Biologists prepare to net fish during an electrofishing survey on Buffalo River
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Biologists prepare to net fish during an electrofishing survey on Buffalo River
New York Statewide Fish Collection: Contaminants in fish from the Buffalo River AOC
New York Statewide Fish Collection: Contaminants in fish from the Buffalo River AOC
USGS Hydrologist Alex Fiore downloading data from the open-canopy rain gauge at Mount Mitchill Scenic Overlook
USGS Hydrologist Alex Fiore downloading data from the open-canopy rain gauge at Mount Mitchill Scenic Overlook
Time-averaged image from video of beach in Madeira Beach, Florida
Time-averaged image from video of beach in Madeira Beach, FloridaTime-averaged image, or “timex,” created by averaging the intensity of light recorded at each spot, or “pixel,” during a 17-minute video taken at Madeira Beach, Florida, on June 20, 2017. Blurred white bands show where waves are breaking. Offshore band shows location of a sand bar.
Time-averaged image from video of beach in Madeira Beach, Florida
Time-averaged image from video of beach in Madeira Beach, FloridaTime-averaged image, or “timex,” created by averaging the intensity of light recorded at each spot, or “pixel,” during a 17-minute video taken at Madeira Beach, Florida, on June 20, 2017. Blurred white bands show where waves are breaking. Offshore band shows location of a sand bar.
USGS Employees Installing New Piping At USGS gage 12143900
USGS Employees Installing New Piping At USGS gage 12143900USGS Hydrologic Technicians installing new orifice piping at USGS gage 12143900 Boxley Creek near Edgewick, WA pool.
USGS Employees Installing New Piping At USGS gage 12143900
USGS Employees Installing New Piping At USGS gage 12143900USGS Hydrologic Technicians installing new orifice piping at USGS gage 12143900 Boxley Creek near Edgewick, WA pool.
Variance image from video of beach in Madeira Beach, Florida
Variance image from video of beach in Madeira Beach, Florida“Variance” image produced from video shot at Madeira Beach, Florida, on June 20, 2017. The more the light intensity changes at a given spot, or “pixel,” during the video, the brighter the value assigned to that pixel. Motion tends to produce changes in light intensity. Note bright bands parallel to shore where waves were breaking.
Variance image from video of beach in Madeira Beach, Florida
Variance image from video of beach in Madeira Beach, Florida“Variance” image produced from video shot at Madeira Beach, Florida, on June 20, 2017. The more the light intensity changes at a given spot, or “pixel,” during the video, the brighter the value assigned to that pixel. Motion tends to produce changes in light intensity. Note bright bands parallel to shore where waves were breaking.
Diagram of Vandens Apytaka, The Water Cycle, Lithuanian
Diagram of Vandens Apytaka, The Water Cycle, LithuanianVandens Apytaka, The Water Cycle, Lithuanian
Ši diagrama parodo tik natūralų vandens ciklą.
Terminas vandens apytaka apibūdina vandens būvį (skystis, garai, ledas) ir jo judėjimą žemės paviršiuje, žemėje ir virš jos. Šis reiškinys vyksta be pertraukos daug daug metų. Nuo jo priklauso žmogaus ir visos gyvosios gamtos egzistavimas Žemėje.
Diagram of Vandens Apytaka, The Water Cycle, Lithuanian
Diagram of Vandens Apytaka, The Water Cycle, LithuanianVandens Apytaka, The Water Cycle, Lithuanian
Ši diagrama parodo tik natūralų vandens ciklą.
Terminas vandens apytaka apibūdina vandens būvį (skystis, garai, ledas) ir jo judėjimą žemės paviršiuje, žemėje ir virš jos. Šis reiškinys vyksta be pertraukos daug daug metų. Nuo jo priklauso žmogaus ir visos gyvosios gamtos egzistavimas Žemėje.
Inside a debris cage, which is used to prevent pipe blockages, at one of 21 stormwater outfalls that was sampled prior to discharge to streams or stormwater ponds.
Inside a debris cage, which is used to prevent pipe blockages, at one of 21 stormwater outfalls that was sampled prior to discharge to streams or stormwater ponds.
This Pond Receives Stormwater Runoff from a Residential Landscape
This Pond Receives Stormwater Runoff from a Residential LandscapeA stormwater pond that receives runoff from a residential landscape. U.S. Geological Survey scientists analyzed samples of stormwater runoff collected during 2016 and 2017 at 21 sites for 438 organic chemicals and 62 inorganic elements.
This Pond Receives Stormwater Runoff from a Residential Landscape
This Pond Receives Stormwater Runoff from a Residential LandscapeA stormwater pond that receives runoff from a residential landscape. U.S. Geological Survey scientists analyzed samples of stormwater runoff collected during 2016 and 2017 at 21 sites for 438 organic chemicals and 62 inorganic elements.
