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Introduction to DSAS v5.0: System Requirements and Installation
Introduction to DSAS v5.0: System Requirements and Installation
Introduction to DSAS v5.0: System Requirements and Installation

This video reviews the requirements and instructions for installing the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) v5.0. For more information please visit the DSAS project page: https://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/DSAS/ 

Survey Requirements for Critical Depth Indirect Measurements
Survey Requirements for Critical Depth Indirect Measurements
Survey Requirements for Critical Depth Indirect Measurements

This video describes the high-water marks needed along with cross-section locations for critical depth indirect measurements. Critical depth computations are those performed when flow goes through a critical flow regime at a drop, such as at a waterfall. 
 

This video describes the high-water marks needed along with cross-section locations for critical depth indirect measurements. Critical depth computations are those performed when flow goes through a critical flow regime at a drop, such as at a waterfall. 
 

Survey Requirements for Culvert Indirect Measurements - Culvert Survey
Survey Requirements for Culvert Indirect Measurements - Culvert Survey
Survey Requirements for Culvert Indirect Measurements - Culvert Survey

This video describes the survey requirements for culvert indirect measurements, specifically how to measure various aspects of the culvert itself. This video provides a general overview of how to survey culvert attributes, such as the invert and length.
 

This video describes the survey requirements for culvert indirect measurements, specifically how to measure various aspects of the culvert itself. This video provides a general overview of how to survey culvert attributes, such as the invert and length.
 

Sea Turtle Underwater POV
Sea Turtle Underwater POV
Sea Turtle Underwater POV

See St. Joseph Bay in the Florida Panhandle through the eyes of two young adult female loggerheads as they swim, surface to breathe, dive, forage on underwater grasses and spend time with other sea turtles. Three species of threatened or endangered sea turtles congregate in St. Joseph Bay.

See St. Joseph Bay in the Florida Panhandle through the eyes of two young adult female loggerheads as they swim, surface to breathe, dive, forage on underwater grasses and spend time with other sea turtles. Three species of threatened or endangered sea turtles congregate in St. Joseph Bay.

Yellowstone Volcano Observatory Monthly Update: July 1, 2019
Yellowstone Volcano Observatory Monthly Update: July 1, 2019
Yellowstone Volcano Observatory Monthly Update: July 1, 2019

Mike Poland, Scientist-in-Charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, describes activity at Yellowstone during the month of June, 2019.

 

Survey Requirements for Non-Standard Culverts
Survey Requirements for Non-Standard Culverts
Survey Requirements for Non-Standard Culverts

This video discusses how to measure various aspects of non-standard culverts, such as mitered culverts. Using the slope-area method inside a culvert is also discussed. 
 

This video discusses how to measure various aspects of non-standard culverts, such as mitered culverts. Using the slope-area method inside a culvert is also discussed. 
 

Surveying Indirect Measurements with GNSS
Surveying Indirect Measurements with GNSS
Surveying Indirect Measurements with GNSS

This video details how to survey indirect measurements with GNSS. Both RTN and RTK setups are discussed, along with tips and tricks and troubleshooting.
 

This video details how to survey indirect measurements with GNSS. Both RTN and RTK setups are discussed, along with tips and tricks and troubleshooting.
 

PubTalk 06/2019 — USGS Fire Science
PubTalk 06/2019 — USGS Fire Science
PubTalk 06/2019 — USGS Fire Science

Title: USGS Fire Science: Understanding why wildlands burn and what can be done about it

Survey Requirements for Culvert Indirect Measurements - Overview
Survey Requirements for Culvert Indirect Measurements - Overview
Survey Requirements for Culvert Indirect Measurements - Overview

This video describes the survey requirements for culvert indirect measurements, including high-water mark and cross-section locations. 
 

Survey Requirements for Pipe Culverts
Survey Requirements for Pipe Culverts
Survey Requirements for Pipe Culverts

This video demonstrates how to measure various aspects of pipe and pipe-arch culverts for culvert indirect measurements. The video includes tips and tricks for measuring the geometry, corrugations, and entrance types including rounded or beveled entrances.
 

This video demonstrates how to measure various aspects of pipe and pipe-arch culverts for culvert indirect measurements. The video includes tips and tricks for measuring the geometry, corrugations, and entrance types including rounded or beveled entrances.
 

