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2 people lifting ADCP at edge of ocean on Long Island
Long Island - Breach
Long Island - Breach
Long Island - Breach

Using ADCP (Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler) to measure current offshore on Long Island, NY.

Using ADCP (Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler) to measure current offshore on Long Island, NY.

https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2018/3032/fs20183032.pdf
Changes in Earth's Gravity Reveal Changes in Groundwater Storage
Changes in Earth's Gravity Reveal Changes in Groundwater Storage
Changes in Earth's Gravity Reveal Changes in Groundwater Storage

Did you know that changes in the amount of water in aquifers cause small changes in Earth’s gravitational field? When the amount of groundwater in an aquifer changes, either by recharge or by discharge to surface water or wells, the gravitational acceleration at the land surface also changes.

Did you know that changes in the amount of water in aquifers cause small changes in Earth’s gravitational field? When the amount of groundwater in an aquifer changes, either by recharge or by discharge to surface water or wells, the gravitational acceleration at the land surface also changes.

Image: Celebrating the First USGS Streamgage
Celebrating the First USGS Streamgage
Celebrating the First USGS Streamgage
Celebrating the First USGS Streamgage

The first USGS streamgage, at Embudo, New Mexico, just turned 125 years old.

Image: Scientists Study Effects of Water Released Across U.S.-Mexico Border
Scientists Study Effects of Water Released Across U.S.-Mexico Border
Scientists Study Effects of Water Released Across U.S.-Mexico Border
Scientists Study Effects of Water Released Across U.S.-Mexico Border

USGS scientist Jeff Kennedy prepares to measure the change in gravity caused by changing aquifer storage for Minute 319 studies. 

 

Image: Ice Jams
Ice Jams
Ice Jams
Ice Jams

Ice Jams in Redwater River near Vida, MT.

Ice Jams in Redwater River near Vida, MT.

USGS scientist Jon Thomas collecting time-domain electromagnetic sounding in the Texas southern high plains
USGS scientist collecting time-domain electromagnetic sounding
USGS scientist collecting time-domain electromagnetic sounding
USGS scientist collecting time-domain electromagnetic sounding

USGS scientist Jon Thomas collecting time-domain electromagnetic sounding in the Texas southern high plains to measure hydrogeologic properties below the land surface.

Image: Ice Jams
Ice Jams
Ice Jams
Ice Jams

Ice Jams in Powder River at Arvada, WY, downstream of the bridge.

Ice Jams in Powder River at Arvada, WY, downstream of the bridge.

Image: Winter Hydrographer
Winter Hydrographer
Winter Hydrographer
Winter Hydrographer

Robert Bradley, a hydrologic technician with the Massachusetts USGS Office, headed to Maine to experience a winter ice measurement trip with Laura Flight, a hydrologic technician from the Maine USGS Office.

Robert Bradley, a hydrologic technician with the Massachusetts USGS Office, headed to Maine to experience a winter ice measurement trip with Laura Flight, a hydrologic technician from the Maine USGS Office.

Image: Measuring Snow Water Content
Measuring Snow Water Content
Measuring Snow Water Content
Measuring Snow Water Content

USGS hydrologic technician Jim Caldwell uses an aluminum tube and scale to measure snow depth, snow water content and snow density as part of the Maine Cooperative Snow Survey. This survey is conducted throughout Maine in the spring to aid in the evaluation of flood potential by the Maine River Flow Advisory Commission.

USGS hydrologic technician Jim Caldwell uses an aluminum tube and scale to measure snow depth, snow water content and snow density as part of the Maine Cooperative Snow Survey. This survey is conducted throughout Maine in the spring to aid in the evaluation of flood potential by the Maine River Flow Advisory Commission.

ModelMuse screen capture showing a mesh created in ModelMuse.
Generating a Mesh in ModelMuse
Generating a Mesh in ModelMuse
Generating a Mesh in ModelMuse

ModelMuse screen capture to be used as a thumbnail for a video about creating meshes.

Screen capture of ModelMuse with an "object" that will be used to define a boundary condition.
SUTRA Boundary Conditions and Observations
SUTRA Boundary Conditions and Observations
SUTRA Boundary Conditions and Observations

Screen capture of ModelMuse with the words "Objects are used to specify boundary conditions and observations."

ModelMuse screen capture with the words "To define time schedules, select 'ModelSUTRA Time Controls.'"
SUTRA Time Schedules
SUTRA Time Schedules
SUTRA Time Schedules

This image is a screen capture of ModelMuse with the words "To define time schedules, select 'ModelSUTRA Time Controls.'"

This image is a screen capture of ModelMuse with the words "To define time schedules, select 'ModelSUTRA Time Controls.'"

ModelMuse screen capture with a visualization of the permeability tensor.
Permeability in SUTRA
Permeability in SUTRA
Permeability in SUTRA

Screen capture of ModelMuse with a visualization of the SUTRA permeability. The image is intended to be used as a thumbnail for a video.

Screen capture of ModelMuse with a visualization of the SUTRA permeability. The image is intended to be used as a thumbnail for a video.

Screen capture of ModelMuse with a mesh
Nodes and Elements in SUTRA
Nodes and Elements in SUTRA
Nodes and Elements in SUTRA

Screen capture of ModelMuse with a mesh and the words "In SUTRA, some data are specified at nodes and some data are specified at elements."

Screen capture of ModelMuse with a mesh and the words "In SUTRA, some data are specified at nodes and some data are specified at elements."

ModelMuse screen capture with text "This is the first of several videos that give an introduction to working with SUTRA...
Starting a new SUTRA model
Starting a new SUTRA model
Starting a new SUTRA model

ModelMuse screen capture with the text "This is the first of several videos that give an introduction to working with SUTRA in ModelMuse."

ModelMuse screen capture with the text "This is the first of several videos that give an introduction to working with SUTRA in ModelMuse."

ModelMuse screen capture showing some of the changes to the ModelMuse main window with SUTRA models.
Main changes to the ModelMuse main window with SUTRA
Main changes to the ModelMuse main window with SUTRA
Main changes to the ModelMuse main window with SUTRA

This video describes some of the most obvious changes to ModelMuse when working with SUTRA models.

ModelMuse screen capture showing a 3D SUTRA mesh with pinched-out layers.
Working with 3D SUTRA meshes
Working with 3D SUTRA meshes
Working with 3D SUTRA meshes

This image shows a 3D SUTRA mesh that has layers that pinch out. The image is intended to be used as the thumbnail for a video.

This image shows a 3D SUTRA mesh that has layers that pinch out. The image is intended to be used as the thumbnail for a video.

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