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Coastal and Marine Mendenhall Postdoctoral Research Opportunities

Coastal and Marine Mendenhall Postdoctoral Research Opportunities

The U.S. Geological Survey Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program is seeking candidates for eight Mendenhall Postdoctoral Research...

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News Briefs - July-August 2022

News Briefs - July-August 2022

News Briefs - featuring coastal and ocean science from across the USGS.

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Keys to Collaboration - Research Teams Work Together to Study Reef Erosion in the Florida Keys

Keys to Collaboration - Research Teams Work Together to Study Reef Erosion in the Florida Keys

Two teams from the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (SPCMSC) traveled to the Florida Keys this summer, collaborating to better...

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Photo Roundup - July-August 2022

Photo Roundup - July-August 2022

A selection of coastal and ocean videos and photographs from across the USGS.

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Assembling a seismic history of the southern San Andreas Fault Zone beneath Salton Sea

Assembling a seismic history of the southern San Andreas Fault Zone beneath Salton Sea

The San Andreas Fault stretches for 750 miles along much of the length of California, traveling belowground from the Bay Area south to the Salton Sea...

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Team traveled to Puerto Rico to deploy instruments for coastal change hazards research

Team traveled to Puerto Rico to deploy instruments for coastal change hazards research

A team from the USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science in collaboration with the Caribbean Florida Water Science Center installed CoastCams...

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In depth: Surprising tsunamis caused by explosive eruption in Tonga

In depth: Surprising tsunamis caused by explosive eruption in Tonga

A volcanic eruption in Tonga on 15 January 2022 surprised scientists by triggering two types of tsunamis: “classic” tsunamis caused by the...

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New collaborative project on geochemical boundary fluxes to West Florida Shelf funded by the National Science Foundation

New collaborative project on geochemical boundary fluxes to West Florida Shelf funded by the National Science Foundation

A team of researchers, including Dr. Christopher G. Smith of the U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, received a...

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Coral Reef “Oases”: New Study Provides Clues to Locate Resilient Reef Communities

Coral Reef “Oases”: New Study Provides Clues to Locate Resilient Reef Communities

New models developed by an international team including USGS researchers could predict and explain the locations of resilient coral reef communities...

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Drs. Emily Wei and Jennifer Miselis published a manuscript describing the controls of geology, human modifications to the shoreline, and waves on shoreface morphology

Drs. Emily Wei and Jennifer Miselis published a manuscript describing the controls of geology, human modifications to the shoreline, and waves on shoreface morphology

SPCMSC Research Geologists Emily Wei and Jennifer Miselis published a new paper titled, “Geologic Framework, Anthropogenic Impacts, and Hydrodynamics...

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