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USGS Florence Bascom Geoscience Center - Who we are
USGS Florence Bascom Geoscience Center - Who we are
USGS Florence Bascom Geoscience Center - Who we are

The USGS Florence Bascom Geoscience Center (FBGC) is at the leading edge of scientific research addressing critical societal issues and providing unbiased data and information to decision makers and the public.

The USGS Florence Bascom Geoscience Center (FBGC) is at the leading edge of scientific research addressing critical societal issues and providing unbiased data and information to decision makers and the public.

USGS Florence Bascom Geoscience Center - Who we are (AD)
USGS Florence Bascom Geoscience Center - Who we are (AD)
USGS Florence Bascom Geoscience Center - Who we are (AD)

The USGS Florence Bascom Geoscience Center (FBGC) is at the leading edge of scientific research addressing critical societal issues and providing unbiased data and information to decision makers and the public.

The USGS Florence Bascom Geoscience Center (FBGC) is at the leading edge of scientific research addressing critical societal issues and providing unbiased data and information to decision makers and the public.

Kentucky Mount 2
Kentucky Mount
Kentucky Mount
Kentucky Mount

Kentucky mount constructed from Speed Rail. This mount can be used to deploy Rio Grande, RiverPro, RioPro, and RiverSurveyor ADCPs.

Kentucky mount constructed from Speed Rail. This mount can be used to deploy Rio Grande, RiverPro, RioPro, and RiverSurveyor ADCPs.

Kentucky style usgs mount on boat
Kentucky Mount
Kentucky Mount
Kentucky Mount

Kentucky mount constructed from Speed Rail. This mount can be used to deploy Rio Grande, RiverPro, RioPro, and RiverSurveyor ADCPs.

Kentucky mount constructed from Speed Rail. This mount can be used to deploy Rio Grande, RiverPro, RioPro, and RiverSurveyor ADCPs.

PubTalk 2/2020 — From California to Cambodia
PubTalk 2/2020 — From California to Cambodia
PubTalk 2/2020 — From California to Cambodia

From California to Cambodia - Surface Water Mapping Using Cloud-Based Remote Sensing (by Christopher Soulard, USGS Research Geographer)

From California to Cambodia - Surface Water Mapping Using Cloud-Based Remote Sensing (by Christopher Soulard, USGS Research Geographer)

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Timelapse of water rising in Halema‘uma‘u
Timelapse of water rising in Halema‘uma‘u
Timelapse of water rising in Halema‘uma‘u

This timelapse sequence shows the water pond in Halema‘uma‘u Crater, at Kīlauea's summit, between November 1, 2019, and March 26, 2020. Over this time the water level rose approximately 14 meters (46 feet), equivalent to 67 cm (about 2 feet) per week. The timelapse shows one image per day (with a few cloudy images removed), and is looped several times.

This timelapse sequence shows the water pond in Halema‘uma‘u Crater, at Kīlauea's summit, between November 1, 2019, and March 26, 2020. Over this time the water level rose approximately 14 meters (46 feet), equivalent to 67 cm (about 2 feet) per week. The timelapse shows one image per day (with a few cloudy images removed), and is looped several times.

A woman points to a figure on a poster
Davina Passeri presents poster about coastal change research
Davina Passeri presents poster about coastal change research
Davina Passeri presents poster about coastal change research

Davina Passeri of the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center presents a poster about coastal change research in Dauphin Island, Alabama at the USGS Southeast Regional Meeting in February 2020.

A woman talks to a group of people standing in front of a poster
Ilsa Kuffner presents a poster on coral research
Ilsa Kuffner presents a poster on coral research
Ilsa Kuffner presents a poster on coral research

Ilsa Kuffner speaks to a group at the USGS Southeast Regional Meeting in February 2020 about coral research conducted by the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center

Color photo of Gabriel Senay with graphic for USGS EROS podcast Eyes on Earth
Eyes on Earth - Gabriel Senay
Eyes on Earth - Gabriel Senay
Eyes on Earth Episode 17 - Evapotranspiration
Eyes on Earth Episode 17 - Evapotranspiration
Color photo of Gabriel Senay with graphic for USGS EROS podcast Eyes on Earth
Eyes on Earth - Gabriel Senay
Eyes on Earth - Gabriel Senay
Eyes on Earth Episode 17 - Evapotranspiration

It’s easy enough to measure rainfall, and nearly as easy to measure streamflow. Calculating the efficiency of water use through the metric of evapotranspiration (ET) – evaporation off the Earth’s surface and transpiration from the leaves of plants – is a far trickier proposal.

It’s easy enough to measure rainfall, and nearly as easy to measure streamflow. Calculating the efficiency of water use through the metric of evapotranspiration (ET) – evaporation off the Earth’s surface and transpiration from the leaves of plants – is a far trickier proposal.

