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sUAS coastal Imagery collected by the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Aerial Imaging and Mapping group (AIM) at Assateague Island National Seashore October 10-14th, 2022.

The AIM group collaborated with the National Uncrewed Systems Office to test the newly acquired Ocean HDX Miniature Spectrometer, a modified laboratory spectroradiometer, against the much costlier industry standard product, at the South Cape Beach Marsh in Waquoit Bay, Massachusetts.

USGS Coastal Science

The USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program is the only federal science program focused on the geology and processes of coastal and marine landscapes.

USGS Ocean Science

The USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program is the only federal science program focused on the geology and processes of coastal and marine landscapes.

Graphic example of salt marsh health (UVVR) in the Coastal Change Hazards Portal.  

Graphic example of coastal flooding impacts for Puerto Rico in the Coastal Change Hazards Portal. 

The USGS participated in the multiagency DUNEX (During Nearshore Event Experiment) project in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, September through October 2021. Here Alex Olson is cleaning equipment.

USGS scientists Jin-Si Over and Sandy Brosnahan do final checks on UAS before taking off.

The year 2022 was big for the Sea-Floor Mapping Group at the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center!

In September 2022, Hurricane Ian made two landfalls on the west coast of Florida and South Carolina, creating a large, impacted region. As part of the NOPP Project, USGS forecasted the event as the hurricane approached landfall.

The center conducted a multibeam echosounder, chirp, and multichannel seismic survey and slow coring effort to support a continuing project investigating stratigraphy and mudflow hazards along the Mississippi River Delta Front. Data were collected between Southwest and South Passes in water depths between 20 and over 300 meters.

New customized USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program “mega multicorer” fabricated by OSIL and instrumented by WHCMSC marine technicians ready for deployment on the R/V Pelican on the Mississippi River Delta Front, September 2022.

USGS Marine Operations Specialist, Chuck Worley, assisting with the recovery of the first successful deployment of the new mega multicorer during a survey of the Mississippi River Delta Front on the R/V Pelican, September 2022.

First recovered core using the new mega multicorer during a survey of the Mississippi River Delta Front on the R/V Pelican, September 2022. A total of 1.13 m of sediment was recovered in this core, with a fully preserved sediment-water interface.

Annotated view of the Instruments attached to the new customized USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program mega multicorer.

New customized USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program “mega multicorer” fabricated by OSIL and instrumented by WHCMSC marine technicians ready for deployment on the R/V Pelican on the Mississippi River Delta Front, September 2022.

New customized USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program “mega multicorer” fabricated by OSIL and instrumented by WHCMSC marine technicians ready for deployment on the R/V Pelican on the Mississippi River Delta Front, September 2022.

The center conducted a multibeam echosounder, chirp, and multichannel seismic survey and slow coring effort to support a continuing project investigating stratigraphy and mudflow hazards along the Mississippi River Delta Front. Data were collected between Southwest and South Passes in water depths between 20 and over 300 meters.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) maintains shoreline positions for the United States coasts from both older sources, such as aerial photos or topographic surveys, as well as contemporary sources like lidar elevation point clouds and digital elevation models (DEMs).

The soil core (top) was collected from Bass Creek, Yarmouth, MA, which was restored in 2008. From this soil core, scientists recreated the elevation of the marsh surface over the past 100 years, as well as how quickly elevation changed.

Maeve Munnelly and Marie Bartlett watching the real-time video feed from the mini SEABed Observation and Sampling System (mini-SEABOSS) aboard the R/V Auk during a survey with scientists from the NOAA Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (SBNMS).