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Alaska Hyperspectral Minerals Map
Alaska Hyperspectral Minerals Map
Alaska Hyperspectral Minerals Map

Preliminary map of selected minerals for a portion of the Nabesna area of interest, near Orange Hill and Bond Creek deposits in Alaska. The image, derived from HyMap imaging spectrometer data collected in July 2014, is draped on shaded relief.

Preliminary map of selected minerals for a portion of the Nabesna area of interest, near Orange Hill and Bond Creek deposits in Alaska. The image, derived from HyMap imaging spectrometer data collected in July 2014, is draped on shaded relief.

Image: Previously active volcano site in Texas
Previously active volcano site in Texas
Previously active volcano site in Texas
Previously active volcano site in Texas

A site where volcanoes used to be active in the Chinati Mountains near Presidio, Texas. 

 

Image: Bee Trap in Grassland
Bee Trap in Grassland
Bee Trap in Grassland
Bee Trap in Grassland

A blue bee trap is located in a Colorado grassland. These are used to collect bee specimens for lab study. Credit: Mark Vandever, USGS.

A blue bee trap is located in a Colorado grassland. These are used to collect bee specimens for lab study. Credit: Mark Vandever, USGS.

Image: Tegu
Tegu
Tegu
Tegu

Tegu preying in on the crocodile nest.

Tegu preying in on the crocodile nest.

Image: Tegu
Tegu
Tegu
Tegu

Tegu preying in on the crocodile nest.

Tegu preying in on the crocodile nest.

Image: Monitoring Volcanic Gases on Kilauea's East Rift Zone II
Monitoring Volcanic Gases on Kilauea's East Rift Zone II
Monitoring Volcanic Gases on Kilauea's East Rift Zone II
Monitoring Volcanic Gases on Kilauea's East Rift Zone II

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Geochemist Jeff Sutton and CSAV international volcanology students visit a continuous gas monitoring site on Kilauea's east rift zone during field studies portion of the summer training course.

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Geochemist Jeff Sutton and CSAV international volcanology students visit a continuous gas monitoring site on Kilauea's east rift zone during field studies portion of the summer training course.

Image: Monitoring Volcanic Gases on Kilauea's East Rift Zone
Monitoring Volcanic Gases on Kilauea's East Rift Zone
Monitoring Volcanic Gases on Kilauea's East Rift Zone
Monitoring Volcanic Gases on Kilauea's East Rift Zone

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Geochemist Jeff Sutton and CSAV international volcanology students visit a continuous gas monitoring site on Kilauea's east rift zone during field studies portion of the summer training course.

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Geochemist Jeff Sutton and CSAV international volcanology students visit a continuous gas monitoring site on Kilauea's east rift zone during field studies portion of the summer training course.

Image: Leaf Me Alone!
Leaf Me Alone!
Leaf Me Alone!
Leaf Me Alone!

In this photo, Joseph Whittier, a student with the Maine Office of the New England Water Science Center, takes a break from scooping leaves to pose for a photo. 

In this photo, Joseph Whittier, a student with the Maine Office of the New England Water Science Center, takes a break from scooping leaves to pose for a photo. 

Crest-stage gage 07307550 Wind River tributary, Northfield, Texas
Crest-stage gage 07307550 Wind River tributary
Crest-stage gage 07307550 Wind River tributary
Crest-stage gage 07307550 Wind River tributary

U.S. Geological Survey crest-stage gage 07307550 Wind River tributary at Farm to Market 656 near Northfield, Texas, looking downstream, May 24, 2014 (photograph by W.H. Asquith).
Cover photograph for U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2018–5107

U.S. Geological Survey crest-stage gage 07307550 Wind River tributary at Farm to Market 656 near Northfield, Texas, looking downstream, May 24, 2014 (photograph by W.H. Asquith).
Cover photograph for U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2018–5107

Image: Water Released Across the U.S. - Mexico Border Brings Life to the Colorado River
Water Released Across the U.S. - Mexico Border Brings Life to the Colorado River
Water Released Across the U.S. - Mexico Border Brings Life to the Colorado River
Water Released Across the U.S. - Mexico Border Brings Life to the Colorado River

Native seedlings along the Colorado River consisting of a mix of mostly Baccharis, tamarisk, and a couple of cottonwoods.A peso coin is included for scale. 

