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Map of Ecosystems Science Centers and Cooperative Research Unit locations.  

Map of seismicity (yellow circles) in the Yellowstone region during 2019. Gray lines are roads, red line shows the caldera boundary, Yellowstone National Park is

The Georgia chapter of the Minerals Yearbook Volume II - Area Reports, Domestic - contains data and information on the nonfuel mineral commodities produced in Georgia including a generalized map of principal mineral commodity producing areas. The map is included in the PDF version; both PDF and XLS versions of text and data are available.

The World's Water - Distribution of Earth's Water

The Earth is a watery place. But just how much water exists on, in, and above our planet? About 71 percent of the Earth's surface is water-covered, and the oceans hold about 96.5 percent

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The Natural Water Cycle

Earth's water is always in movement, and the natural water cycle, also known as the hydrologic cycle, describes the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth. Water is always changing states between liquid, vapor, and ice, with these processes happening in the blink of an eye and over

什么是水循环？

什么是水循环？回答这个问题非常容易 ---水循环通常也被称为"水分循环"或"水文循环"，是指水在地球上、地球中以及地球上空的存在及运动情况。地球的水处于不停地运动中，并且不停地变换着存在形式，从液体变成水蒸气再变成冰，然后再循环往复。水循环已经持续了几十亿年，地球上的所有生命都依赖于水循环。如果没有水循环，地球将会是一个毫无生气的地方。

El Ciclo del Agua

El ciclo del agua describe la presencia y el movimiento del agua en la Tierra y sobre ella. El agua de la Tierra esta siempre en movimiento y constantemente cambiando de estado, desde líquido, a vapor, a hielo, y viceversa. El ciclo del agua ha estado ocurriendo por billones de años, y la vida sobre la Tierra depende de él; la

This map shows the geographic extent of existing and in progress 3DEP data acquisition projects as of October, 2019.  FY19 projects are the result of partnership projects awarded through the FY19 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) and though ongoing Federal coordination via the 3DEP Working Group.

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Cykl Hydrologiczny, The Natural Water Cycle, Polish

Czym jest cykl hydrologiczny?

Cykl hydrologiczny (obieg wody w przyrodzie) opisuje istnienie i ruch wody na, w i ponad powierzchnią Ziemi. Woda na Ziemi jest w ciągłym ruchu i zmienia swoje formy, od stanu ciekłego, poprzez gazowy do stałego i na odwrót. Obieg wody trwa od miliardów lat i całe życie na

Vannets kretsløp, The Natural Water Cycle, Norwegian

Vannets kretsløp beskriver forekomsten og bevegelsen av vann oppå, inn i, og over jorden. Jordens vann er hele tiden i bevegelse og det forandrer stadig form fra å være flytende til damp, til is og så tilbake igjen. Vannets kretsløp har fungert i milliarder av år og alt livet på jorden er avhengig av det; uten

Map of locations of the 16 Ecosystems Science Centers and 40 Cooperative Research Units across the U.S. This map includes the USGS Regions and Department of Interior Unified Regions.  

Overview of the high-resolution model grids from: “Dynamically downscaled future wave projections from SWAN model results for the main Hawaiian Islands”

Attachment H:  BLM Multi-Year 3DEP Priority Areas for Data Acquisition

Note: These areas represent BLM FY20 -FY22 priority areas for data acquisition.  BAA funding partners welcome proposal submissions through the BAA that overlap these priority areas. Actual acquisition areas will be defined based on submitted and accepted proposals, as well as analysis of existing

Attachment H: USGS Multi-Year 3DEP Priority Areas for Data Acquisition

Note: These areas represent USGS FY20 -FY22 priority areas for data acquisition.  BAA funding partners welcome proposal submissions through the BAA that overlap these priority areas. Actual acquisition areas will be defined based on submitted and accepted proposals, as well as analysis of