Stretched phenocrysts of potassium feldspar in syenite of the Kachauik pluton on the Bering Sea coast of the southeastern Seward Peninsula.
Stretched phenocrysts of potassium feldspar in syenite of the Kachauik pluton on the Bering Sea coast of the southeastern Seward Peninsula.
Satellite Image of the Las Vegas, Lake Mead, Grand Canyon Area
Satellite Image of the Las Vegas, Lake Mead, Grand Canyon AreaThis image of the Las Vegas /Lake Mead / Grand Canyon area was acquired on June 16, 2017, with Indian Space Research Organization’s Resourcesat-2 AWiFS sensor. Images of this region can be useful to help detect changes in vegetation and water availability for growing desert communities.
Satellite Image of the Las Vegas, Lake Mead, Grand Canyon Area
Satellite Image of the Las Vegas, Lake Mead, Grand Canyon AreaThis image of the Las Vegas /Lake Mead / Grand Canyon area was acquired on June 16, 2017, with Indian Space Research Organization’s Resourcesat-2 AWiFS sensor. Images of this region can be useful to help detect changes in vegetation and water availability for growing desert communities.
Marker bed known as the Loriolia Bed, found 80 feet below the contact of the Glen Rose Limestone and the Kainer Formation. The photograph was taken north of Farm to Market Road (FM) 195, approximately 1,500 feet west of the intersection of FM 220 and FM 195. The Loriolia texana fossils are identified by white arrows (photograph by Allan K. Clark, U.S.
Marker bed known as the Loriolia Bed, found 80 feet below the contact of the Glen Rose Limestone and the Kainer Formation. The photograph was taken north of Farm to Market Road (FM) 195, approximately 1,500 feet west of the intersection of FM 220 and FM 195. The Loriolia texana fossils are identified by white arrows (photograph by Allan K. Clark, U.S.
Lone male Yellow Warbler on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Lone male Yellow Warbler on the Seward Peninsula, AlaskaLone male Yellow Warbler on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
Lone male Yellow Warbler on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Lone male Yellow Warbler on the Seward Peninsula, AlaskaLone male Yellow Warbler on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
Animated GIF of a recently hatched Mojave Desert tortoise falling down on its back. This GIF came from a movie that was produced by the USGS Western Ecological Research Center and USGS Western Region Office of Communications in cooperation with the Las Vegas based Desert Tortoise Conservation Center, the U.S.
Animated GIF of a recently hatched Mojave Desert tortoise falling down on its back. This GIF came from a movie that was produced by the USGS Western Ecological Research Center and USGS Western Region Office of Communications in cooperation with the Las Vegas based Desert Tortoise Conservation Center, the U.S.
Flooding stream in a permafrost landscape, Kobuk Valley National Park
Flooding stream in a permafrost landscape, Kobuk Valley National ParkA flooding stream meanders through a permafrost landscape in Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska. This work is part of the Hydro-Ecology of Arctic Thawing (HEAT): Hydrology project that takes place in the Arctic Network Parks because they lie in a region
Flooding stream in a permafrost landscape, Kobuk Valley National Park
Flooding stream in a permafrost landscape, Kobuk Valley National ParkA flooding stream meanders through a permafrost landscape in Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska. This work is part of the Hydro-Ecology of Arctic Thawing (HEAT): Hydrology project that takes place in the Arctic Network Parks because they lie in a region
Logs and debris are a common occurrence during recent high flows in the Yellowstone River.
Logs and debris are a common occurrence during recent high flows in the Yellowstone River.
This is an animated GIF of a bee pollinating a flower. This video comes from The USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, located in the Northern Great Plains state of North Dakota highlights their current and ongoing research on land use and pollinator health.
This is an animated GIF of a bee pollinating a flower. This video comes from The USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, located in the Northern Great Plains state of North Dakota highlights their current and ongoing research on land use and pollinator health.
School Branch at Brownsburg IN - low flow
School Branch at Brownsburg IN low flow
Hikers on Mount Everts near Mammoth Hot Springs Yellowstone
Hikers on Mount Everts near Mammoth Hot Springs YellowstoneHikers on Mount Everts near Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park.
Hikers on Mount Everts near Mammoth Hot Springs Yellowstone
Hikers on Mount Everts near Mammoth Hot Springs YellowstoneHikers on Mount Everts near Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park.
Using a GPS station to get highly precise streamflow measurement
Using a GPS station to get highly precise streamflow measurementUsing a GPS station to get highly precise streamflow measurement
Using a GPS station to get highly precise streamflow measurement
Using a GPS station to get highly precise streamflow measurementUsing a GPS station to get highly precise streamflow measurement