The USGS Utah Water Science Center and the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center conducted a collaborative geophysical research effort within Lake Powell, UT-AZ to map the bathymetry of the lake and characterize shallow sediment deposition near the mouths of the San Juan and Colorado Rivers.
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Lake Powell
The USGS Utah Water Science Center and the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center conducted a collaborative geophysical research effort within Lake Powell, UT-AZ to map the bathymetry of the lake and characterize shallow sediment deposition near the mouths of the San Juan and Colorado Rivers.
Leetown Science Center and Patuxent Wildlife Research Center building
Leetown Science Center and Patuxent Wildlife Research Center buildingLeetown Science Center and Patuxent Wildlife Research Center building
Leetown Science Center and Patuxent Wildlife Research Center building
Leetown Science Center and Patuxent Wildlife Research Center buildingLeetown Science Center and Patuxent Wildlife Research Center building
Lidar point cloud of Rio Grande River
Lidar point cloud of Rio Grande River- El Paso, TX
Lidar point cloud of Rio Grande River- El Paso, TX
Lidar point cloud of St Louis, MO
Lidar point cloud of St Louis, MO
Lidar point cloud of the Statue of Liberty
Lidar point cloud of the Statue of Liberty
Lidar point cloud of wind turbines in Kansas
Lidar point cloud of wind turbines in Kansas
Lidar point cloud of wind turbines in Texas
Lidar point cloud of wind turbines in Texas- QL2 data. Turbines were spinning as data was being collected.
Lidar point cloud of wind turbines in Texas- QL2 data. Turbines were spinning as data was being collected.
Lidar point cloud over Dulles Airport
Lidar point cloud over Dulles Airport
Lidar point cloud over Tacoma WA bridge
Lidar point cloud over Tacoma WA bridge
Lidar point cloud over Washington, DC
Lidar point cloud over Washington, DC
Lidar point cloud showing structures
An example of a lidar point cloud showing structures
An example of a lidar point cloud showing structures
Lidar point cloud Washington, DC
Lidar point cloud Washington, DC
Lidar point cloud Washington, DC
Lidar point cloud Washington, DC
Lidar point cloud- Pittsburgh, PA
Lidar point cloud- Pittsburgh, PA
Louisiana coastal wetland change rates over time
Graph of land area change rate in coastal Louisiana from 1932–2016. The red line approximates the long-term land area change rate. 95 out of 100 statistical analyses would produce a very similar trend (dotted blue lines). Credit: USGS
Graph of land area change rate in coastal Louisiana from 1932–2016. The red line approximates the long-term land area change rate. 95 out of 100 statistical analyses would produce a very similar trend (dotted blue lines). Credit: USGS
Low dunes near Cape Canaveral launch pads often overwash during storms
Low dunes near Cape Canaveral launch pads often overwash during stormsLow dunes near Cape Canaveral launch pads 39A and 39B often overwash during storm events, transporting sand landward. Critical infrastructure may be buried or flooded. In addition, significant landward transport of sand may lead to extensive shoreline erosion.
Low dunes near Cape Canaveral launch pads often overwash during storms
Low dunes near Cape Canaveral launch pads often overwash during stormsLow dunes near Cape Canaveral launch pads 39A and 39B often overwash during storm events, transporting sand landward. Critical infrastructure may be buried or flooded. In addition, significant landward transport of sand may lead to extensive shoreline erosion.
Lowering an acoustic Doppler current profiler from a cable way.
Lowering an acoustic Doppler current profiler from a cable way.USGS technicians preparing for a streamflow measurement by lowering an acoustic Doppler current profiler from a cable way on the American River near Fair Oaks, California.
Lowering an acoustic Doppler current profiler from a cable way.
Lowering an acoustic Doppler current profiler from a cable way.USGS technicians preparing for a streamflow measurement by lowering an acoustic Doppler current profiler from a cable way on the American River near Fair Oaks, California.
LS Preliminary Puerto Rico
Excerpt of satellite image showing landslide impacts to roads, agriculture, and a reservoir in the Lares Municipality. Points identify the approximate location of roads visibly impacted by landslides. Image filename contains approximate latitude and longitude of this impact location.
Excerpt of satellite image showing landslide impacts to roads, agriculture, and a reservoir in the Lares Municipality. Points identify the approximate location of roads visibly impacted by landslides. Image filename contains approximate latitude and longitude of this impact location.
Map of Big Sur coast with labels
Big Sur coast. Red squares mark some of the sites damaged by 2016–17 winter storms, including Mud Creek and Paul’s Slide areas.
Big Sur coast. Red squares mark some of the sites damaged by 2016–17 winter storms, including Mud Creek and Paul’s Slide areas.
Map of subsea permafrost distributions on the Arctic Ocean margin
Map of subsea permafrost distributions on the Arctic Ocean marginMap of subsea permafrost distributions on the U.S. and Canadian Arctic Ocean margin. The inset map shows the location of the larger map. Subsea permafrost on the Canadian margin was delineated in the 1980s (blue curve). The red curve on the U.S.
Map of subsea permafrost distributions on the Arctic Ocean margin
Map of subsea permafrost distributions on the Arctic Ocean marginMap of subsea permafrost distributions on the U.S. and Canadian Arctic Ocean margin. The inset map shows the location of the larger map. Subsea permafrost on the Canadian margin was delineated in the 1980s (blue curve). The red curve on the U.S.
Map of Yellowstone gravity stations measured in 2017
Map of Yellowstone gravity stations measured in 2017Map of gravity stations measured in 2017 in Yellowstone National Park. Yellow lines are roads, dashed line marks the caldera boundary, black line outlines Yellowstone National Park, green circles note resurgent domes, and red dots are gravity stations.
Map of Yellowstone gravity stations measured in 2017
Map of Yellowstone gravity stations measured in 2017Map of gravity stations measured in 2017 in Yellowstone National Park. Yellow lines are roads, dashed line marks the caldera boundary, black line outlines Yellowstone National Park, green circles note resurgent domes, and red dots are gravity stations.