Top of a ferromanganese crust sample collected from 1,896 meters water depth at Necker Ridge in the central north Pacific. The surface of this crust was in contact with ocean water and grew just 2 millimeters per million years.
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Necker Ridge ferromanganese crust
Top of a ferromanganese crust sample collected from 1,896 meters water depth at Necker Ridge in the central north Pacific. The surface of this crust was in contact with ocean water and grew just 2 millimeters per million years.
Measuring streamflow in slushy Sun River at Simms, MT, station 0608580
Measuring streamflow in slushy Sun River at Simms, MT, station 0608580Measuring streamflow in slushy Sun River at Simms, MT, station 06085800
Measuring streamflow in slushy Sun River at Simms, MT, station 0608580
Measuring streamflow in slushy Sun River at Simms, MT, station 0608580Measuring streamflow in slushy Sun River at Simms, MT, station 06085800
USGS Hydrologist on the Delaware Bay
USGS Hydrologist Lukasz Niemoczynski doing site recon at Gandy's Beach NJ.
USGS Hydrologist Lukasz Niemoczynski doing site recon at Gandy's Beach NJ.
Great Salt Lake, USGS boat at work
USGS scientists check breach on glass-calm Great Salt Lake in surreal light.
USGS scientists check breach on glass-calm Great Salt Lake in surreal light.
Maumee River at Antwerp, OH - equipment pipes
Maumee River at Antwerp, OH - equipment pipes
Maumee River at Antwerp, OH - wading measurement
Maumee River at Antwerp, OH - staff making a wading measurement
Maumee River at Antwerp, OH - staff making a wading measurement
Measuring streamflow on the Yaak River near Troy, MT, station 12304500
Measuring streamflow on the Yaak River near Troy, MT, station 12304500Measuring streamflow on the Yaak River near Troy, MT, station 12304500
Measuring streamflow on the Yaak River near Troy, MT, station 12304500
Measuring streamflow on the Yaak River near Troy, MT, station 12304500Measuring streamflow on the Yaak River near Troy, MT, station 12304500
Jonathan Cohl flowtracking at Gravelly Run at Laurel Lake, NJ
Jonathan Cohl flowtracking at Gravelly Run at Laurel Lake, NJNortheast Region Photo Contest Winner | March 2019 | Honorable Mention
Jonathan Cohl flowtracking at Gravelly Run at Laurel Lake, NJ
Jonathan Cohl flowtracking at Gravelly Run at Laurel Lake, NJ
Jonathan Cohl flowtracking at Gravelly Run at Laurel Lake, NJNortheast Region Photo Contest Winner | March 2019 | Honorable Mention
Jonathan Cohl flowtracking at Gravelly Run at Laurel Lake, NJ
Inside of an ohia log with tunnels created by wood boring beetles
Inside of an ohia log with tunnels created by wood boring beetlesWood boring beetle tunnels inside of an ‘ōhi‘a log. Researchers are investigating if the spread of beetle frass (excrement) is a pathway for movement of a fungus that causes Rapid ‘Ōhi‘a Death.
Inside of an ohia log with tunnels created by wood boring beetles
Inside of an ohia log with tunnels created by wood boring beetlesWood boring beetle tunnels inside of an ‘ōhi‘a log. Researchers are investigating if the spread of beetle frass (excrement) is a pathway for movement of a fungus that causes Rapid ‘Ōhi‘a Death.
Tracer Addition
USGS and University at Buffalo scientists injecting tracers to study diffusion.
USGS and University at Buffalo scientists injecting tracers to study diffusion.
Ultraviolet light gives desmid alga cell a bright red glow
Ultraviolet light gives desmid alga cell a bright red glow
Lake Sturgeon caught on the Gasconade River, Missouri.
Lake Sturgeon caught on the Gasconade River, Missouri.Lake Sturgeon caught on the Gasconade River, Missouri.
Lake Sturgeon caught on the Gasconade River, Missouri.
Lake Sturgeon caught on the Gasconade River, Missouri.Lake Sturgeon caught on the Gasconade River, Missouri.
Reading stream stage at Bull Lake Creek above Bull Lake streamgage
Reading stream stage at Bull Lake Creek above Bull Lake streamgageThe wire weight is lowered to determine stage of Bull Lake Creek above Bull Lake
Reading stream stage at Bull Lake Creek above Bull Lake streamgage
Reading stream stage at Bull Lake Creek above Bull Lake streamgageThe wire weight is lowered to determine stage of Bull Lake Creek above Bull Lake
Rapid Creek below Canyon Lake sampling site
Rapid Creek below Canyon Lake sampling site at Meadowbrook Golf Course (USGS site 06413200), December 2017.
Rapid Creek below Canyon Lake sampling site at Meadowbrook Golf Course (USGS site 06413200), December 2017.
Sharing information on the screen
Visitors watched closely as Alicia Balster-Gee (in green vest) presented our research on marine geohazards in Alaska.
Visitors watched closely as Alicia Balster-Gee (in green vest) presented our research on marine geohazards in Alaska.
Sifting sand with sieves
During a USGS Open House in Santa Cruz, California, research geologist Amy East shows onlookers how to sift sand to determine its size.
During a USGS Open House in Santa Cruz, California, research geologist Amy East shows onlookers how to sift sand to determine its size.
Talking about seafloor mineral deposits
Research geologist Jim Hein (right) gave a hands-on explanation of seafloor mineral deposits.
Research geologist Jim Hein (right) gave a hands-on explanation of seafloor mineral deposits.
USGS Open House discussions
Members of the PCMSC Marine Minerals Team, including physical science technician Kira Mizell (center), took turns describing the importance of seafloor minerals.
Members of the PCMSC Marine Minerals Team, including physical science technician Kira Mizell (center), took turns describing the importance of seafloor minerals.
DH-81
USGS Hydrographer Brad Bjorklund using a DH-81 isokinetic sampler to collect a discrete water-quality sample, August 2016.
USGS Hydrographer Brad Bjorklund using a DH-81 isokinetic sampler to collect a discrete water-quality sample, August 2016.
Scientist spreading moss fragments
A USGS scientist spreads moss fragments for a study to test the restoration potential of moss, an important component of biological soil crust. A jute net, foreground, helps stabilize the moss fragments as they adhere to the soil.
A USGS scientist spreads moss fragments for a study to test the restoration potential of moss, an important component of biological soil crust. A jute net, foreground, helps stabilize the moss fragments as they adhere to the soil.
Maumee River at Antwerp, OH - bridge at gage location
Maumee River at Antwerp, OH - bridge at gage locationMaumee River at Antwerp, OH - bridge at gage location
Maumee River at Antwerp, OH - bridge at gage location
Maumee River at Antwerp, OH - bridge at gage locationMaumee River at Antwerp, OH - bridge at gage location