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The Yellowstone Volcano: Past, Present and Future
The Yellowstone Volcano: Past, Present and Future
The Yellowstone Volcano: Past, Present and Future

Public Lecture on Yellowstone Volcano by Jake Lowenstern at Menlo Park, CA on January 23, 2014. The Q&A at the end of the talk can be found on the original source video (Source URL).

Public Lecture on Yellowstone Volcano by Jake Lowenstern at Menlo Park, CA on January 23, 2014. The Q&A at the end of the talk can be found on the original source video (Source URL).

Lava Lake Spattering at Halema'uma'u Crater
Lava Lake Spattering at Halema'uma'u Crater
Lava Lake Spattering at Halema'uma'u Crater

21 January 2014 Lava Lake Spattering at Halema'uma'u Crater The lava lake in the Overlook crater, within Halema'uma'u Crater at Kilauea's summit, undergoes frequent periods of spattering. The spattering is normally at the lake margins, and the surface crust often flows towards, and is consumed at, the spattering source.

21 January 2014 Lava Lake Spattering at Halema'uma'u Crater The lava lake in the Overlook crater, within Halema'uma'u Crater at Kilauea's summit, undergoes frequent periods of spattering. The spattering is normally at the lake margins, and the surface crust often flows towards, and is consumed at, the spattering source.

ScienceBase ArcGIS Service Video
ScienceBase ArcGIS Service Video
ScienceBase ArcGIS Service Video

Demonstration of the GIS capabilities in ScienceBase, focusing on the uploading of an ESRI service definition file and the creation of an ArcGIS REST service, and how to consume that REST service in outside software applications.

Demonstration of the GIS capabilities in ScienceBase, focusing on the uploading of an ESRI service definition file and the creation of an ArcGIS REST service, and how to consume that REST service in outside software applications.

Using Shapefiles and Rasters in ScienceBase

Demonstration of GIS capabilities in ScienceBase, focusing on the capabilities of uploading shapefile and raster formats and also the consumption of the open source GIS formats that are created as a result of that.

Demonstration of GIS capabilities in ScienceBase, focusing on the capabilities of uploading shapefile and raster formats and also the consumption of the open source GIS formats that are created as a result of that.

USGS Sediment Portal Instructional Videos- 1

This video describes the purpose of the USGS sediment data portal and provides instructions for its navigation.

This video describes the purpose of the USGS sediment data portal and provides instructions for its navigation.

USGS Sediment Portal Instructional Videos- 2

This video provides instructions on how to select sites and download data from the USGS Sediment Data Portal.NOTE: Data downloads have been changed. Users must now provide an email address to retrieve their data.

This video provides instructions on how to select sites and download data from the USGS Sediment Data Portal.NOTE: Data downloads have been changed. Users must now provide an email address to retrieve their data.

Magnitude 9.2: The 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake
Magnitude 9.2: The 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake
Magnitude 9.2: The 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake

Magnitude 9.2: The 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake is a short video relating how the largest quake in U.S. history had profound and lasting impacts on our lives. The video features USGS geologist George Plafker who, in the 1960's, correctly interpreted the quake as a subduction zone event.

Magnitude 9.2: The 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake is a short video relating how the largest quake in U.S. history had profound and lasting impacts on our lives. The video features USGS geologist George Plafker who, in the 1960's, correctly interpreted the quake as a subduction zone event.

R/V Arcticus Build Part 2

Part 2 of our series on the R/V Arcticus construction covers the frame and fuel tank completion.

Part 2 of our series on the R/V Arcticus construction covers the frame and fuel tank completion.

Hazards: Geomagnetic Storms
Hazards: Geomagnetic Storms
Hazards: Geomagnetic Storms

Space weather can have important consequences for our lives, such as interference with radio communication, GPS systems, electric power grids, the operation and orientation of satellites, oil and gas drilling, and even air travel as high altitude pilots and astronauts can be subjected to enhanced levels of radiation.

Space weather can have important consequences for our lives, such as interference with radio communication, GPS systems, electric power grids, the operation and orientation of satellites, oil and gas drilling, and even air travel as high altitude pilots and astronauts can be subjected to enhanced levels of radiation.

High Resolution Climate Models to Benefit Avian Conservation

This webinar, "Application of High Resolution Climate Models to Benefit Avian Conservation in the Prairie Pothole Region, Northern Great Plains", was conducted by Susan Skagen and John Stamm as a part of the Climate Change Science and Management Webinar Series.

This webinar, "Application of High Resolution Climate Models to Benefit Avian Conservation in the Prairie Pothole Region, Northern Great Plains", was conducted by Susan Skagen and John Stamm as a part of the Climate Change Science and Management Webinar Series.

Gravity Recharge Monitoring
Gravity Recharge Monitoring
Gravity Recharge Monitoring

Time-lapse Microgravity Monitoring of Artificial Recharge
This video shows a series of clips collected in 2013 during the SAVSARP gravity experiment.

