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USGS Geographer Jin-Si Over talking about drones and how they are used to map short- and long-term changes in coastal environments at the Woods Hole Science Stroll.

USGS Oceanographer Zafer Defne discussing operational ocean and coastal dynamics forecasts at the Woods Hole Science Stroll.

USGS Geologist Marie Bartlett talking about foraminifera, tiny microfossils that live in marine environments, while a little girl looks at them through the microscope.

USGS Geographer Jin-Si Over talking about drones and how they are used to map short- and long-term changes in coastal environments at the Woods Hole Science Stroll.

Scenic photo of Domes Beach in Rincon, Puerto Rico. Photo credit: Emily Himmelstoss.

USGS Marine Operations Manager Chuck Worley conducting fieldwork to study the geologic framework of Nantucket Sound.

The USGS is assessing the physical condition of coastal wetlands and their response to external forces, using field observations and remote-sensing data. The U.S.

Distinguished Service Award for USGS Research Geophysicist Carolyn Ruppel, presented on May 8, 2024.

From June through December, WHCMSC scientists are collecting shoreline and volumetric data at a beach in Sandwich, Massachusetts following a 2023 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers beach nourishment. The data will be useful for various purposes. Chris Sherwood is interested in comparing how the different measuring techniques work on different types of vegetation.

The Southeast Region Refuge tab of the U.S. Coastal Wetlands Synthesis Applications geonarrative, showing the application section. This is a FWS and USGS collaboration.

Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge in South Carolina shown in the pop-out of the U.S. Coastal Wetlands Synthesis Applications geonarrative.   

The Southeast Region Refuges tab of the U.S. Coastal Wetlands Synthesis Applications geonarrative. A FWS and USGS collaboration.

The U.S. Coastal Wetlands Synthesis Applications geonarrative. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is assessing the physical condition of coastal wetlands and how they may change in response to storms, sea-level rise, and human activity.

Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge in South Carolina shown in the pop-out of the U.S. Coastal Wetlands Synthesis Applications geonarrative. 

Photograph of a salt marsh with ponding in coastal Connecticut taken during estuarine research field work.

Salt marsh in coastal Massachusetts (Cape Cod) underneath a bright blue sky and wispy clouds.

Nathan Miller (USGS) programs a land seismograph station. This is part of a USGS effort, in collaboration with partners from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Ocean Bottom Seismic Instrument Center, to create a record of past earthquakes from Skilak Lake on the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska.

Nathan Miller (USGS) and Rob Witter (USGS) installing a post-hole seismometer. This is part of a USGS effort, in collaboration with partners from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Ocean Bottom Seismic Instrument Center, to create a record of past earthquakes from Skilak Lake on the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska.

Brian Andrews (USGS) and Nathan Miller (USGS) during fieldwork on Skilak Lake, Alaska to create a record of past earthquakes from Skilak Lake on the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska. In May 2024, they deployed two seismographs on the bottom of the lake and eight seismographs on land around the lake. Each instrument will collect data there for about 1 year. 

Skilak Lake, Alaska. A team of USGS scientists, in collaboration with partners from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Ocean Bottom Seismic Instrument Center, are aiming to create a record of past earthquakes from Skilak Lake on the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska.

Brian Andrews (USGS) digs a hole for installing a seismometer. This is part of a USGS effort, in collaboration with partners from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Ocean Bottom Seismic Instrument Center, to create a record of past earthquakes from Skilak Lake on the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska.