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This video is an introduction to the partnership between the USGS Arizona Water Science Center and the Arizona Department of Transportation, or ADOT, as it is referred to throughout the video. These two agencies are working together, using cutting edge technology and methods, to understand how flood flows interact with and impact critical infrastructure.
This video is an introduction to the partnership between the USGS Arizona Water Science Center and the Arizona Department of Transportation, or ADOT, as it is referred to throughout the video. These two agencies are working together, using cutting edge technology and methods, to understand how flood flows interact with and impact critical infrastructure.
On the right, a tiltmeter is ready for installation in a shallow borehole. On the left, the tiltmeter is located at the bottom of a 3 to 4 m (10 to 15 ft) borehole lined with a metal casing. The tiltmeter is surrounded by sand to secure it within the borehole so that it does not touch the casing.
On the right, a tiltmeter is ready for installation in a shallow borehole. On the left, the tiltmeter is located at the bottom of a 3 to 4 m (10 to 15 ft) borehole lined with a metal casing. The tiltmeter is surrounded by sand to secure it within the borehole so that it does not touch the casing.
A windblown stand of hemlock trees at the Wolverine Glacier field site
A windblown stand of hemlock trees at the Wolverine Glacier field site
Aerial view of a southeast Louisiana coastal marsh.
Aerial view of a southeast Louisiana coastal marsh.
Ambae Island is in the northern Vanuatu archipelago (Figure A, courtesy of NASA) and hosts a nested caldera at its summit. A temporary seismic-acoustic array was deployed beginning July 2018 (yellow squares). Local airports are marked by the red squares.
Ambae Island is in the northern Vanuatu archipelago (Figure A, courtesy of NASA) and hosts a nested caldera at its summit. A temporary seismic-acoustic array was deployed beginning July 2018 (yellow squares). Local airports are marked by the red squares.
Amy Gartman waits for an X-ray diffractometer to analyze samples of hydrothermal sulfide minerals.
Amy Gartman waits for an X-ray diffractometer to analyze samples of hydrothermal sulfide minerals.
Aquaculture water use in 2015
Artesian Well (cropped), John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, Key Largo, FL
Artesian Well (cropped), John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, Key Largo, FL
Artesian Well, John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, Key Largo, FL
Artesian Well, John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, Key Largo, FL
Available Precipitation - Average from 1934 to 2002 In Inches Per Year
Available Precipitation - Average from 1934 to 2002 In Inches Per Year
Maintenance of high quality ShakeAlert sensor, power and telemetry station in the San Francisco Bay Area in California.
Maintenance of high quality ShakeAlert sensor, power and telemetry station in the San Francisco Bay Area in California.
Maintenance of a high-quality ShakeAlert sensors, power and telemetry stations in Portland, OR.
Maintenance of a high-quality ShakeAlert sensors, power and telemetry stations in Portland, OR.
View of Barry Glacier in Alaska, from Prince William Sound
View of Barry Glacier in Alaska, from Prince William Sound
Big bear scat found while in the field
Brackish water desalination facility in Harlingen, Texas. The plant was built in 2007 and has a capacity of 2.25 million gallons per day. Source: North Cameron Regional Water Supply Corporation
Brackish water desalination facility in Harlingen, Texas. The plant was built in 2007 and has a capacity of 2.25 million gallons per day. Source: North Cameron Regional Water Supply Corporation
Captive Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica), and wheat seeds with (brown) and without (cream) pesticide coatings used to treat insect pests.
Captive Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica), and wheat seeds with (brown) and without (cream) pesticide coatings used to treat insect pests.
Coastal bathymetry, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, mapped using lidar and depicted with false-color (purple is deep, orange is shallow). Land areas are depicted with satellite imagery.
Coastal bathymetry, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, mapped using lidar and depicted with false-color (purple is deep, orange is shallow). Land areas are depicted with satellite imagery.
Coastal wetland ecosystems in Jamaica Bay, New York, provide important ecosystem services along the highly urbanized Atlantic coast.
Coastal wetland ecosystems in Jamaica Bay, New York, provide important ecosystem services along the highly urbanized Atlantic coast.
Two divers work to collect a long core sample from a coral reef in Florida.
Two divers work to collect a long core sample from a coral reef in Florida.
Cores were collected from various areas of thawing permafrost-peatlands in Alaska. Permafrost thaw results in ground subsidence and inundation that kills black spruce and other understory plants living on the permafrost plateau.
Cores were collected from various areas of thawing permafrost-peatlands in Alaska. Permafrost thaw results in ground subsidence and inundation that kills black spruce and other understory plants living on the permafrost plateau.
Cores were collected from various areas of thawing permafrost-peatlands in Alaska. Permafrost thaw results in ground subsidence and inundation that kills black spruce and other understory plants living on the permafrost plateau.
Cores were collected from various areas of thawing permafrost-peatlands in Alaska. Permafrost thaw results in ground subsidence and inundation that kills black spruce and other understory plants living on the permafrost plateau.