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USGS SPCMSC staff participate in the Tools Showcase at Coastal GeoTools Conference 2019
Xan Fredericks (USGS SPCMSC), Heather Schreppel (Cherokee Nation Technologies), and Kara Doran (USGS SPCMSC) participated in the Tools Showcase at the...
USGS scientists collect and redeploy Gulf of Mexico Sediment Trap
USGS Scientist Julie Richey (USGS, Research Geologist) and collaborator from the University of South Carolina Eric Tappa will collect and redeploy the...
USGS scientists publish results from a long-term study of Globigerinoides ruber in the Gulf of Mexico, aiding in reconstruction of past climatic conditions
The planktic foraminifer, Globigerinoides ruber, is the most widely used proxy recorder for reconstructing past temperature and salinity in the low to...
Sound Waves Newsletter - December 2018-January 2019
USGS scientists install cameras and measure properties of permafrost on Barter Island; taxpayer dollars to be used for equipment, maps, and scientific...
Scientists to Attend "Reef Futures 2018" Symposium on Reef Restoration
Research Marine Biologist Ilsa Kuffner, Research Oceanographer Lauren Toth, and Oceanographer Anastasios Stathakopoulos will travel to Key Largo, FL...
USGS scientists publish study documenting recent wetland-changes along Maryland and Virginia coastline
New study analyzed Landsat satellite imagery to document historical and recent (post-Hurricane Sandy) wetland changes that occurred along the Maryland...
USGS researcher judges final round of Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE competition in Kalamata, Greece
The Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE, a $7 million global competition being held in Kalamata, Greece, is challenging teams to push the boundaries of ocean...