Image: Water Released Across the U.S. - Mexico Border Brings Life to the Colorado River
Water Released Across the U.S. - Mexico Border Brings Life to the Colorado River
Water Released Across the U.S. - Mexico Border Brings Life to the Colorado River
Water Released Across the U.S. - Mexico Border Brings Life to the Colorado River

Upriver view of the Colorado River where it meets the ocean. This photo was taken after the Minute 319 pulse flow to to simulate natural spring floods. Water provided by the Minute 319 agreement between the United States and Mexico is intended to promote riparian habitat restoration along the river in its delta. 

Upriver view of the Colorado River where it meets the ocean. This photo was taken after the Minute 319 pulse flow to to simulate natural spring floods. Water provided by the Minute 319 agreement between the United States and Mexico is intended to promote riparian habitat restoration along the river in its delta. 

Image: Mapping A CERC Pond With A River Ray
Mapping A CERC Pond With A River Ray
Mapping A CERC Pond With A River Ray
Mapping A CERC Pond With A River Ray

A CERC pond being used for a sturgeon study is being mapped using an aDcp mounted on a River Ray.

Image: Substrate Arrangement Of A CERC Pond
Substrate Arrangement Of A CERC Pond
Substrate Arrangement Of A CERC Pond
Substrate Arrangement Of A CERC Pond

Substrate and pond configurations are shown before being used in a study on sturgeon reproduction at CERC.

Image: Smoke Conditions from Slide Fire
Smoke Conditions from Slide Fire
Smoke Conditions from Slide Fire
Smoke Conditions from Slide Fire

Smoke from the Slide fire, a major wildfire near Flagstaff, Arizona, is apparent in this hemispheric, natural-color image of sky conditions.  The image was acquired at the USGS Flagstaff Science Campus at 3:00 p.m.

Smoke from the Slide fire, a major wildfire near Flagstaff, Arizona, is apparent in this hemispheric, natural-color image of sky conditions.  The image was acquired at the USGS Flagstaff Science Campus at 3:00 p.m.

Image: Free Embryo
Free Embryo
Free Embryo
Image: RV Meteor
RV Meteor
RV Meteor
RV Meteor

Oceanographic Research Vessel METEOR. Photo courtesy of Ferdinand Oberle.

Location: NW Iberian Shelf, Atlantic Ocean

Oceanographic Research Vessel METEOR. Photo courtesy of Ferdinand Oberle.

Location: NW Iberian Shelf, Atlantic Ocean

Image: Botton Trawler Boat
Bottom Trawler Boat
Bottom Trawler Boat
Bottom Trawler Boat

One of the many passing bottom trawlers on the NW Iberian Shelf as seen from Research Vessel METEOR.

Location: NW Iberian Shelf, Atlantic Ocean

One of the many passing bottom trawlers on the NW Iberian Shelf as seen from Research Vessel METEOR.

Location: NW Iberian Shelf, Atlantic Ocean

Image: Deploying Equipment from Oceanic Research Vessel
Deploying Equipment from Oceanic Research Vessel
Deploying Equipment from Oceanic Research Vessel
Deploying Equipment from Oceanic Research Vessel

Deployment of Scientific Research Equipment (Tripod) from ship, RV Meteor

Location: NW Iberian Shelf, Atlantic Ocean

Image: RV Meteor
RV Meteor
RV Meteor
RV Meteor

Oceanographic Research Vessel METEOR.

Location: NW Iberian Shelf, Atlantic Ocean

 

Oceanographic Research Vessel METEOR.

Location: NW Iberian Shelf, Atlantic Ocean

 

Image: Bakken Oil Well
Bakken Oil Well
Bakken Oil Well
Bakken Oil Well

Oil-well pads dotting the landscape of typical badland topography. Thousands of new wells are drilled into the Bakken and Three Forks annually, making this one of the most productive plays in the Nation.

Oil-well pads dotting the landscape of typical badland topography. Thousands of new wells are drilled into the Bakken and Three Forks annually, making this one of the most productive plays in the Nation.

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