Site Selection for Indirect Discharge Measurements
Site Selection for Indirect Discharge Measurements
Site Selection for Indirect Discharge Measurements

This video demonstrates how to select an appropriate location for an indirect measurement. Theory and initial reconnaissance are discussed. 

This video demonstrates how to select an appropriate location for an indirect measurement. Theory and initial reconnaissance are discussed. 

Surveying Slope-Conveyance Indirect Measurement
Surveying Slope-Conveyance Indirect Measurement
Surveying Slope-Conveyance Indirect Measurement

This video shows how to survey a slope-conveyance indirect measurement using a conventional optical or digital level. 
 

Survey Requirements for Box Culverts
Survey Requirements for Box Culverts
Survey Requirements for Box Culverts

This video details how to measure various aspects of a box culvert for a culvert indirect measurement. The video includes tips and tricks for measuring the geometry, wingwall angles, and entrance types including rounded or beveled entrances.
 

This video details how to measure various aspects of a box culvert for a culvert indirect measurement. The video includes tips and tricks for measuring the geometry, wingwall angles, and entrance types including rounded or beveled entrances.
 

What It Means to be an International Cooperator
What It Means to be an International Cooperator
What It Means to be an International Cooperator

This video gives an overview of what it mean to be an International Cooperator, including information on what is an International Cooperator, who represents the International Cooperator community, what are the benefits of being an International Cooperator, and what does it mean to be an International Cooperator.

This video gives an overview of what it mean to be an International Cooperator, including information on what is an International Cooperator, who represents the International Cooperator community, what are the benefits of being an International Cooperator, and what does it mean to be an International Cooperator.

What It Means to be an International Cooperator (AD version)
What It Means to be an International Cooperator (AD version)
What It Means to be an International Cooperator (AD version)

This video gives an overview of what it mean to be an International Cooperator, including information on what is an International Cooperator, who represents the International Cooperator community, what are the benefits of being an International Cooperator, and what does it mean to be an International Cooperator.

This video gives an overview of what it mean to be an International Cooperator, including information on what is an International Cooperator, who represents the International Cooperator community, what are the benefits of being an International Cooperator, and what does it mean to be an International Cooperator.

Introduction to the Slope-Conveyance Method
Introduction to the Slope-Conveyance Method
Introduction to the Slope-Conveyance Method

This video provides an introduction to the slope-conveyance method of indirect measurement. Theory and background are described as well as high-water mark and cross-section placement. 
 

This video provides an introduction to the slope-conveyance method of indirect measurement. Theory and background are described as well as high-water mark and cross-section placement. 
 

Tribal Resources for Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments
Tribal Resources for Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments
Tribal Resources for Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments

Tribes have been actively engaged in efforts to anticipate and respond to climate impacts on their natural and cultural resources.

Virtual tour of Glen Canyon between Bullfrog Bay and the Rincon
Virtual tour of Glen Canyon between Bullfrog Bay and the Rincon
Virtual tour of Glen Canyon between Bullfrog Bay and the Rincon

This animation takes the viewer down the Glen Canyon from Bullfrog Bay to the Rincon, in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. New high resolution multibeam bathymetry collected by the USGS in 2018 shows the submerged portions of Glen Canyon. 
 

This animation takes the viewer down the Glen Canyon from Bullfrog Bay to the Rincon, in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. New high resolution multibeam bathymetry collected by the USGS in 2018 shows the submerged portions of Glen Canyon. 
 

Image of the Week - Recovery in Iraq's 'Garden of Eden'
Image of the Week - Recovery in Iraq's 'Garden of Eden'
Image of the Week - Recovery in Iraq's 'Garden of Eden'

The Marsh Arabs of southeastern Iraq have spent millennia traversing the waterways at the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The recent history of those wetlands, however, has been one of forced loss and uneven recovery. 



The Marsh Arabs of southeastern Iraq have spent millennia traversing the waterways at the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The recent history of those wetlands, however, has been one of forced loss and uneven recovery. 



Man standing in front of a geyser releasing steam Man standing in front of a geyser releasing steam
Yellowstone Volcano Observatory Monthly Update: June 3, 2019
Yellowstone Volcano Observatory Monthly Update: June 3, 2019

Mike Poland, Scientist-in-Charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, describes activity at Yellowstone during the month of May, 2019.

 

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