Attachment H: USFS Multi-Year 3DEP Priority Areas for Data Acquisition

Note: These areas represent USFS FY20 -FY22 priority areas for data acquisition.  BAA funding partners welcome proposal submissions through the BAA that overlap these priority areas. Actual acquisition areas will be defined based on submitted and accepted proposals, as well as analysis of

Attachment H: NRCS Multi-Year 3DEP Priority Areas for Data Acquisition

Note: These areas represent NRCS FY20 -FY22 priority areas for data acquisition.  BAA funding partners welcome proposal submissions through the BAA that overlap these priority areas. Actual acquisition areas will be defined based on submitted and accepted proposals, as well as analysis of

Attachment H: NPS Multi-Year 3DEP Priority Areas for Data Acquisition

Note: These areas represent NPS FY20 -FY22 priority areas for data acquisition.  BAA funding partners welcome proposal submissions through the BAA that overlap these priority areas. Actual acquisition areas will be defined based on submitted and accepted proposals, as well as analysis of existing

Attachment H: NOAA Multi-Year 3DEP Priority Areas for Data Acquisition

Note: These areas represent NOAA FY20 -FY22 priority areas for data acquisition.  BAA funding partners welcome proposal submissions through the BAA that overlap these priority areas. Actual acquisition areas will be defined based on submitted and accepted proposals, as well as analysis of

Attachment H: FWS Multi-Year 3DEP Priority Areas for Data Acquisition

Note: These areas represent FWS FY20 -FY22 priority areas for data acquisition.  BAA funding partners welcome proposal submissions through the BAA that overlap these priority areas. Actual acquisition areas will be defined based on submitted and accepted proposals, as well as analysis of existing

Attachment H: FEMA Multi-Year 3DEP Priority Areas for Data Acquisition

Note: These areas represent FEMA FY20 -FY22 priority areas for data acquisition.  BAA funding partners welcome proposal submissions through the BAA that overlap these priority areas. Actual acquisition areas will be defined based on submitted and accepted proposals, as well as analysis of

Attachment H: USDA-ARS Multi-Year 3DEP Priority Areas for Data Acquisition

Note: These areas represent USDA-ARS FY20 -FY22 priority areas for data acquisition.  BAA funding partners welcome proposal submissions through the BAA that overlap these priority areas. Actual acquisition areas will be defined based on submitted and accepted proposals, as well as analysis of

Attachment G: 3DEP FY20 Consolidated High Priority Federal Areas of Interest

Note: These areas represent Federal FY20 high priority areas for data acquisition. BAA funding partners welcome proposal submissions through the BAA that overlap these priority areas.  Actual acquisition areas will be defined based on submitted and accepted proposals, as well as analysis of

Attachment F: 3DEP FY20-22 Federal Areas of Interest

This map reflects current near term federal agency areas of interest for lidar data acquisition. Overlap with these near term federal agency areas of interest is encouraged and is one of several evaluation criteria defined within the BAA, however 3DEP welcomes proposal submissions over the entire United States in

Title: 3D Elevation Program: FY19 Status of 3DEP Quality Data

Map showing the areal extent and quality level of planned, in progress, and existing publicly available lidar (IfSAR in Alaska) data identified by the U.S. Interagency Elevation Inventory (USIEI) that meet 3DEP base level specification planned to be under award by September 30, 2019. 3DEP base level 

White-nose syndrome (WNS) has continued to spread rapidly. Bats with white-nose syndrome have been confirmed in 33 states and seven Canadian provinces as of August 2019.

White-nose syndrome occurrence map - by year (2019). Data last updated 8/30/2019.  Available at https://www.whitenosesyndrome.org/where-is-

The new and revised "USGS Water Science School" site is ready for you to visit and learn all about water ... no matter what your age.

Access it at:

https://www.usgs.gov/water-science-school

This map shows the geographic extent of existing and in progress 3DEP data acquisition projects as of August, 2019.  FY19 projects are the result of partnership projects awarded through the FY19 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) and though ongoing Federal coordination via the 3DEP Working Group.

