An ancient ice patch located in the northeastern corner of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
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Ice patch in Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
An ancient ice patch located in the northeastern corner of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
Ice patch in Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
An ancient ice patch located in the northeastern corner of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
An ancient ice patch located in the northeastern corner of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
Researchers Scouting a Drilling Location on an Ice Patch
Craig Lee and Mike Jayred scout a potential drilling location for extracting an ice core.
Craig Lee and Mike Jayred scout a potential drilling location for extracting an ice core.
Algae on a Rock
Microcoelus algae on a rock from Clackamas River at Barton Park, Oregon
Microcoelus algae on a rock from Clackamas River at Barton Park, Oregon
Cyanobacteria - Nostoc (blue green algae)
Microscopic view of blue green algae sample. Some algae produce toxins that threaten the health and safety of living things that come in direct contact. Cyanobacteria - Nostoc (blue green algae)
Microscopic view of blue green algae sample. Some algae produce toxins that threaten the health and safety of living things that come in direct contact. Cyanobacteria - Nostoc (blue green algae)
English Sole
English Sole - Scuba divers from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Western Fisheries Research Center, Washington Sea Grant, EPA and the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe collected data and images from a long-term study of the Elwha River dam removals and the resulting effects on the nearshore ecosystem.
English Sole - Scuba divers from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Western Fisheries Research Center, Washington Sea Grant, EPA and the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe collected data and images from a long-term study of the Elwha River dam removals and the resulting effects on the nearshore ecosystem.
Kasilof River bridge during high water
Kasilof River bridge during high water
Kasilof River bridge during high water
Male Sage-grouse
A male sage-grouse struts his stuff on his native sage steppe.
A male sage-grouse struts his stuff on his native sage steppe.
Laboratory manager Jennifer Fike working in the Molecular Ecology Lab
Laboratory manager Jennifer Fike working in the Molecular Ecology Lab at the Fort Collins Science Center.
Laboratory manager Jennifer Fike working in the Molecular Ecology Lab at the Fort Collins Science Center.
Molecular Ecology Lab
The Molecular Ecology Lab at the Fort Collins Science Center.
The Molecular Ecology Lab at the Fort Collins Science Center.
A white-tailed ptarmigan on Mt. Evans, Colorado
A white-tailed ptarmigan on Mt. Evans, a fourteener in Northern Colorado.
A white-tailed ptarmigan on Mt. Evans, a fourteener in Northern Colorado.
A white-tailed ptarmigan on Mt. Evans, Colorado
A white-tailed ptarmigan sits on the side of Mt. Evans in northern Colorado.
A white-tailed ptarmigan sits on the side of Mt. Evans in northern Colorado.
ADCP measurement USGS 01304500 PECONIC RIVER AT RIVERHEAD NY
Nicole Casamassina making a streamflow measurement with an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) at USGS 01304500 PECONIC RIVER AT RIVERHEAD NY (Credit: Amy Simonson, USGS NY WSC, Public domain.)
Nicole Casamassina making a streamflow measurement with an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) at USGS 01304500 PECONIC RIVER AT RIVERHEAD NY (Credit: Amy Simonson, USGS NY WSC, Public domain.)
Surveying the Taan Fjord tsunami runup
USGS scientists investigate trees knocked over by the tsunami at the mouth of Taan Fjord. Flow depth here was likely 5 m based on the height of branches stripped off trees in the background. This event had the 4th highest tsunami runup ever recorded.
USGS scientists investigate trees knocked over by the tsunami at the mouth of Taan Fjord. Flow depth here was likely 5 m based on the height of branches stripped off trees in the background. This event had the 4th highest tsunami runup ever recorded.
USGS scientists conducting a study on the Great Salt Lake
USGS scientists conducting a study on the Great Salt Lake to gain a better understanding of nutrient levels, which could help determine how to best manage algal bloom outbreaks.
USGS scientists conducting a study on the Great Salt Lake to gain a better understanding of nutrient levels, which could help determine how to best manage algal bloom outbreaks.
USGS scientists conducting a study on the Great Salt Lake
USGS scientists conducting a study on the Great Salt Lake to gain a better understanding of nutrient levels, which could help determine how to best manage algal bloom outbreaks.
USGS scientists conducting a study on the Great Salt Lake to gain a better understanding of nutrient levels, which could help determine how to best manage algal bloom outbreaks.
USGS scientists prepare water-quality instruments
USGS scientists prepare water-quality instruments before going out on the Great Salt Lake. USGS scientists are conducting a study to gain a better understanding of nutrient levels, which could help determine how to best manage algal bloom outbreaks.
USGS scientists prepare water-quality instruments before going out on the Great Salt Lake. USGS scientists are conducting a study to gain a better understanding of nutrient levels, which could help determine how to best manage algal bloom outbreaks.
Resurrection Bay on August 8, 2016.
Resurrection Bay on August 8, 2016. The water appeared calm in the shelter of the inner bay, but closer to the entrance, swells coming in from the Gulf of Alaska were breaking on a small beach where the three boaters had capsized.
Resurrection Bay on August 8, 2016. The water appeared calm in the shelter of the inner bay, but closer to the entrance, swells coming in from the Gulf of Alaska were breaking on a small beach where the three boaters had capsized.
A dragonfly in the wetlands in Southeast North Dakota.
A dragonfly in the wetlands in Southeast/Central ND - Stutsman and Kidder counties, ND in grassland and on farms.
A dragonfly in the wetlands in Southeast/Central ND - Stutsman and Kidder counties, ND in grassland and on farms.
After One Year, Kīlauea's Summit Eruption is Still Going Strong
A plume of volcanic gas and ash rises from a vent on the east side of Halema`uma`u Crater, at the summit of Kīlauea caldera. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory and Jaggar Museum of Volcanology are in the foreground.
A plume of volcanic gas and ash rises from a vent on the east side of Halema`uma`u Crater, at the summit of Kīlauea caldera. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory and Jaggar Museum of Volcanology are in the foreground.
Celebrating colossal Mauna Loa with a "Hi-yo, Silver!"
Mauna Loa March 25, 1984 eruption.
Mauna Loa March 25, 1984 eruption.