Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
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North Carolina Coastline Breach
A breach in the coastline of Rodanthe, North Carolina, caused by Hurricane Irene in 2011. Repeated storm impacts, combined with sea level rise, make the development and improvement of models that help forecast coastal change very important to planners working to build more resilient communities
Canadian Flag Frozen, CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent
Fog is common near open-water leads in the Arctic Ocean, and leaves ice everywhere aboard the ship. A clear blue sky is a bright background to show the thick ice left after the fog lifted.
[This set of photos provides selected image of two icebreakers working together in the Arctic Ocean. All images were taken from aboard the Canadian Coast Guard Ship (CCGS) Louis
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Electronics for controlling the moving arm
Electronics for controlling the moving arm in the open pressure housing.
Crack in the Tundra
U.S. Geological Survey scientist collecting elevation data on the bluff of Alaska’s north coast.
Eider duck eggs in a nest on Arey Island, Alaska.
Eider duck eggs in a nest on Arey Island, Alaska.
Radar dome sits atop a permafrost bluff on Barter Island, Alaska
The large white radar dome is a former Distant Early Warning Line site, which sits atop a permafrost bluff on Barter Island, Alaska.
Location of earthquakes in the northeast Caribbean
Location of earthquakes as a function of depth and size in the northeastern Caribbean.
Hydrate Molecule
Water molecules (1 red oxygen and 2 white hydrogens) form a pentagonal dodecahedron around a methane molecule (1 gray carbon and 4 green hydrogens). This represents 2 of the 8 parts of the typical Structure I gas hydrate molecule.
Topographic and bathymetric map of the island of Hispaniola.
Map of the island of Hispaniola that include the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Fault traces are shown as lines with the following descriptions: barbed=thrust fault; solid=strike-slip fault with arrows showing relative direction of motion; black and white=normal fault. The arrow at the top right corner shows the direction of the North American plate motion
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Topography and bathymetry map of the Northeastern Caribbean.
Map of the Northeastern Caribbean: topography is in shades of green and bathymetry in shades of blue. Fault traces are shown as lines with the following descriptions: barbed=thrust fault; solid=strike-slip fault with arrows showing relative direction of motion; black and white=normal fault. Faults outlined in red have a potential to generate a large earthquake. The arrow
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Shaded relief image of Northern Cape Cod Bay, MA
Shaded relief image of Northern Cape Cod Bay, MA
Instrumented Pressure Testing Chamber (IPTC)
The Instrumented Pressure Testing Chamber (IPTC). A device for measuring the physical properties of naturally-occurring, hydrate-bearing sediment at nearly in situ pressure conditions