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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.
I Am A...Malacologist Coloring Page
Welcome to the "The I Am A..." series. This is the sixth video in a series of USGS whiteboard animations that highlight USGS careers. The concept is to show "what society (or my mom) thinks I do" compared with "what I really do." One image captures a more whimsical representation of a "scientist" and the second demonstrates a more accurate representation of what we really
...Examples of orthomosaic imagery and digital surface model
Examples of orthomosaic imagery and a high-resolution digital surface model of Post Point, Bellingham Bay, WA.
Examples of orthomosaic imagery and digital surface models
Examples of orthomosaic imagery and high-resolution digital surface models of Puget Creek and Dickman Mill Park in Tacoma, WA.
Chesapeake Bay Watershed boundary, USA
The Chesapeake Bay watershed, or draingage basin, encompasses six states - New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, Deleware, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. A drainage basin is a giant system of creeks, streams, and rivers that all flow into a common outlet, which in this case is the Chesapeake Bay.
Unuk River Layout
Illustration detailing the Unuk River layout. Visit USGS Transboundary River Monitoring in Southeast Alaska for more information about our research.
Taku River Layout
Illustration detailing the Taku River layout. Visit USGS Transboundary River Monitoring in Southeast Alaska for more information about our research.
Salmon River Layout
Illustration detailing the Salmon River layout. Visit USGS Transboundary River Monitoring in Southeast Alaska for more information about our research.
Alsek River Layout
Illustration detailing the Alsek River layout. Visit USGS Transboundary River Monitoring in Southeast Alaska for more information about our research.
USGS Alaska Transboundary Rivers DEM
USGS Alaska Transboundary Rivers DEM. Visit USGS Transboundary River Monitoring in Southeast Alaska for more information about our research.
Stikine River Layout
Illustration detailing the Stikine River layout. Visit USGS Transboundary River Monitoring in Southeast Alaska for more information about our research.
Ichthyologist Coloring Page - Tools of the Trade
This illustration is for an Ichthyologist coloring page. This coloring page can easily be added to lesson plans for students in science classes.
On this coloring page, title "Tools of the Trade", it shows two scientists (one male, one female) wading in shin-high water. The male scientist is holding a net and the female scientist
...100-Year Flood - It's All About Chance
100-Year Flood - It's All About Chance poster image
Screenshot of USGS National Water Dashboard - Arizona
Screenshot of USGS National Water Dashboard - Arizona
Instructions: How to Attend Virtual USGS Public Lecture
Instructions on How to Attend Virtual USGS Public Lecture
Mac:
1. Click on the Live Event link
within your email invitation to
launch Microsoft Teams.
2. Select "Cancel" if you see this
notification.
3. Click on "Watch on the
web instead” to view the
thumbnail Katzner, et al. 2020 Publication Brief
Thumbnail image of plain language summary of:
Katzner, T.E., Braham, M.A., Conkling, T.J., Diffendorfer, J.E., Duerr, A.E., Loss, S.R., Nelson, D.M., Vander Zanden, H.B., Yee, J.L., 2020, Assessing population-level consequences of anthropogenic stressors for terrestrial wildlife: Ecosphere, v. 11, no. 3, p. e03046, https
...Fort Funston Structure-from-Motion point cloud, masked
Perspective view of large SfM point cloud of region of Fort Funston, CA., with automated data cleaning (masking). This cleaned data has 50% fewer points.
Fort Funston Structure-from-Motion point cloud, unmasked
Perspective view of large SfM point cloud of region of Fort Funston, CA., without automated data cleaning (masking).
Fort Funston Structure-from-Motion point clouds
As part of the Remote Sensing of Coastal Change and Florence Supplemental projects we have been developing novel workflows for repeat-mapping of coastal environments at order decimeter resolution over up to hundreds of kilometers in a single day, using Structure-from-Motion photogrammetry or SfM, from crewed aerial platforms. Typically, up to tens of thousands of aerial
...SQUID-5 Towed Surface Vehicle
Diagram of the SQUID-5 towed surface vehicle and the waterproof camera housings with labeled components. The camera mounting mechanism aligns the camera axially with the dome and allows the camera to be adjusted fore and aft to accommodate various lens types and enable alignment with the glass port radius of curvature for minimal distortion.
Strontium measured in wells tapping U.S. principal aquifers
Concentrations of strontium in samples of groundwater from drinking-water wells and shallow monitoring wells. Concentrations in drinking-water wells that exceeded the health-based screening level of 4,000 micrograms per liter largely occurred in carbonate-rock aquifers, particularly in southern Florida and central Texas, and in areas where upwelling brines mix with potable
...Табиғи су айналымы - The Natural Water Cycle, Kazakh
Жер шарындағы су әрдайым қозғалыста болады. Гидрологиялық цикл ретінде белгілі табиғи су айналымы судың Жер бетіндегі және астындағы үздіксіз қозғалысын сипаттайды. Табиғатта су сұйық, мұз және бу күйінде кездеседі. Ол үнемі бір күйден екінші күйге ауысып отырады және бұл үдеріс миллиондаған жылдар бойы жүріп келеді.
Аудармасы:
...Мектептерге арналған су айналымы - The Water Cycle for Schools, Kazakh
АҚШ Геологиялық қызметі мен БҰҰ Азық-түлік және ауылшаруашылық ұйымы (ФАО) мектептер үшін су айналымының сызбасын жасады.
