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Explore our planet through photography and imagery, including climate change and water all the way back to the 1800s when the USGS was surveying the country by horse and buggy.
SPCMSC Research Microbiologist Christina Kellogg loading coral samples into an automated DNA extraction instrument for processing.
SPCMSC Research Microbiologist Christina Kellogg loading coral samples into an automated DNA extraction instrument for processing.
USGS Scientist Robert Rossman checking groundwater levels with a steel tape
USGS Scientist Robert Rossman checking groundwater levels with a steel tape
USGS Hydrologist Robert Rosman using an electric tape to measure static water level in a production well, Burlington County.
USGS Hydrologist Robert Rosman using an electric tape to measure static water level in a production well, Burlington County.
Good weather provided clear views of Halema‘uma‘u during a routine visit to the webcam on the northwest rim of the caldera.
Good weather provided clear views of Halema‘uma‘u during a routine visit to the webcam on the northwest rim of the caldera.
Teaching Through Technology (T3) Alliance students in the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo Upward Bound summer program install a large display showing measurements from their air-quality monitoring station outside the Pāhoa Community Center, which was used as a temporary shelter for displaced residents from Kīlauea Volcano's 2018 eruption.
Teaching Through Technology (T3) Alliance students in the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo Upward Bound summer program install a large display showing measurements from their air-quality monitoring station outside the Pāhoa Community Center, which was used as a temporary shelter for displaced residents from Kīlauea Volcano's 2018 eruption.
Students from the Teaching Through Technology (T3) Alliance, University of Hawai‘i at Hilo Upward Bound summer program, install an air-quality monitoring station outside the Dragon's Eye Learning Center on Papaya Farms Road. Photo courtesy of Adam Low, T3 Alliance.
Students from the Teaching Through Technology (T3) Alliance, University of Hawai‘i at Hilo Upward Bound summer program, install an air-quality monitoring station outside the Dragon's Eye Learning Center on Papaya Farms Road. Photo courtesy of Adam Low, T3 Alliance.
HVO geologist Matthew Patrick being interviewed on the Kīlauea lava-flow field for a documentary about Hawaiian volcanism. Growing lava delta (left background) steaming at the point of ocean entry.
HVO geologist Matthew Patrick being interviewed on the Kīlauea lava-flow field for a documentary about Hawaiian volcanism. Growing lava delta (left background) steaming at the point of ocean entry.
Research Hydrologist Paul Hsieh collects seismic data during a groundwater study at Pinnacles National Park in California. The red seismometer on the ground measures ambient seismic noise, which includes microtremors induced by wind, ocean waves, and human activity.
Research Hydrologist Paul Hsieh collects seismic data during a groundwater study at Pinnacles National Park in California. The red seismometer on the ground measures ambient seismic noise, which includes microtremors induced by wind, ocean waves, and human activity.
GPS time series from station NRWY, near Norris Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park. The three plots show how the station is moving in a north-south direction (top), east-west direction (middle), and up-down direction (bottom).
GPS time series from station NRWY, near Norris Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park. The three plots show how the station is moving in a north-south direction (top), east-west direction (middle), and up-down direction (bottom).
USGS scientists collect sediment cores to examine the amount and distribution of metals within Lake Powell.
USGS scientists collect sediment cores to examine the amount and distribution of metals within Lake Powell.
William Clark's 1814 map, indicating the route of John Colter during the winter of 1807-1808. (Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, Washington, D.C.)
William Clark's 1814 map, indicating the route of John Colter during the winter of 1807-1808. (Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, Washington, D.C.)
Major ions such as Sulfate and Chloride are measured with an Ion Chromatograph
Major ions such as Sulfate and Chloride are measured with an Ion Chromatograph
Kelvey Merill ADCP measurement at Perdanales River near Fredricksburg - Lynne Fahlquist USGS.
Kelvey Merill ADCP measurement at Perdanales River near Fredricksburg - Lynne Fahlquist USGS.
GLSC Director Russ Strach presents the 2018 GLSC Moffett Award to lead author Yu-Chun Kao for his 2017 paper, Evaluating Stocking Efficacy in an Ecosystem Undergoing Oligotrophication, with GLSC coauthors Mark Rogers and David “Bo” Bunnell.
GLSC Director Russ Strach presents the 2018 GLSC Moffett Award to lead author Yu-Chun Kao for his 2017 paper, Evaluating Stocking Efficacy in an Ecosystem Undergoing Oligotrophication, with GLSC coauthors Mark Rogers and David “Bo” Bunnell.
This is a graphic from the USGS National Oil and Gas Assessment Explorer application, which allows user to drill into 70 oil and gas assessment provinces throughout the United States.
This is a graphic from the USGS National Oil and Gas Assessment Explorer application, which allows user to drill into 70 oil and gas assessment provinces throughout the United States.
The USGS Ohio Water Science Center located in Colubumbus, Ohio. The OH WSC is part of the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana WSC.
The USGS Ohio Water Science Center located in Colubumbus, Ohio. The OH WSC is part of the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana WSC.
Drill rig to collect sediment samples on Lake Powell.
Drill rig to collect sediment samples on Lake Powell.
Bright image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is compiled from 10 minutes of video and tracks the brightest pixels through 10 minutes of motion.
Bright image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is compiled from 10 minutes of video and tracks the brightest pixels through 10 minutes of motion.
Bright image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is compiled from 10 minutes of video and tracks the brightest pixels through 10 minutes of motion.
Bright image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is compiled from 10 minutes of video and tracks the brightest pixels through 10 minutes of motion.
Time-exposure image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is time-averaged over 10 minutes of video.
Time-exposure image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is time-averaged over 10 minutes of video.
Bright image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is compiled from 10 minutes of video and tracks the brightest pixels through 10 minutes of motion.
Bright image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is compiled from 10 minutes of video and tracks the brightest pixels through 10 minutes of motion.