Time-lapse Microgravity Monitoring of Artificial Recharge
This video shows a series of clips collected in 2013 during the SAVSARP gravity experiment.

Climate Change Effects on Fisheries in the Great Lakes
Climate Change Effects on Fisheries in the Great Lakes
Climate Change Effects on Fisheries in the Great Lakes

This webinar, ""Predicted Climate Change Effects on Fisheries Habitat and Production in the Great Lakes" was presented by David "Bo" Bunnell as a part of the USGS National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center's Climate Change Science and Management Webinar Series.

This webinar, ""Predicted Climate Change Effects on Fisheries Habitat and Production in the Great Lakes" was presented by David "Bo" Bunnell as a part of the USGS National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center's Climate Change Science and Management Webinar Series.

Precip, Base/Stormflows in New England--Streamflows in Maine

This webinar, "Historical Trends in Summer Precipitation, Baseflows, and Stormflows in New England and Projections of Seasonal Streamflows for Coastal Streams in Maine", was conducted by Rob Dudley and Glenn Hodgkins as a part of the USGS National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center's Climate Change Science and Management Webinar Series.

This webinar, "Historical Trends in Summer Precipitation, Baseflows, and Stormflows in New England and Projections of Seasonal Streamflows for Coastal Streams in Maine", was conducted by Rob Dudley and Glenn Hodgkins as a part of the USGS National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center's Climate Change Science and Management Webinar Series.

Thermal image sequence of summit lava lake motion
Thermal image sequence of summit lava lake motion
Thermal image sequence of summit lava lake motion

This thermal image sequence shows the typical motion of the lava lake in Halema‘uma‘u Crater. For scale, the lake is about 160 meters (520 feet) wide in this view. The clip spans about 12 minutes, and is shown at 30x speed. The lava upwells along the north margin of the lava lake (in this view, near the top of the image).

This thermal image sequence shows the typical motion of the lava lake in Halema‘uma‘u Crater. For scale, the lake is about 160 meters (520 feet) wide in this view. The clip spans about 12 minutes, and is shown at 30x speed. The lava upwells along the north margin of the lava lake (in this view, near the top of the image).

R/V Arcticus Content Page

A longer video of the beginning of construction. This video does not have audio associated with it.

A longer video of the beginning of construction. This video does not have audio associated with it.

R/V Arcticus Home Page

A 5-second over for our home page. No Audio is associated with this video

A 5-second over for our home page. No Audio is associated with this video

Animal Interactions at Wind Energy Facilities – Gray Fox
Animal Interactions at Wind Energy Facilities – Gray Fox
Animal Interactions at Wind Energy Facilities – Gray Fox

There were two documented gray fox visits at the burrows, making them the third most documented predator. Gray foxes are implicated predators of various life stages of desert tortoises, but it is difficult to catch them in the act. In this case, a gray fox approaches a burrow, and thoroughly investigates the burrow mouth.

There were two documented gray fox visits at the burrows, making them the third most documented predator. Gray foxes are implicated predators of various life stages of desert tortoises, but it is difficult to catch them in the act. In this case, a gray fox approaches a burrow, and thoroughly investigates the burrow mouth.

Animal Interactions at Wind Energy Facilities – Western Spotted Skunk
Animal Interactions at Wind Energy Facilities – Western Spotted Skunk
Animal Interactions at Wind Energy Facilities – Western Spotted Skunk

There was one documented skunk event captured on camera - the least documented predator. Here, a western spotted skunk is thoroughly investigating the burrow of one of the marked female tortoises in the study population. Western spotted skunks are known predators of turtle eggs.

There was one documented skunk event captured on camera - the least documented predator. Here, a western spotted skunk is thoroughly investigating the burrow of one of the marked female tortoises in the study population. Western spotted skunks are known predators of turtle eggs.

F2 East Transect – 2013
F2 East Transect – 2013
F2 East Transect – 2013

Permanent Site: F2 East Transect; Depth: 11.7 Meters (38.3 Feet); Distance from river mouth: 1.5 Kilometers (0.9 Miles) east; Pre/Post Dam Removal: 2 years post-dam removal; Lat/Long: 48.15672004,-123.54969397; Site Description: This video was taken in September, about 40 days after the video on the west transect (F2 West Transect – 2013).

Permanent Site: F2 East Transect; Depth: 11.7 Meters (38.3 Feet); Distance from river mouth: 1.5 Kilometers (0.9 Miles) east; Pre/Post Dam Removal: 2 years post-dam removal; Lat/Long: 48.15672004,-123.54969397; Site Description: This video was taken in September, about 40 days after the video on the west transect (F2 West Transect – 2013).

ScienceBase and Other Project Lifecycle Tools

This video is a part of the Climate Change Science and Management Webinar Series, hosted by the USGS National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center and the FWS National Conservation Training Center.

This video is a part of the Climate Change Science and Management Webinar Series, hosted by the USGS National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center and the FWS National Conservation Training Center.

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