Аудармасы: nis.edu.kz
Бұл сурет PDF түрінде қол жетімді - https://www.usgs.gov/media/files/water-cycle-
...Landsat 8 image showing northeast Mongolia
Landsat 8 image acquired on November 19, 2020 over northeast Mongolia (Path 127 Row 26). The image is shown using the shortwave infrared 1, near infrared, and red bands (bands 6,5,4).
Landsat Scene ID LC08_L1TP_127026_20201119_20201119_01_RT
Landsat 8 image showing southwest Morocco
Landsat 8 image acquired on November 11, 2020 over southwest Morocco (Path 203 Row 40). The image is shown using the shortwave infrared 2, red, and blue bands (bands 7,4,2).
Landsat Scene ID LO08_L1TP_203040_20201107_20201111_01_T1
Chiropterologist coloring page
Chiropterologist coloring page.
I Am A Fire Ecologist - Coloring Page
I Am A Fire Ecologist - Coloring Page
streamgaging and data transmission
image of streamgaging and data transmission
graphic showing volume of acre foot on football field
graphic showing volume of acre foot on football field
graphic showing gallons in a cubic foot
graphic showing gallons in a cubic foot
Earth MRI Funds Critical Minerals Projects in West Virginia
USGS map of Earth MRI projects in West Virginia announced in September 2020.
Earth MRI Funds Critical Minerals Projects in Texas
USGS map of Earth MRI projects in Texas' Trans-Pecos region announced in September 2020.
Ornithologist coloring page.
Ornithologist coloring page.
I Am A...Herpetologist Coloring Page
I Am A...Herpetologist Coloring Page
Example of a boundary problem in the Yellowstone geologic map
An example of a boundary iproblem n the Yellowstone National Park geologic map, which was stitched together from many smaller mapped sections. The red line highlights the contacts that contain different units across the boundary.
Geiger mode lidar over Chicago, IL
Geiger mode 3DEP lidar point cloud over Chicago, IL from 3DEP Project USGS Lidar Point Cloud IL 4County Cook 2017
Example of the Landsat 7 ETM+ Collection 2 level-2 science products
Example of the Landsat 7 ETM+ Collection 2 level-2 science products. Left: Landsat 7 level-2 surface reflectance image. Right: Landsat 7 level-2 surface temperature image. The data was acquired on August 19, 2020 (path 179 row 28).
Landsat 8 image showing Lakes Everard and Harry in S. Australia
Example of the Landsat 8 OLI/TIRS Collection 2 level-1 product. This Landsat 8 image was acquired on August 18, 2020 over Lake Everard and Lake Harry in southern Australia and is shown as a false color composite using the shortwave infrared, near infrared, and red bands (bands 6,5,4).
Deformation that results from pressurization of a "Mogi" source model
Cross section through the Earth showing the ground surface with an embedded pressure source (red circle)—the so-called “Mogi model”—beneath the ground. When this pressure source expands, the ground surface inflates like a balloon (the opposite occurs when the pressure in the source decreases). Dashed black line shows, in an exaggerated way, how the shape the surface
...Cascadia fieldwork map
Index map of U.S. Cascadia margin showing where data have been collected since 2018 as part of the Subduction Zone Marine Geohazards Project. Details of each survey effort are provided on the Cascadia Subduction Zone Marine Geohazards project web site.
Subduction zone schematic
Schematic cross-section of the accretionary wedge along the Cascadia subduction zone. Modified from Moore and others, 2007.
Cascadia megathrust fault map
Topo-bathymetric map of the Cascadia subduction zone. Cascadia megathrust fault (white line); approximate shelf break along 200-m isobath (yellow line); MTJ, Mendocino triple junction.
Bathymetric map of offshore Washington
Bathymetric map of offshore Washington reveals seafloor features and submarine canyons.
Offshore northern California bathymetric map
Bathymetric map of offshore northern California reveals seafloor features and submarine canyons.
International Hydrological Studies Map
International Hydrological Studies Map
Jezero crater, Mars
Description: This oblique view looking toward the northwest shows the western rim and floor of Jezero crater, Mars. A river valley cuts through the rim and ends in a fan-shaped delta deposit. The Perseverance Mars rover will land near this delta to search for evidence of past life and collect samples that could be returned to Earth by a later mission. The Mars 2020
...Jezero crater, Mars
This oblique view looking toward the northwest shows the location where a river valley cuts through the rim of Jezero crater and ends in a fan-shaped delta deposit. The Perseverance Mars rover will land near this delta to search for evidence of past life and collect samples that could be returned to Earth by a later mission. The image mosaic shown was used to identify
...Jezero crater, Mars
Description: This oblique view looks to the west from above the Jezero crater floor, over the fan-shaped delta deposit, and into the valley that cuts through the crater rim. The Perseverance Mars rover will land near this delta to search for evidence of past life and collect samples that could be returned to Earth by a later mission. Deltas form when flowing water is
...Jezero crater, Mars
Description: This is a high-resolution oblique view of the southern edge of the delta deposit in Jezero crater, the landing site for the Perseverance Mars rover. In the foreground, a butte of delta material stands above the crater floor. The floor itself shows two distinct textures: some areas are smooth with faint fractures, other areas are rougher and are partly covered
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