Jules Teskie paddling in to do a point count survey near Wabesha, Minnesota (Pool 4)
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Point count survey near Wabesha, Minnesota
Jules Teskie paddling in to do a point count survey near Wabesha, Minnesota (Pool 4)
Re-thinking Kīlauea's early known eruptive history
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists investigate a portion of the Great Crack in the Keaiwa flow field on Kīlauea Volcano's Southwest Rift Zone. USGS photo.
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists investigate a portion of the Great Crack in the Keaiwa flow field on Kīlauea Volcano's Southwest Rift Zone. USGS photo.
Landsat Reveals Scar of ‘Good Burn’ at Guadalupe Mountains
Pre- and post-fire images acquired with shortwave infrared (SWIR), near infrared (NIR), and red bands on Landsat 8’s Operational Land Imager sensor reveal a significant, 14,442-acre burn scar within the park’s high country. The burn scar appears red in the June 23 image.
Pre- and post-fire images acquired with shortwave infrared (SWIR), near infrared (NIR), and red bands on Landsat 8’s Operational Land Imager sensor reveal a significant, 14,442-acre burn scar within the park’s high country. The burn scar appears red in the June 23 image.
Walking along the Fairweather Fault scarp
USGS scientists Adrian Bender and Peter Haeussler walk along the base of a ~10 m tall escarpment formed during past ground-rupturing earthquakes on the Fairweather Fault. Location: Crillon Lake, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska
USGS scientists Adrian Bender and Peter Haeussler walk along the base of a ~10 m tall escarpment formed during past ground-rupturing earthquakes on the Fairweather Fault. Location: Crillon Lake, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska
Landsat Reveals Industrial Growth in Powder River Basin
The expanding coal fields in Wyoming's Powder River Basin serve as prime examples of Landsat's ability to monitor land cover change related to industrial growth across the American landscape.
The expanding coal fields in Wyoming's Powder River Basin serve as prime examples of Landsat's ability to monitor land cover change related to industrial growth across the American landscape.
Degraded land in Senegal - 1994
An area of degraded land in the Ferlo region of Senegal, photographed in 1994 by U.S. Geological Survey Scientist G. Gray Tappan as part of his work on West African land cover. Tappan photographed the scene again in 2011.
An area of degraded land in the Ferlo region of Senegal, photographed in 1994 by U.S. Geological Survey Scientist G. Gray Tappan as part of his work on West African land cover. Tappan photographed the scene again in 2011.
Degraded land in Senegal - 2011
An area of degraded land in the Ferlo region of Senegal, photographed in 2011 by U.S. Geological Survey Scientist G. Gray Tappan as part of his work on West African land cover. Tappan had previously photographed the scene in 1994.
An area of degraded land in the Ferlo region of Senegal, photographed in 2011 by U.S. Geological Survey Scientist G. Gray Tappan as part of his work on West African land cover. Tappan had previously photographed the scene in 1994.
Disney Epcot - Osceola county FL
Digital Elevation Model (DEM) of Disney Epcot colorized by elevation. Produced from QL2+ lidar acquired over Osceola County and the Reedy Creek Improvement District in Florida.
Digital Elevation Model (DEM) of Disney Epcot colorized by elevation. Produced from QL2+ lidar acquired over Osceola County and the Reedy Creek Improvement District in Florida.
Surveying the Fairweather Fault trace
USGS Geologist Adrian Bender surveys a trace of the 1958 Fairweather Fault earthquake surface rupture. The trace forms a linear, uphill-facing, 1-2 m tall escarpment flanked by trees that were likely tilted during the 1958 earthquake. Location: Crillon Lake, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska.
USGS Geologist Adrian Bender surveys a trace of the 1958 Fairweather Fault earthquake surface rupture. The trace forms a linear, uphill-facing, 1-2 m tall escarpment flanked by trees that were likely tilted during the 1958 earthquake. Location: Crillon Lake, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska.
Cikli i Ujit - The Water Cycle, Albanian
Cikli i Ujit - The Water Cycle, Albanian
Cikli i Ujit - The Water Cycle, Albanian
Diagram of Umjikelezo Wamanzi, The Water Cycle, Zulu
Umjikelezo Wamanzi, The Water Cycle, Zulu
Umjikelezo Wamanzi, The Water Cycle, Zulu
Eocene Hyperthermals - Core Samples
Scientists sit on the ground with core samples
Scientists sit on the ground with core samples
Диаграма на водния цикъл - The Water Cycle, Bulgarian
Диаграма на водния цикъл - The Natural Water Cycle, Bulgarian
Тази диаграма показва естествения воден цикъл, игнорирайки човешките влияния.
Диаграма на водния цикъл - The Natural Water Cycle, Bulgarian
Тази диаграма показва естествения воден цикъл, игнорирайки човешките влияния.
நீர் சுழற்சி, The Water Cycle, Tamil
நீர் சுழற்சி, The Natural Water Cycle, Tamil
நீர் சுழற்சி, The Natural Water Cycle, Tamil
ജല ചക്രം, The Natural Water Cycle, Malayalam
ജല ചക്രം, The Water Cycle, Malayalam
ഈ ഡയഗ്രം സ്വാഭാവിക ജലചക്രം മാത്രം കാണിക്കുന്നു.
ജല ചക്രം, The Water Cycle, Malayalam
ഈ ഡയഗ്രം സ്വാഭാവിക ജലചക്രം മാത്രം കാണിക്കുന്നു.
Fire and Rebirth: Landsat Tells Yellowstone's Story
In the summer of 1988, a wildfire ravaged the world's first national park, consuming 1.2 million acres in and around the Greater Yellowstone Park ecosystem.
In the summer of 1988, a wildfire ravaged the world's first national park, consuming 1.2 million acres in and around the Greater Yellowstone Park ecosystem.
School Branch at Brownsburg IN - ADCP measurement
School Branch at Brownsburg IN - ADCP measurement
School Branch at Brownsburg IN - ADCP measurement
School Branch at Brownsburg IN gage equipment
School Branch at Brownsburg IN gage equipment
School Branch at Brownsburg IN gage equipment
Yellow Warbler nest in a tall shrub thicket habitat
Yellow Warbler nest in a tall shrub thicket habitat. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
Yellow Warbler nest in a tall shrub thicket habitat. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
Lava Vent Aerial over Puʻu ʻŌʻō, Hawaiʻi
Though difficult to photograph, aerial views showed that this open vent was but a small window into a large, hot cavity beneath Puʻu ʻŌʻō's northeast flank in Hawaii Inside, streams of lava from an unseen source (or sources) closer to the crater rim (visible at lower right) were cascading toward the upper left into unknown depths.
Though difficult to photograph, aerial views showed that this open vent was but a small window into a large, hot cavity beneath Puʻu ʻŌʻō's northeast flank in Hawaii Inside, streams of lava from an unseen source (or sources) closer to the crater rim (visible at lower right) were cascading toward the upper left into unknown depths.
Male Arctic Warbler on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Male Arctic Warbler on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
Male Arctic Warbler on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.