a beach
Elevation data collected on a beach
Cartoon image of a sediment core, coral slab x-ray, clam shell, and a foramnifera
Coral, Clam, Core, and Foram!
Coral, Clam, Core, and Foram!
Coral, Clam, Core, and Foram!

Cartoon created image of all the APPROACH proxies, a coral x-ray, sediment core, clam shell, and a foraminifera.

Cartoon created image of all the APPROACH proxies, a coral x-ray, sediment core, clam shell, and a foraminifera.

A woman stands behind a podium with a plaque reading 'National Academies Sciences Engineering Medicine' in an elegant room.
Dr. Donya Frank-Gilchrist visited the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine during the Science and Innovation Diplomacy Workshop.
Dr. Donya Frank-Gilchrist visited the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine during the Science and Innovation Diplomacy Workshop.
Dr. Donya Frank-Gilchrist visited the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine during the Science and Innovation Diplomacy Workshop.

Dr. Donya Frank-Gilchrist visited the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine during the Science and Innovation Diplomacy Workshop, organized by the US Global Change Research and the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research.

Videos

USGS Coastal and Marine Field Operations

To conduct the science needed to understand coastal and marine geohazards, support habitat and resource management, and monitor how these environments change over time, the USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program relies on engineering, mechanical, and electronics expertise for field operations along the coast, in the nearshore environment, and in the d

To conduct the science needed to understand coastal and marine geohazards, support habitat and resource management, and monitor how these environments change over time, the USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program relies on engineering, mechanical, and electronics expertise for field operations along the coast, in the nearshore environment, and in the d

GeoKids: Ella

USGS presents: GeoKids! 

In this episode, meet Ella Doran, 8,  and her mom, Kara. Kara is an oceanographer at the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center in St. Petersburg, Florida. Kara speaks about her work on coastal change while she and Ella do a science experiment together. 

USGS presents: GeoKids! 

In this episode, meet Ella Doran, 8,  and her mom, Kara. Kara is an oceanographer at the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center in St. Petersburg, Florida. Kara speaks about her work on coastal change while she and Ella do a science experiment together. 

Thumbnail opening slide of March Public Lecture Thumbnail opening slide of March Public Lecture
PubTalk-03/2023: Coral Reef in Crisis - Science to Guide Reef Restoration for Ecosystem Recovery
PubTalk-03/2023: Coral Reef in Crisis - Science to Guide Reef Restoration for Ecosystem Recovery

Coral Reef in Crisis - Science to Guide Reef Restoration for Ecosystem Recovery

By Ilsa Kuffner, Research Marine Biologist 

USGS St. Petersburg Coastal & Marine Science Center

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Screenshot of a Microsoft Teams meeting with 6 people smiling on camera Screenshot of a Microsoft Teams meeting with 6 people smiling on camera
Event Recording: Explore USGS Careers in Florida and the Caribbean – Technical Capabilities Panel

Webcams

View of the beach
Sand Key, Florida
Sand Key, Florida
Sand Key, Florida

Most recent time-averaged image from Sand Key, Florida. The images are used to examine a range of coastal processes including shoreline position, the presence of an offshore sandbar, and the extent of wave runup on the beach. Camera hosted by Dan's Island Condo.

Most recent time-averaged image from Sand Key, Florida. The images are used to examine a range of coastal processes including shoreline position, the presence of an offshore sandbar, and the extent of wave runup on the beach. Camera hosted by Dan's Island Condo.

Zoomed-in view of a small section of the beach from Madeira Beach camera 2 shows water blurred by the time-averaging process
Time-averaged image at Madeira Beach, Florida, Camera 2
Time-averaged image at Madeira Beach, Florida, Camera 2
Time-averaged image at Madeira Beach, Florida, Camera 2

Time-averaged images, which represent the time-mean of all the images collected during a video, are used to identify areas where waves are breaking, which show up as bright white bands in the image.

Time-averaged images, which represent the time-mean of all the images collected during a video, are used to identify areas where waves are breaking, which show up as bright white bands in the image.

Zoomed-in view of a small section of the beach from Madeira Beach camera 2 shows tourists walking along the beach
Most recent snapshot at Madeira Beach, Florida, Camera 2
Most recent snapshot at Madeira Beach, Florida, Camera 2
Current image
Snapshot image for Sand Key, Florida
Snapshot image for Sand Key, Florida
Snapshot image for Sand Key, Florida

A current view of the most recent snapshot from a webcam located in Sand Key, Florida.

Time-averaged image at Madeira Beach, Florida, Camera 1
Time-averaged image at Madeira Beach, Florida, Camera 1
Time-averaged image at Madeira Beach, Florida, Camera 1

Time-averaged images, which represent the time-mean of all the images collected during a video, are used to identify areas where waves are breaking, which show up as bright white bands in the image.

Time-averaged images, which represent the time-mean of all the images collected during a video, are used to identify areas where waves are breaking, which show up as bright white bands in the image.

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