A group of six photographs showing equipment used for collecting data in the field.
Field equipment for bathymetric and topographic surveys
Field equipment for bathymetric and topographic surveys
Field equipment for bathymetric and topographic surveys

Field equipment used by USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center scientists for bathymetric and topographic surveys in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California

Two people look into a laboratory
Sediment laboratory at St. Petersburg Coastal & Marine Science Center
Sediment laboratory at St. Petersburg Coastal & Marine Science Center
USGS Erosion Simulation Video
USGS Erosion Simulation Video
USGS Erosion Simulation Video

This video demonstrates a simulation of how storms can impact sandy coastlines through processes such as erosion. This demonstration is conducted at outreach events by scientists at the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center. The activity can also be re-created at home or in the classroom.

This video demonstrates a simulation of how storms can impact sandy coastlines through processes such as erosion. This demonstration is conducted at outreach events by scientists at the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center. The activity can also be re-created at home or in the classroom.

I-80 Underpass at Rawlins, WY
I-80 Underpass at Rawlins, WY
I-80 Underpass at Rawlins, WY
I-80 Underpass at Rawlins, WY

Hats off to the tireless efforts of WYDOT and county crews for all the plowing to get roads open so we can do our jobs.

Hats off to the tireless efforts of WYDOT and county crews for all the plowing to get roads open so we can do our jobs.

Road from Hanna to Elk Mountain
Road from Hanna to Elk Mountain
Road from Hanna to Elk Mountain
Road from Hanna to Elk Mountain

Hats off to the tireless efforts of WYDOT and county crews for all the plowing to get roads open so we can do our jobs.

Hats off to the tireless efforts of WYDOT and county crews for all the plowing to get roads open so we can do our jobs.

Drilling Holes on the Green River
Drilling Holes on the Green River
Drilling Holes on the Green River
Drilling Holes on the Green River

Drilling holes to collect samples for water-quality analyses at Green River nr LaBarge was made extra challenging by a temperature of -10F. It takes a lot of planning and quick action to collect and process the sample before equipment and water freeze.

Drilling holes to collect samples for water-quality analyses at Green River nr LaBarge was made extra challenging by a temperature of -10F. It takes a lot of planning and quick action to collect and process the sample before equipment and water freeze.

 Shoreline and dune-base forecast locations
Shoreline and dune-base forecast locations
Shoreline and dune-base forecast locations
Shoreline and dune-base forecast locations

Map and graphs illustrating (A) the extent of the shoreline and dune-base forecast locations (red). The year of (B) the first available and (C) most recent shoreline (red) and dune-base (blue) positions are provided for each transect. (D) Total number of shoreline and dune-base positions used in the analysis are also shown. #, number.

Map and graphs illustrating (A) the extent of the shoreline and dune-base forecast locations (red). The year of (B) the first available and (C) most recent shoreline (red) and dune-base (blue) positions are provided for each transect. (D) Total number of shoreline and dune-base positions used in the analysis are also shown. #, number.

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Water, ash, and the great unknown of explosive volcanic eruptions
Water, ash, and the great unknown of explosive volcanic eruptions
Water, ash, and the great unknown of explosive volcanic eruptions

Scanning electron microprobe images show the complexity of tiny Icelandic ash grains (150 micron, or 0.006 inch). Image (a) shows a dense and blocky grain, and (b) shows a foamy grain. Photos by J. Schmith.

Scanning electron microprobe images show the complexity of tiny Icelandic ash grains (150 micron, or 0.006 inch). Image (a) shows a dense and blocky grain, and (b) shows a foamy grain. Photos by J. Schmith.

Frozen Dinwoody Creek
Frozen Dinwoody Creek
Frozen Dinwoody Creek
Frozen Dinwoody Creek

The stream at this site is free flowing under the ice, so the relation between stream stage and streamflow works like it does in the summer (or other non-ice months). Real-time flow and stage for Dinwoody Creek abv Lakes online: http://ow.ly/a0L850yr2Nb

The stream at this site is free flowing under the ice, so the relation between stream stage and streamflow works like it does in the summer (or other non-ice months). Real-time flow and stage for Dinwoody Creek abv Lakes online: http://ow.ly/a0L850yr2Nb

Shannon Fisher pulling sled at Moreau Lake
Shannon Fisher pulling sled at Moreau Lake
Shannon Fisher pulling sled at Moreau Lake
Shannon Fisher pulling sled at Moreau Lake

Photo Contest Winner | Feb. 2020 | People
Shannon Fisher pulling sled at Moreau Lake area after measuring water levels in GW wells surrounding the lake

Photo Contest Winner | Feb. 2020 | People
Shannon Fisher pulling sled at Moreau Lake area after measuring water levels in GW wells surrounding the lake

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