Black-legged Kittiwakes in a colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska
Black-legged Kittiwakes in a colony in Cook Inlet, AlaskaBlack-legged Kittiwakes in a colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska. One bird on a nest.
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Black-legged Kittiwakes in a colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska
Black-legged Kittiwakes in a colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska
Black-legged Kittiwakes in a colony in Cook Inlet, AlaskaBlack-legged Kittiwakes in a colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska. One bird on a nest.
Chattooga River, Middle Gorge, Wild and Scenic River, Jackson County,
Chattooga River, Middle Gorge, Wild and Scenic River, Jackson County,Chattooga River, Middle Gorge, Wild and Scenic River, Jackson County, North Carolina
Chattooga River, Middle Gorge, Wild and Scenic River, Jackson County,
Chattooga River, Middle Gorge, Wild and Scenic River, Jackson County,Chattooga River, Middle Gorge, Wild and Scenic River, Jackson County, North Carolina
Common Murres in a colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska in 2017
Common Murres in a colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska in 2017Common Murres in a colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska in 2017
Common Murres in a colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska in 2017
Common Murres in a colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska in 2017Common Murres in a colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska in 2017
Common Murres in their colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska
Common Murres in their colony in Cook Inlet, AlaskaCommon Murres in their colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska
Common Murres in their colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska
Common Murres in their colony in Cook Inlet, AlaskaCommon Murres in their colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska
Scott Creek area of California coast
Aerial photograph looking north, Scott Creek Beach in distance, along the California coast near Davenport.
Aerial photograph looking north, Scott Creek Beach in distance, along the California coast near Davenport.
Seafloor crust, Marshall Islands
Cross section of a seafloor crust (AKA, ferromanganese or cobalt-rich crusts) from the Marshall Islands collected at almost 2,000 meters depth.
Cross section of a seafloor crust (AKA, ferromanganese or cobalt-rich crusts) from the Marshall Islands collected at almost 2,000 meters depth.
X-ray diffractometer
USGS research oceanographer Amy Gartman waits for an X-ray diffractometer to analyze samples of hydrothermal sulfide minerals.
USGS research oceanographer Amy Gartman waits for an X-ray diffractometer to analyze samples of hydrothermal sulfide minerals.
Floating the mighty Rio Grande
Staff float down the Rio Grande in New Mexico as part of their Swiftwater Awareness training.
Staff float down the Rio Grande in New Mexico as part of their Swiftwater Awareness training.
USGS collects data in the back-barrier at Fire Island
USGS collects data in the back-barrier at Fire IslandThe USGS uses observations and data collection in the back-barrier environment at Fire Island, NY to inform numerical models.
USGS collects data in the back-barrier at Fire Island
USGS collects data in the back-barrier at Fire IslandThe USGS uses observations and data collection in the back-barrier environment at Fire Island, NY to inform numerical models.
USGS monitors growth rates of Elkhorn Coral
USGS monitors the growth rates of the threatened Elkhorn Coral (Acropora palmata) at Dry Tortugas National Park (pictured) and throughout the Florida Keys, U.S.A.
USGS monitors the growth rates of the threatened Elkhorn Coral (Acropora palmata) at Dry Tortugas National Park (pictured) and throughout the Florida Keys, U.S.A.
USGS scientist Lisa McKeon sets up a repeat photo shot in Glacier NP.
USGS scientist Lisa McKeon sets up a repeat photo shot in Glacier NP.USGS scientist Lisa McKeon sets up a repeat photo shot on Grinnell Glacier in Glacier National Park.
USGS scientist Lisa McKeon sets up a repeat photo shot in Glacier NP.
USGS scientist Lisa McKeon sets up a repeat photo shot in Glacier NP.USGS scientist Lisa McKeon sets up a repeat photo shot on Grinnell Glacier in Glacier National Park.
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle in Lake Huron near Alpena
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle in Lake Huron near AlpenaAutonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) in Lake Huron near Alpena preparing to dive on a transect.
