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A man stands near a lab counter holding a syringe which he is using to dispense a sample onto a circle of paper.
Measuring index properties on sediment samples
Measuring index properties on sediment samples
Measuring index properties on sediment samples

Junbong Jang of the USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center measures index properties on sediment collected during the Indian Government’s National Gas Hydrates Program (NGHP-02) drilling expedition offshore from eastern India in the summer of 2015.

Junbong Jang of the USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center measures index properties on sediment collected during the Indian Government’s National Gas Hydrates Program (NGHP-02) drilling expedition offshore from eastern India in the summer of 2015.

USGS personnel collecting sediments
Barnegat Bay, NJ Surface Sediments
Barnegat Bay, NJ Surface Sediments
Barnegat Bay, NJ Surface Sediments

Surface sediments will be analyzed for various physical parameters that will be used as initial conditions in hydrodynamic and sediment transport models.

 

Surface sediments will be analyzed for various physical parameters that will be used as initial conditions in hydrodynamic and sediment transport models.

 

View looks onto a beach with a fence, and the water is calm with tugs and barges floating in it.
View from Sandwich beach cam
View from Sandwich beach cam
View from Sandwich beach cam

A view from the beach cam on Christmas Day 2015 shows tugs and barges working to install the sand delivery pipe.

A view from the beach cam on Christmas Day 2015 shows tugs and barges working to install the sand delivery pipe.

Waves breaking over offshore reefs on Kwajalein Atoll, in the Marshall Islands
Breaking waves, Marshall Islands
Breaking waves, Marshall Islands
Breaking waves, Marshall Islands

Waves breaking over offshore reefs on Kwajalein Atoll, in the Marshall Islands, where reefs are protecting developed land from flooding.

 

A smiling man stands near a house with a camera mounted on it, up near the roofline.
Mounted beach camera
Mounted beach camera
Mounted beach camera

Chris Sherwood poses below the Sandwich beach camera. The white box contains a small uninterrupted power supply.

Chris Sherwood poses below the Sandwich beach camera. The white box contains a small uninterrupted power supply.

A man stands on a beach holding a tall pole that is taller than him.
Using GPS rover system
Using GPS rover system
Using GPS rover system

USGS technician Barry Irwin uses a GPS rover system to locate one of the targets used to calibrate the field of view for the beach cam. Three other larger targets are visible in the background.

USGS technician Barry Irwin uses a GPS rover system to locate one of the targets used to calibrate the field of view for the beach cam. Three other larger targets are visible in the background.

View looking along a beach with a fence and gentle water in background, and various spots on the photo are marked.
Photo marked with squares for pixel coordinates
Photo marked with squares for pixel coordinates
Photo marked with squares for pixel coordinates

Image from the beach cam with targets used to calibrate the images, allowing researchers to use pixel coordinates in the images to determine real-world locations.

Image from the beach cam with targets used to calibrate the images, allowing researchers to use pixel coordinates in the images to determine real-world locations.

Image shows map of Stellwagen Bank region near Boston, a yellow highlighted box shows area mapped in study.
Mapped area of Stellwagen Bank region
Mapped area of Stellwagen Bank region
Mapped area of Stellwagen Bank region

Shows the location of mapped area (highlighted in yellow) in the Stellwagen Bank region off Boston, Massachusetts.

Image of submerged flux chamber
Benthic Flux Chamber
Benthic Flux Chamber
Benthic Flux Chamber

The oxygen-regulated benthic flux chamber measures fluxes of water and chemical species across the sediment water interface. It is shown here deployed in the subtidal discharge zone in Indian River Bay, DE, USA

The oxygen-regulated benthic flux chamber measures fluxes of water and chemical species across the sediment water interface. It is shown here deployed in the subtidal discharge zone in Indian River Bay, DE, USA

Photograph of flooded airport runway  in Barter Island, Alaska
Flooded airport runway in Barter Island, Alaska
Flooded airport runway in Barter Island, Alaska
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