Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
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UAS Pilot Training
USGS pilot Sandy Brosnahan and Senate Pro Tempore Marc Pacheco discuss the use of Umanned Aerial Systems (UASs, also known as drones) to collect data in coastal environments. Photo credit: Dann Blackwood, USGS.
Map of distribution of substrate mud content, Stellwagen Bank
Map of distribution of substrate mud content, Stellwagen Bank
Flood tidal shoal
Flood tidal shoal at Barnegat Inlet, New Jersey (courtesy USGS EROS NAIP orthophotography)
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center side entrance to the Tilley Conference Room
Deploying multibeam sonar
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.
Gas Hydrate Crystals
Scanning electron microscope image of gas hydrate crystals in a sediment sample. The scale is 50 micrometers (µm) or approximately 0.002 inches
Relative seagrass biomass in West Falmouth Harbor, MA
Relative seagrass biomass in West Falmouth Harbor, MA, under current and potential future nitrogen loading scenarios. Seagrass biomass increases in western (seaward) portions of the harbor while eastern (landward) areas see new colonization by seagrass.
Map showing the tracklines and grab sample sites of the 2014 and 2015
Map showing the tracklines and grab sample sites of the 2014 and 2015 geophysical surveys offshore of the Delmarva Peninsula.
Map showing the change in modern sediment thickness Fire Island, NY
Map showing the change in modern sediment thickness in meters between 1996-1997 and 2011 offshore of Fire Island. Green areas indicate
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Map of daily-averaged ocean surface current data
Map of daily-averaged ocean surface current data integrated from multiple IOOS Partner forecast models
Sediment Sampling for Gas Hydrate
USGS scientists collect sediment samples in a gas hydrates area during a cruise on the U.S. Atlantic margin in 2015.
Lights! Camera! Action!
Dr. Laura Brothers preparing to collect visual imagery aboard the RV Rafael as part of the launch of the MiniSEABOSS while doing work off of Nantucket. The MiniSEABOSS collects samples, photos and video of the seafloor.