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Explore our planet through photography and imagery, including climate change and water all the way back to the 1800s when the USGS was surveying the country by horse and buggy.
Recently retired hydrologic technician Doug Hutchinson services gage 10329500 MARTIN Creek near Paradise Valley, NV, March of 2019. This gage is designated as a centennial gage for FY21! Happy birthday, Martin Creek near Paradise Valley!
Recently retired hydrologic technician Doug Hutchinson services gage 10329500 MARTIN Creek near Paradise Valley, NV, March of 2019. This gage is designated as a centennial gage for FY21! Happy birthday, Martin Creek near Paradise Valley!
Doppler is used to peer under the ice to "see" the flow in the Little Wind River near Riverton, Wyoming.
Doppler is used to peer under the ice to "see" the flow in the Little Wind River near Riverton, Wyoming.
One of our interns uses Dopplar to gather streamflow data through the ice at the Little Wind River near Riverton, Wyoming.
One of our interns uses Dopplar to gather streamflow data through the ice at the Little Wind River near Riverton, Wyoming.
Belfort Weighing Bucket precipitation gauge at a high elevation meteorological station. Sleepers River Research Watershed, Danville, Vermont.
Belfort Weighing Bucket precipitation gauge at a high elevation meteorological station. Sleepers River Research Watershed, Danville, Vermont.
Elk on National Elk Refuge, Wyoming.
Ohio River at Ironton OH - wire weight gage
Ohio River at Ironton - super gage installation. The gage is located in the upper part of the tower shown in the background.
Ohio River at Ironton - super gage installation. The gage is located in the upper part of the tower shown in the background.
Ohio River at Ironton, OH - wire weight gage
On March 25th, 2019, ocean engineer Rob Wyland of the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center gave a tour and demonstration to roughly a dozen students from the engineering class he teaches at Cabrillo College, a local community college.
On March 25th, 2019, ocean engineer Rob Wyland of the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center gave a tour and demonstration to roughly a dozen students from the engineering class he teaches at Cabrillo College, a local community college.
Northeast Region Photo Contest Winner | March 2019 | Honorable Mention
Dreary dat at Reston's National Center
Northeast Region Photo Contest Winner | March 2019 | Honorable Mention
Dreary dat at Reston's National Center
The high-water marks set by the Big Sioux River in cities across southeastern South Dakota have threatened to overtake records set 50 years ago, when the Army Corps of Engineers led missions to document the damage through hundreds of aerial photographs.
The high-water marks set by the Big Sioux River in cities across southeastern South Dakota have threatened to overtake records set 50 years ago, when the Army Corps of Engineers led missions to document the damage through hundreds of aerial photographs.
Only small amounts of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) are currently being released from Kīlauea, but they chemically react with each other (oxidation-reduction reaction) to form the bright yellow sulfur deposits visible on the crater walls within Halema‘uma‘u.
Only small amounts of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) are currently being released from Kīlauea, but they chemically react with each other (oxidation-reduction reaction) to form the bright yellow sulfur deposits visible on the crater walls within Halema‘uma‘u.
Graphic shows the earthquake swarm from June-July, 2019, compared to previous swarms detected in March 2019, 2017, 2016, and in 2014. The activity is likely the result of small-scale underground movements of hydrothermal fluids or gas — a sign that Mount St. Helens remains an active volcano.
Graphic shows the earthquake swarm from June-July, 2019, compared to previous swarms detected in March 2019, 2017, 2016, and in 2014. The activity is likely the result of small-scale underground movements of hydrothermal fluids or gas — a sign that Mount St. Helens remains an active volcano.
Passing Morro Bay during an aerial photographic survey.
The Seabird Studies Team at the USGS Western Ecological Research Center is conducting aerial photographic surveys of the ocean off central and southern California to create comprehensive maps of seabird and marine mammal distributions.
Passing Morro Bay during an aerial photographic survey.
The Seabird Studies Team at the USGS Western Ecological Research Center is conducting aerial photographic surveys of the ocean off central and southern California to create comprehensive maps of seabird and marine mammal distributions.
The boomer plate produces a repeatable pulse in the 1-6kHz frequency range using an electrodynamic transducer that can be powered by a capacitor discharge system.
The boomer plate produces a repeatable pulse in the 1-6kHz frequency range using an electrodynamic transducer that can be powered by a capacitor discharge system.
Low clouds over land, but clears skies over the ocean during a test flight in March 2019.
The Seabird Studies Team at the USGS Western Ecological Research Center is conducting aerial photographic surveys of the ocean off central and southern California to create comprehensive maps of seabird and marine mammal distributions.
Low clouds over land, but clears skies over the ocean during a test flight in March 2019.
The Seabird Studies Team at the USGS Western Ecological Research Center is conducting aerial photographic surveys of the ocean off central and southern California to create comprehensive maps of seabird and marine mammal distributions.
Passing Diablo Canyon Power Plant during a test flight in March 2019, in preparation for aerial photographic surveys.
Passing Diablo Canyon Power Plant during a test flight in March 2019, in preparation for aerial photographic surveys.
Camera set-up in the plane before belly port doors are opened for an aerial photographic survey.
The Seabird Studies Team at the USGS Western Ecological Research Center is conducting aerial photographic surveys of the ocean off central and southern California to create comprehensive maps of seabird and marine mammal distributions.
Camera set-up in the plane before belly port doors are opened for an aerial photographic survey.
The Seabird Studies Team at the USGS Western Ecological Research Center is conducting aerial photographic surveys of the ocean off central and southern California to create comprehensive maps of seabird and marine mammal distributions.
Mount with black-out curtain used to hold a wireless monitor. This set-up allows technicians to interface with four mini-PCs in real time, allowing them to check data and image quality, and make adjustments when necessary.
Mount with black-out curtain used to hold a wireless monitor. This set-up allows technicians to interface with four mini-PCs in real time, allowing them to check data and image quality, and make adjustments when necessary.
Scientists collect carcasses at a wind energy facility to estimate total wildlife mortality at a site.
Scientists collect carcasses at a wind energy facility to estimate total wildlife mortality at a site.
Melting snow near Miles City created measurable flow in Reservation Creek. This site is only visited when there are high flows,
Melting snow near Miles City created measurable flow in Reservation Creek. This site is only visited when there are high flows,