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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center images
Conceptual diagram showing the structure of the Bayesian network used to assess potential sea-level rise impacts on the coastal landscape.
Conceptual diagram showing the structure of the Bayesian network used to assess potential sea-level rise impacts on the coastal landscape.
Problem statement, objectives, and alternative actions defined by Department of Interior collaborators using structured decision making framework
Problem statement, objectives, and alternative actions defined by Department of Interior collaborators using structured decision making framework
Illustration of the NIMBBLE (New instrument for making bottom boundary layer evaluations). The NIMBBLE is a low-profile platform with two acoustic Doppler velocimeters and an upward-looking acoustic Doppler profilers.
Illustration of the NIMBBLE (New instrument for making bottom boundary layer evaluations). The NIMBBLE is a low-profile platform with two acoustic Doppler velocimeters and an upward-looking acoustic Doppler profilers.
USGS staff and the ship's crew of the R/V Sharp prepare to deploy a deep-water multibeam echosounder during a mapping program in the mid-Atlantic in 2015.
USGS staff and the ship's crew of the R/V Sharp prepare to deploy a deep-water multibeam echosounder during a mapping program in the mid-Atlantic in 2015.
Science crew aboard R/V Marcus G. Langseth. Ray Sliter (Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center) and Deb Hutchison (Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center) shown at far left.
Science crew aboard R/V Marcus G. Langseth. Ray Sliter (Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center) and Deb Hutchison (Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center) shown at far left.
Map showing the tracklines and grab sample sites of the 2014 and 2015 geophysical surveys offshore of the Delmarva Peninsula.
Map showing the tracklines and grab sample sites of the 2014 and 2015 geophysical surveys offshore of the Delmarva Peninsula.
The effects of sea-level rise will vary by differences in the geomorphology and ecology of the landscape. Images show marsh (top left) rocky coast (top right), barrier beach (bottom left), and coastal bluff (bottom right)
The effects of sea-level rise will vary by differences in the geomorphology and ecology of the landscape. Images show marsh (top left) rocky coast (top right), barrier beach (bottom left), and coastal bluff (bottom right)
Map showing extent and coverage of coastal response type predictions; insets display different prediction types and geospatial variability through time. Predictions of coastal response likelihood for the four prediction time steps at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, VA.
Map showing extent and coverage of coastal response type predictions; insets display different prediction types and geospatial variability through time. Predictions of coastal response likelihood for the four prediction time steps at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, VA.
Map of daily-averaged ocean surface current data integrated from multiple IOOS Partner forecast models
Map of daily-averaged ocean surface current data integrated from multiple IOOS Partner forecast models
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.
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, where reefs are protecting developed land from flooding.
Waves breaking over offshore reefs on Kwajalein Atoll, in the Marshall Islands, where reefs are protecting developed land from flooding.
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.
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.
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.
Aerial image showing beach and offshore reef
Aerial image showing beach and offshore reef
Aerial image showing beach and offshore reef
Aerial image showing beach and offshore reef
Shows the location of mapped area (highlighted in yellow) in the Stellwagen Bank region off Boston, Massachusetts.
Shows the location of mapped area (highlighted in yellow) in the Stellwagen Bank region off Boston, Massachusetts.
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
Color hillshade image of terrain model of Barnegat Bay, New Jersey
Color hillshade image of terrain model of Barnegat Bay, New Jersey
Science outreach at Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.
Science outreach at Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.