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Ripples for Everyone!—Investigating How Sediment Moves on the Sea Floor

Ripples for Everyone!—Investigating How Sediment Moves on the Sea Floor

Researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center recently conducted two cruises aboard research vessel Pel...

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Eelgrass in Puget Sound—A New Study of Flow, Sediment Transport, and Zostera marina

Eelgrass in Puget Sound—A New Study of Flow, Sediment Transport, and Zostera marina

Meadows of eelgrass (Zostera marina) provide essential habitat to a wide range of fish and wildlife in the nearshore parts of Puget Sound, Washington...

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Recent Publications - September 2004

Recent Publications - September 2004

List of recent USGS publications and data releases based on coastal and marine research.

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Oceanographer Joins the Western Coastal and Marine Geology Team

Oceanographer Joins the Western Coastal and Marine Geology Team

Story about a scientist who temporarily worked for the USGS.

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Hyperspectral Data Analysis for Mapping Coastal Landslide Hazards Along the Big Sur Coast

Hyperspectral Data Analysis for Mapping Coastal Landslide Hazards Along the Big Sur Coast

The purpose of this fieldwork was to collect spectra—measurements of reflected sunlight—from the various rock types and fault materials along the Big...

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Patent Awarded to USGS Scientists for Underwater Microscope System

Patent Awarded to USGS Scientists for Underwater Microscope System

U.S. patent 6,680,795

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New USGS Drifters Track Hawai'i Coral Larvae

New USGS Drifters Track Hawai'i Coral Larvae

From June 30 to July 3, 2003, coral-reef-project scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) conducted an experiment to investigate one possible...

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West Maui Coastal Circulation Experiment: Understanding the Movement of Sediment, Coral Larvae, and Contaminants Along Coral Reefs

West Maui Coastal Circulation Experiment: Understanding the Movement of Sediment, Coral Larvae, and Contaminants Along Coral Reefs

From late June through mid-July 2003, USGS scientists and technicians conducted fieldwork off West Maui, Hawai'i, to better understand coastal...

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The “Poking Eyeball”—a Prototype Underwater Camera System

The “Poking Eyeball”—a Prototype Underwater Camera System

A prototype underwater camera system has been developed by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists to take repetitive microscopic images of the...

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