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January 27, 2025

Photo Roundup: October 2024-January 2025

A selection of coastal and ocean videos and photographs from across the USGS.

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January 21, 2025

The journal article “Participatory Engagement to Reduce Communication Gaps” was recently published

SPCMSC scientists’ article “Participatory engagement to reduce communication gaps” was published in the journal Natural Hazards in December 2024. ...

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January 17, 2025

USGS Scientists publish article on marsh erosion and migration in coastal Mississippi and Alabama

SPCMSC Research Ecologist Kathryn Smith first-authored a recently published manuscript titled "Shifts in marsh erosion, migration, and wave exposure...

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January 17, 2025

USGS Scientists publish article describing the application of regressive modeling techniques to improve marsh unit thickness data in coastal Alabama and Mississippi

SPCMSC Research Geologist Christopher G. Smith recently published a manuscript titled "Predictive regressive models of recent marsh sediment thickness...

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November 29, 2024

USGS Researchers Join Collaborators at National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) Hurricane Coastal Impacts Project Meeting

USGS researchers representing multiple Mission Areas and Programs met with other collaborators in Gainesville, Florida from November 19-20, 2024, to...

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November 25, 2024

AGU24 Annual Meeting: Fantastic Scientists and Where to Find Them

AGU24 is the world’s largest annual Earth science meeting, showcasing science that will benefit humanity and ensure a sustainable future for the...

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November 20, 2024

USGS St Petersburg Scientists Present at the Great American Teach-In

Scientists at the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center visited classrooms at local schools for the 2024 Great American Teach-In. They...

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October 28, 2024

USGS Scientist Publishes Article on Observations of Vortex Trapping of Suspended Sand Grains Over Ripples

SPCMSC Research Physical Scientist Donya Frank-Gilchrist first-authored a recently published manuscript titled “Vortex Trapping of Suspended Sand...

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October 25, 2024

Coastal Change Hazards Team Forecasted and Measured Hurricane Milton Beach Impacts

As Hurricane Milton approached the U.S. Gulf of America coast, the USGS Coastal Change Hazards team produced a series of forecasts for impacts on the...

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October 25, 2024

Coastal Change Hazards Team Forecasted and Measured Hurricane Helene Beach Impacts

As Hurricane Helene approached the U.S. Gulf of America coast, the USGS Coastal Change Hazards team produced a series of forecasts for impacts on the...

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October 25, 2024

SPCMSC coral disease expert presents at an invitation-only international workshop to determine future research priorities for the field

Dr. Christina Kellogg (SPCMSC Research Microbiologist) will present and participate in a 3-day international workshop funded by Coral Research &...

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October 25, 2024

Separating the land from the sea: image segmentation in support of coastal hazards research and community early warning systems

Group of USGS researchers develops machine learning model to extract water level data from images of the shoreline. The project was partially funded...

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