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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.
Rigorously Valuing the Role of the U.S. Virgin Islands’ Coral Reefs in Coastal Hazard Risk Reduction
Estimated Annual Benefits
Rigorously Valuing the Role of the U.S. Virgin Islands’ Coral Reefs in Coastal Hazard Risk Reduction
Estimated Annual Benefits
On January 17, 2020, USGS-HVO scientists and DOI Unoccupied Aerial System (UAS) team members collected three additional samples of water from the Halema‘uma‘u crater lake. Here, the sampling device and temperature logger were readied for takeoff. The plastic sleeve was attached to the UAS (drone) with a cord about 20 feet (6 m) long.
On January 17, 2020, USGS-HVO scientists and DOI Unoccupied Aerial System (UAS) team members collected three additional samples of water from the Halema‘uma‘u crater lake. Here, the sampling device and temperature logger were readied for takeoff. The plastic sleeve was attached to the UAS (drone) with a cord about 20 feet (6 m) long.
A photo of a National Park Service information plate on “Sharks in Cape Cod Waters”, Cape Cod, MA, taken during a field study reconnaissance mission.
A photo of a National Park Service information plate on “Sharks in Cape Cod Waters”, Cape Cod, MA, taken during a field study reconnaissance mission.
A silver-phase American Eel in a northeastern river begins migrating downstream to the ocean to spawn in the Sargasso Sea. The migration can span hundreds of kilometers in freshwater rivers and thousands of kilometers at sea.
A silver-phase American Eel in a northeastern river begins migrating downstream to the ocean to spawn in the Sargasso Sea. The migration can span hundreds of kilometers in freshwater rivers and thousands of kilometers at sea.
Top view of beam orientation and sample volume of a sidelooking ADVM. The ADVM-measured velocity used to index mean velocity is usually the sample volume x-component of velocity.
Top view of beam orientation and sample volume of a sidelooking ADVM. The ADVM-measured velocity used to index mean velocity is usually the sample volume x-component of velocity.
Geophysical investigations of Mountain Pass, California, were conducted as part of an effort to study regional crustal structures as an aid to understanding the geologic framework and mineral resources of the eastern Mojave Desert. The study area encompasses Mountain Pass, which is host to one of the world’s largest rare earth element (REE) carbonatite deposits.
Geophysical investigations of Mountain Pass, California, were conducted as part of an effort to study regional crustal structures as an aid to understanding the geologic framework and mineral resources of the eastern Mojave Desert. The study area encompasses Mountain Pass, which is host to one of the world’s largest rare earth element (REE) carbonatite deposits.
Northward view towards Kaktovik from southeastern Arctic National Wildlife Refuge-1002 Area. Location is along Sabbath Creek, a tributary of the Jago River.
Northward view towards Kaktovik from southeastern Arctic National Wildlife Refuge-1002 Area. Location is along Sabbath Creek, a tributary of the Jago River.
Northward view from southeastern corner of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge-1002 Area near Okerokorik River showing gently rolling topography typical of the southern coastal plain.
Northward view from southeastern corner of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge-1002 Area near Okerokorik River showing gently rolling topography typical of the southern coastal plain.
View to the northeast from east-central Arctic National Wildlife Refuge-1002 Area near the Jago River.
View to the northeast from east-central Arctic National Wildlife Refuge-1002 Area near the Jago River.
Eastward view from east-central Arctic National Wildlife Refuge-1002 Area near the Jago River. Northeastern Brooks Range visible in distance at right.
Eastward view from east-central Arctic National Wildlife Refuge-1002 Area near the Jago River. Northeastern Brooks Range visible in distance at right.
View to the northeast from near the eastern boundary of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge-1002 Area west of the Aichilik River.
View to the northeast from near the eastern boundary of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge-1002 Area west of the Aichilik River.
Northward view in central Arctic National Wildlife Refuge-1002 Area near the Sadlerochit River showing gently rolling topography typical of the southern coastal plain and meandering creek.
Northward view in central Arctic National Wildlife Refuge-1002 Area near the Sadlerochit River showing gently rolling topography typical of the southern coastal plain and meandering creek.
Multibeam bathymetry shown in the spectrum from red (shallower) to blue (deeper) for depths greater than 200 m across the head of Astoria Canyon. The land and continental shelf are shown in grayscale slope shading where darker colors represent steeper slopes. The modern Columbia River is far right.
Multibeam bathymetry shown in the spectrum from red (shallower) to blue (deeper) for depths greater than 200 m across the head of Astoria Canyon. The land and continental shelf are shown in grayscale slope shading where darker colors represent steeper slopes. The modern Columbia River is far right.
The AVM-measured velocity used to index mean velocity can be the line velocity from one acoustic path or from multiple acoustic paths.
The AVM-measured velocity used to index mean velocity can be the line velocity from one acoustic path or from multiple acoustic paths.
The AVM measures the average water velocity along the acoustic path (VP, figure 1); then computes the "line velocity," the velocity component parallel with the average downstream flow line.
The AVM measures the average water velocity along the acoustic path (VP, figure 1); then computes the "line velocity," the velocity component parallel with the average downstream flow line.
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center geologist, Ben Gutierrez, moderates a panel at the 2019 Partnership Eucation Program (PEP) 10th Anniversity Conference and Celebration, Woods Hole, MA June 28-30, 2019.
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center geologist, Ben Gutierrez, moderates a panel at the 2019 Partnership Eucation Program (PEP) 10th Anniversity Conference and Celebration, Woods Hole, MA June 28-30, 2019.
Animated GIF of bighorn sheep pulled from the "Wildlife on the Nevada National Security Site" video by the USGS.
Animated GIF of bighorn sheep pulled from the "Wildlife on the Nevada National Security Site" video by the USGS.
Illustration of a typical remotely recoverable sub-surface deployment.
Illustration of a typical remotely recoverable sub-surface deployment.
Gas hydrate is sometimes called “the ice that burns” because the warming hydrates release enough methane to sustain a flame. Credit: USGS
Gas hydrate is sometimes called “the ice that burns” because the warming hydrates release enough methane to sustain a flame. Credit: USGS
Protective housing prevents damage to ADVM and allows for adjustment of heading and roll.
Protective housing prevents damage to ADVM and allows for adjustment of heading and roll.
Protective housing prevents damage to ADVM and allows for adjustment of heading and roll.
Protective housing prevents damage to ADVM and allows for adjustment of heading and roll.