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Screen capture of ModelMuse and its help
ModelMuse: IBOUND
ModelMuse: IBOUND
ModelMuse: IBOUND

Screen capture of ModelMuse and its help.

The image is intended to be used to introduce a video.

Screen capture of ModelMuse and its help.

The image is intended to be used to introduce a video.

Black shiny newly sealcoated pavement
Pavement newly treated with coal-tar-based sealcoat
Pavement newly treated with coal-tar-based sealcoat
Pavement newly treated with coal-tar-based sealcoat

In 2009, USGS had a test plot professionally sealed with coal-tar-based sealcoat in preparation for measurements of volatilization from the pavement after application. Here, the newly applied sealcoat is black and shiny.

In 2009, USGS had a test plot professionally sealed with coal-tar-based sealcoat in preparation for measurements of volatilization from the pavement after application. Here, the newly applied sealcoat is black and shiny.

Equipment for measuring volatilization from sealcoated pavement
Equipment for measuring volatilization from sealcoated pavement
Equipment for measuring volatilization from sealcoated pavement
Equipment for measuring volatilization from sealcoated pavement

In 2009, USGS had a test plot professionally sealed with coal-tar-based sealcoat in preparation for measurements of volatilization from the pavement after application.

Worker inspects a tank of coal-tar-based sealcoat
Inspecting tank of coal-tar-based sealcoat prior to application
Inspecting tank of coal-tar-based sealcoat prior to application
Inspecting tank of coal-tar-based sealcoat prior to application

In 2009, USGS had a test plot professionally sealed with coal-tar-based sealcoat in preparation for measurements of volatilization from the pavement after application. Here, the applicator checks the tank.

In 2009, USGS had a test plot professionally sealed with coal-tar-based sealcoat in preparation for measurements of volatilization from the pavement after application. Here, the applicator checks the tank.

Applicator sprays coal-tar-based sealcoat on parking lot
Applicator sprays coal-tar-based sealcoat on parking lot
Applicator sprays coal-tar-based sealcoat on parking lot
Applicator sprays coal-tar-based sealcoat on parking lot

In 2009, USGS had a test plot professionally sealed with coal-tar-based sealcoat in preparation for measurements of volatilization from the pavement after application. Here, the applicator applies the sealcoat to the parking lot.

In 2009, USGS had a test plot professionally sealed with coal-tar-based sealcoat in preparation for measurements of volatilization from the pavement after application. Here, the applicator applies the sealcoat to the parking lot.

Image: Souris River
Souris River
Souris River
Souris River

The Souris River above Minot, ND

Screen capture of ModelMuse showing colored grid.
ModelMuse: Array parameters in ModelMuse
ModelMuse: Array parameters in ModelMuse
ModelMuse: Array parameters in ModelMuse

Screen capture of ModelMuse with colored grid.

The image is intended to introduce a video.

Image: Pollution Along the Coast
Pollution Along the Coast
Pollution Along the Coast
Pollution Along the Coast

Garbage that has accumulated at a dock on the edge of the Great Lakes. This type of pollution is one of the ways contaminants and pathogens enter the Great Lakes and pose human health concerns.

Garbage that has accumulated at a dock on the edge of the Great Lakes. This type of pollution is one of the ways contaminants and pathogens enter the Great Lakes and pose human health concerns.

Image: The Meltwater Stonefly
The Meltwater Stonefly
The Meltwater Stonefly
The Meltwater Stonefly

A Meltwater stonefly rests on a rock in Reynolds Creek spring on Logan Pass in Glacier National Park.

A Meltwater stonefly rests on a rock in Reynolds Creek spring on Logan Pass in Glacier National Park.

Image: After the Storm
After the Storm
After the Storm
After the Storm

Long Creek at Western Crossing of International Boundary, Saskatchewan, Canada, after a storm. Long Creek crosses into North Dakota near where this picture was taken, then returns to Canada.

Long Creek at Western Crossing of International Boundary, Saskatchewan, Canada, after a storm. Long Creek crosses into North Dakota near where this picture was taken, then returns to Canada.

Image: Deep River Gage House
Deep River Gage House
Deep River Gage House
Deep River Gage House

The USGS gage house for measuring streamflow on Deep River near Upham, North Dakota.

The USGS gage house for measuring streamflow on Deep River near Upham, North Dakota.

Image: USGS Coral Reef Researcher
USGS Coral Reef Researcher
USGS Coral Reef Researcher
USGS Coral Reef Researcher

Don Hickey finishes installing ocean chemistry monitoring equipment on Sombrero Reef, Florida Keys.

Don Hickey finishes installing ocean chemistry monitoring equipment on Sombrero Reef, Florida Keys.

Image: Souris River
Souris River
Souris River
Souris River

The Souris River in July.

Image: Cliffs Above the North Fork Virgin River, Zion National Park, UT
Cliffs Above the North Fork Virgin River, Zion National Park, UT
Cliffs Above the North Fork Virgin River, Zion National Park, UT
Image: California Cliffs and Coastline
California Cliffs and Coastline
California Cliffs and Coastline
California Cliffs and Coastline

Colorful vegetated clifftop near Half Moon Bay, California.

Image: Red River of the North
Red River of the North
Red River of the North
Red River of the North

Red River of the North at Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Image: Colorado River Looking Upstream From the Navajo Bridge
Colorado River Looking Upstream From the Navajo Bridge
Colorado River Looking Upstream From the Navajo Bridge
Colorado River Looking Upstream From the Navajo Bridge

Late afternoon view of the Colorado River in Marble Canyon looking upstream from the Navajo Bridge, near Lees Ferry, AZ.

National Park Service employee sampling water in Voyageurs National Park
NPS employee sampling water in Voyageurs National Park
NPS employee sampling water in Voyageurs National Park
NPS employee sampling water in Voyageurs National Park

National Park Service employee Jaime LeDuc holds a sample bottle in a zip-lock bag in Voyageurs National Park.

Image: Sampling at Ice Out
Sampling at Ice Out
Sampling at Ice Out
Sampling at Ice Out

Rob Spencer, UCDavis Professor and USGS Volunteer collecting a water quality sample with a custom-made "pole sampler" during ice out.

Rob Spencer, UCDavis Professor and USGS Volunteer collecting a water quality sample with a custom-made "pole sampler" during ice out.

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