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Custom-designed, automated, large-volume virus water sample filtration and collection system schematic.

This image shows blue spheres representing relative amounts of Earth's water in comparison to the size of the Earth. Are you surprised that these water spheres look so small? They are only small in relation to the size of the Earth. These images attempt to show three dimensions, so each sphere represents "volume." They show that in comparison to the volume of the globe,

Schematic model showing a cross section of Old Faithful's plumbing system as determined from seismic studies. The red circles (t0-t3) show the location of the tremor source over time, and how the tremor source migrates upward prior to an Old Faithful eruption. Times between red circles are based on a 93-minute eruption interval. Taken from an article by Wu et al., 2019, in

The cover image for the Summer 2019 DOI Newswave issue.

Qu'est-ce que le cycle de l'eau?

Qu'est-ce que le cycle de l'eau? Je peux facilement vous répondre - c'est "moi" partout! Le cycle de l'eau décrit l'existence et le mouvement de l'eau sur, dans et au-dessus de la Terre. L'eau de la Terre est toujours en mouvement et change toujours d'états, du liquide à la vapeur à la glace et vice versa. Le cycle

Chemicals can take a long time to appear in groundwater

The effects of past and present land-use practices may take decades to become apparent in groundwater. When weighing management decisions for protection of groundwater quality, it is important to consider the time lag between application of pesticides and fertilizers to the land and arrival of

Sample visualization of pollution sources in Chesapeake Bay watershed.

Sample graphic of data visualization of Chesapeake Data Dashboard

Chart displaying nontidal monitoring network and upstream drainage from monitoring locations.

Geographic extent of 3D Elevation Program Earth MRI Priority Areas as of June 2019

Map shows geographic extent of existing and on-going data acquisition projects that meet current 3DEP specifications.  FY19 projects are the result of partnership projects awarded through the FY19 3D Elevation Program Broad Agency Announcement and through on-going Federal coordination

Location of the study area for the San Diego Hydrogeology project, and location of the major coastal river basins in San Diego County (San Dieguito River, San Diego River, Sweetwater River, Otay River, and Tijuana River).

Coastal drainage basins and locations of realtime sites in San Diego County, California.  Local features include the San Dieguito River Basin, San Diego River Basin, Sweetwater River Basin, and Otay River Basin.

The USGS Pacific and Coastal Marine Science Center collected data to investigate sediment dynamics in the shallows of San Pablo Bay in two deployments: February to March 2011 (ITX11) and May to June 2012 (ITX12). This data release includes time-series data and grain-size distributions from sediment grabs collected during the deployments. During each deployment, time series

Map of Integrated Water Availability Assessments (IWAAs) project areas scaled for a carousel image, including the Mississippi Alluvial Plan (MAP) pilot and projects utilizing Cooperative Matching Funds (CMF).

Project area map for the Integrated Water Availability Assessments (IWAAs), including the Mississippi Alluvial Plain pilot and projects using Cooperative Matching Funds.

USGS Earth MRI FY19 3DEP Priority Areas for Data Acquisition

Learn About Water!

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have teamed up to create a water-cycle diagram for schools and kids. It is available in over 30 languages and also in an interactive version made for online

Many of the earthquakes in Hawaii that extend offshore and up the island chain are due to plate bending, or flexure. The upper panel shows magnitude-5 and greater earthquakes since 1861, with some notable events labeled. The area of maximum flexural stress is within about 100 km (62 mi) from where the Island of Hawai‘i loads the plate, but also extends about 300 km (186 mi

USGS Diagram of How Streamgage Data is Transferred To The Internet.

Streamflow Data on the Internet All USGS stage and streamflow information is available in near real time through the National Water Information System Web Interface (NWISWeb) for Texas (fig. 5) at: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/tx/nwis/rt). In addition