USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center in Santa Cruz, California installed these two video cameras, pointed at the shoreline. The cameras collected imagery every half hour for 10 minutes, during daylight hours. The images are stored in the cloud and are used to study coastal variations through time, like wave, shoreline, and sandbar dynamics.
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Sunset State Beach webcams
USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center in Santa Cruz, California installed these two video cameras, pointed at the shoreline. The cameras collected imagery every half hour for 10 minutes, during daylight hours. The images are stored in the cloud and are used to study coastal variations through time, like wave, shoreline, and sandbar dynamics.
Surface water withdrawals in 2015
Surface water withdrawals in 2015
Surface water withdrawals in 2015
Swapping precipitation collectors in the Rockies
Daniel Bowker, Loch Vale project manager (2013-18), swapping a clean precipitation collector with a collector from the previous week in Rocky Mountain National Park.
Daniel Bowker, Loch Vale project manager (2013-18), swapping a clean precipitation collector with a collector from the previous week in Rocky Mountain National Park.
Thawing Permafrost, Alaska
Thawing permafrost on various peatlands in Alaska. Permafrost thaw results in ground subsidence and inundation that kills black spruce and other understory plants living on the permafrost plateau. The black spruce forests found on permafrost plateaus are replaced with sedge- and moss-dominated bogs and fens, altering the ecosystem structure and function.
Thawing permafrost on various peatlands in Alaska. Permafrost thaw results in ground subsidence and inundation that kills black spruce and other understory plants living on the permafrost plateau. The black spruce forests found on permafrost plateaus are replaced with sedge- and moss-dominated bogs and fens, altering the ecosystem structure and function.
The Bay Bridge and the Oakland city skyline
The nighttime Oakland city skyline as seen from San Francisco with the Bay Bridge in the foreground
The nighttime Oakland city skyline as seen from San Francisco with the Bay Bridge in the foreground
Thermoelectric power water withdrawals for 2015
Thermoelectric power water withdrawals for 2015
Thermoelectric power water withdrawals for 2015
Total water use withdrawals in 2015
Total water use withdrawals in 2015
Total water use withdrawals in 2015
Trends in population and freshwater withdrawals by source, 1950–2015
Trends in population and freshwater withdrawals by source, 1950–2015
Trends in population and freshwater withdrawals by source, 1950–2015
Trends in total water withdrawals by water-use category, 1950–2015
Trends in total water withdrawals by water-use category, 1950–2015
Trends in total water withdrawals by water-use category, 1950–2015
UAS pilots at Kilauea
Department of Interior UAS pilots from left to right – Elizabeth Pendleton (USGS, Woods Hole, MA), Colin Milone (Office of Aviation Services, AK), John Vogel (USGS; Flagstaff, AZ), Sandy Brosnahan (USGS, Woods Hole, MA), Brandon Forbes (USGS; Tucson, AZ), Chris Holmquist-Johnson (USGS; Fort Collins, CO),&nb
Department of Interior UAS pilots from left to right – Elizabeth Pendleton (USGS, Woods Hole, MA), Colin Milone (Office of Aviation Services, AK), John Vogel (USGS; Flagstaff, AZ), Sandy Brosnahan (USGS, Woods Hole, MA), Brandon Forbes (USGS; Tucson, AZ), Chris Holmquist-Johnson (USGS; Fort Collins, CO),&nb
Unlined brine pit on the shore of Skiatook Lake, Okla.
Unlined brine pit on the shore of Skiatook Lake, Okla.
(Source: USGS Toxic Substances Hydrology Program)
Unlined brine pit on the shore of Skiatook Lake, Okla.
(Source: USGS Toxic Substances Hydrology Program)
Upstream Network Trace in StreamStats screenshot
Upstream Network Trace in StreamStats screenshot
Upstream Network Trace in StreamStats screenshot
USGS gage 01419500 Willowemoc Creek near Livingston Manor, NY
USGS gage 01419500 Willowemoc Creek near Livingston Manor, NY
USGS gage 01419500 Willowemoc Creek near Livingston Manor, NY
USGS gage 01428000 Tenmile River at Tusten, NY
USGS gage 01428000 Tenmile River at Tusten, NY
USGS gage 01428000 Tenmile River at Tusten, NY
USGS gage 15275100 Chester Creek at Arctic Boulevard at Anchorage, AK
USGS WAUSP Water Census: Map of National Brackish Groundwater Assessme
USGS WAUSP Water Census: Map of National Brackish Groundwater Assessment from USGS professional paper 1833 "Brackish Groundwater In The United States."
USGS WAUSP Water Census: Map of National Brackish Groundwater Assessment from USGS professional paper 1833 "Brackish Groundwater In The United States."
View from Wolverine Glacier from Helicopter
View from Wolverine Glacier from Helicopter
View from Wolverine Glacier from Helicopter
View of Nellie Juan Glacier from Wolverine Glacier
View of Nellie Juan Glacier from Wolverine Glacier
View of Nellie Juan Glacier from Wolverine Glacier
Viewing an Otolith Under a Microscope
Lynn Ogilvie, a USGS biological science technician, adjusts an otolith under a microscope. Photographs of otoliths are taken using a camera mounted on top of the microscope and a video feed on the computer. Notice the magnified otolith on the screen in the background. This photo was taken in 2018, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lynn Ogilvie, a USGS biological science technician, adjusts an otolith under a microscope. Photographs of otoliths are taken using a camera mounted on top of the microscope and a video feed on the computer. Notice the magnified otolith on the screen in the background. This photo was taken in 2018, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Water Column and Seismic collage
3D Image of a multi-channel seismic (MCS) line showing gas (blue/green) migrating up through fractures in the subsurface, culminating in a 600 meter tall plume of methane gas in the water column that was captured using a Simrad EK60 split beam echo sounder.
3D Image of a multi-channel seismic (MCS) line showing gas (blue/green) migrating up through fractures in the subsurface, culminating in a 600 meter tall plume of methane gas in the water column that was captured using a Simrad EK60 split beam echo sounder.
Wind turbine towering over trees
A wind turbine rising above Oʻahu trees forms part of a wind energy installation where USGS bat research is taking place.
A wind turbine rising above Oʻahu trees forms part of a wind energy installation where USGS bat research is taking place.