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle in Lake Huron near Alpena
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle in Lake Huron near AlpenaAutonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) in Lake Huron near Alpena preparing to dive on a transect.
Mount St. Helens, as viewed from the Castle Lake Overlook.
Mount St. Helens, as viewed from the Castle Lake Overlook.Mount St. Helens, as viewed from the Castle Lake Overlook.
Mount St. Helens, as viewed from the Castle Lake Overlook.
Mount St. Helens, as viewed from the Castle Lake Overlook.Mount St. Helens, as viewed from the Castle Lake Overlook.
USGS Drone for Remote Sensing
USGS Hydrologist Eric White flies a small drone equipped with a thermal infrared camera during a groundwater/surface-water exchange study.
USGS Hydrologist Eric White flies a small drone equipped with a thermal infrared camera during a groundwater/surface-water exchange study.
USGS uses drone with thermal infrared camera to study water resources
USGS uses drone with thermal infrared camera to study water resourcesUSGS Hydrologist Eric White flies a small unoccupied aircraft system – sUAS or "drone" – equipped with a thermal infrared camera during a groundwater/surface-water exchange study along the East River in Gunnison National Forest near Gothic, Colorado, in August 2017.
USGS uses drone with thermal infrared camera to study water resources
USGS uses drone with thermal infrared camera to study water resourcesUSGS Hydrologist Eric White flies a small unoccupied aircraft system – sUAS or "drone" – equipped with a thermal infrared camera during a groundwater/surface-water exchange study along the East River in Gunnison National Forest near Gothic, Colorado, in August 2017.
Cyanea calycina, or haha, in the Wai‘anae Mountains on O‘ahu
Cyanea calycina, or haha, in the Wai‘anae Mountains on O‘ahuA Cyanea calycina, or haha, growing in the Wai‘anae Mountains on O‘ahu, Hawai‘i. Haha is a rare and endangered plant endemic to Hawai‘i.
Cyanea calycina, or haha, in the Wai‘anae Mountains on O‘ahu
Cyanea calycina, or haha, in the Wai‘anae Mountains on O‘ahuA Cyanea calycina, or haha, growing in the Wai‘anae Mountains on O‘ahu, Hawai‘i. Haha is a rare and endangered plant endemic to Hawai‘i.
USGS scientist flags a debris line on a telephone pole
USGS scientist flags a debris line on a telephone poleUSGS hydrologic technician Brandon Cooper flags a debris line on a telephone pole approximately 14.3 feet above the ground and located about 245 feet east of the bridge on Keith Road over Boggy Creek, September 15, 2017.
USGS scientist flags a debris line on a telephone pole
USGS scientist flags a debris line on a telephone poleUSGS hydrologic technician Brandon Cooper flags a debris line on a telephone pole approximately 14.3 feet above the ground and located about 245 feet east of the bridge on Keith Road over Boggy Creek, September 15, 2017.
Drone on target!
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center drone pilot, Emily Sturdivant, lands a drone on target at the 2017 Woods Hole Science Stroll
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center drone pilot, Emily Sturdivant, lands a drone on target at the 2017 Woods Hole Science Stroll
Drone's Eye View of Woods Hole, MA
Aeiral image of Woods Hole, MA taken during the 2017 Woods Hole Science Stroll. The green USGS tent generated a lot of interest and participation from Science Stroll attendees
Aeiral image of Woods Hole, MA taken during the 2017 Woods Hole Science Stroll. The green USGS tent generated a lot of interest and participation from Science Stroll attendees
Family fun with the SeaBOSS!
SeaBOSS Selfies were a big hit at the 2017 Woods Hole Science Stroll.
SeaBOSS Selfies were a big hit at the 2017 Woods Hole Science Stroll.
Fire in Greenland
It may seem surprising that wildfires burn in Greenland, a huge island of ice and glaciers. But fires do happen there. Earth-observing satellites detected a fire in a remote area of western Greenland in August 2017.
It may seem surprising that wildfires burn in Greenland, a huge island of ice and glaciers. But fires do happen there. Earth-observing satellites detected a fire in a remote area of western Greenland in August 2017.