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Slide of Pollen, Pollen Laboratory
A lab technician holds up the finished product after processing: an almost pure slide of pollen.
Weighing Sediment Samples from the Great Dismal Swamp, 2018
Weighing Sediment Samples from the Great Dismal Swamp, 2018In the sample preperation room, a lab technician weighs sediments samples before placing them in a warming oven to dry.
Weighing Sediment Samples from the Great Dismal Swamp, 2018
Weighing Sediment Samples from the Great Dismal Swamp, 2018In the sample preperation room, a lab technician weighs sediments samples before placing them in a warming oven to dry.
A Tetons sunrise in Antelope Flats
A Tetons sunrise in Antelope Flats, Wyoming.
A Tetons sunrise in Antelope Flats, Wyoming.
Collecting periphyton samples, Boise River, Idaho
Hydrologist Lauren Zinsser collects a periphyton sample from the lower Boise River in southwestern Idaho
Hydrologist Lauren Zinsser collects a periphyton sample from the lower Boise River in southwestern Idaho
Driftwood on the edge of a sandy beach on Fire Island
Driftwood on the edge of a sandy beach on Fire IslandDriftwood on the edge of a sandy beach, against the background of the Fire Island breach, with the other edge of the breach in the background.
Driftwood on the edge of a sandy beach on Fire Island
Driftwood on the edge of a sandy beach on Fire IslandDriftwood on the edge of a sandy beach, against the background of the Fire Island breach, with the other edge of the breach in the background.
Kīlauea Volcano — Fissure 8 Cone Building
The Fissure 8 viewed from the north at 7:50 AM. The cone is roughly 50 m (165 ft) high at is peak, and a plume of sulfur dioxide and other volcanic gases rises as an orange tinge from the erupting lava fountains (hidden within the cone). Lava is still flowing out of the ventunabated as a full channel.
The Fissure 8 viewed from the north at 7:50 AM. The cone is roughly 50 m (165 ft) high at is peak, and a plume of sulfur dioxide and other volcanic gases rises as an orange tinge from the erupting lava fountains (hidden within the cone). Lava is still flowing out of the ventunabated as a full channel.
Kīlauea Volcano — Laze Plumes
Several laze plumes rise along the ocean entry margin as break outs feed many small and large flows. The largest Pāhoehoe breakout area is on the northern margin of the flow.
Several laze plumes rise along the ocean entry margin as break outs feed many small and large flows. The largest Pāhoehoe breakout area is on the northern margin of the flow.
Kīlauea Volcano — Pāhoehoe Breakouts
A close up view of the pāhoehoe breakouts along the northern ocean entry.
A close up view of the pāhoehoe breakouts along the northern ocean entry.
Male McKay's Bunting on St. Matthew Island
Male McKay's Bunting on St. Matthew Island
Male McKay's Bunting on St. Matthew Island
technician processing a water sample
U.S. Geological Survey laboratory technician at the Baton Rouge Sediment Laboratory processing a water sample with the modified riffle splitter used to analyze cooperative program samples (photograph by Aimee Downs, U.S. Geological Survey).
SIR 2018-5147
U.S. Geological Survey laboratory technician at the Baton Rouge Sediment Laboratory processing a water sample with the modified riffle splitter used to analyze cooperative program samples (photograph by Aimee Downs, U.S. Geological Survey).
SIR 2018-5147
Wilderness breach at Fire Island in 2018
Breaching of Fire Island, NY occurred during Hurricane Sandy in 2012 (Wilderness Breach). Wilderness Breach in 2018 as seen from a low angle, note the other side of breached island is in the distance.
Breaching of Fire Island, NY occurred during Hurricane Sandy in 2012 (Wilderness Breach). Wilderness Breach in 2018 as seen from a low angle, note the other side of breached island is in the distance.
Halema`uma`u Crater - June 13, 2018
Halema`uma`u Crater - June 13, 2018
Halema`uma`u Crater - June 13, 2018
Kīlauea LERZ lava flows and fissures, June 13, 10:00 a.m.
Kīlauea LERZ lava flows and fissures, June 13, 10:00 a.m.Map as of 10:00 a.m. HST, June 13, 2018. Given the dynamic nature of Kīlauea's lower East Rift Zone eruption, with changing vent locations, fissures starting and stopping, and varying rates of lava effusion, map details shown here are accurate as of the date/time noted. Shaded purple areas indicate lava flows erupted in 1840, 1955, 1960, and 2014-2015.
Kīlauea LERZ lava flows and fissures, June 13, 10:00 a.m.
Kīlauea LERZ lava flows and fissures, June 13, 10:00 a.m.Map as of 10:00 a.m. HST, June 13, 2018. Given the dynamic nature of Kīlauea's lower East Rift Zone eruption, with changing vent locations, fissures starting and stopping, and varying rates of lava effusion, map details shown here are accurate as of the date/time noted. Shaded purple areas indicate lava flows erupted in 1840, 1955, 1960, and 2014-2015.
Kīlauea Volcano — Fissure 8
Fissure 8 lava fountain during this morning's overflight of the lower East Rift Zone.
Fissure 8 lava fountain during this morning's overflight of the lower East Rift Zone.
Kīlauea Volcano — Fissure 8
Fissure 8 lava fountains continue to reach heights of 40-45 m (130-150 ft) from within the growing cone of cinder and spatter, which
Fissure 8 lava fountains continue to reach heights of 40-45 m (130-150 ft) from within the growing cone of cinder and spatter, which
Kīlauea Volcano — Fissure 8
Fissure 8 fountains to heights of 130-140 ft. The lava spatter chills and the fragments are building a cone on the downwind side, now nearly as tall as the fountain itself.
Fissure 8 fountains to heights of 130-140 ft. The lava spatter chills and the fragments are building a cone on the downwind side, now nearly as tall as the fountain itself.
Kīlauea Volcano — Kapoho New Land
Closer view of new land in the Kapoho area. The new coastline, following the ragged lava-ocean interface, is approximately 2.1 km (1.3 mi) in length. The white steam/laze plume marks the location of the most active lava entry site during the morning overflight.
Closer view of new land in the Kapoho area. The new coastline, following the ragged lava-ocean interface, is approximately 2.1 km (1.3 mi) in length. The white steam/laze plume marks the location of the most active lava entry site during the morning overflight.
Kīlauea Volcano — Ocean Entry
Kīlauea Volcano — Ocean Entry Laze Plume
Scientists measuring discharge and collecting water chemistry samples
Scientists measuring discharge and collecting water chemistry samplesUSGS and NPS scientists measuring discharge and collecting water chemistry in small tributary to the Cutler River in the early summer. This work is part of the Hydro-Ecology of Arctic Thawing (HEAT): Hydrology project that takes place in the Arctic Netwo
Scientists measuring discharge and collecting water chemistry samples
Scientists measuring discharge and collecting water chemistry samplesUSGS and NPS scientists measuring discharge and collecting water chemistry in small tributary to the Cutler River in the early summer. This work is part of the Hydro-Ecology of Arctic Thawing (HEAT): Hydrology project that takes place in the Arctic Netwo
DEC collaborators collect fish from a Niagara River tributary
DEC collaborators collect fish from a Niagara River tributaryDEC collaborators collect fish from a Niagara River tributary using an electrofishing boat
DEC collaborators collect fish from a Niagara River tributary
DEC collaborators collect fish from a Niagara River tributaryDEC collaborators collect fish from a Niagara River tributary using an electrofishing boat