Videos

Employees of the Arizona Water Science Center describe their experiences working for the USGS revealing that it is far more than just a workplace.

Alicia Torregrosa, physical scientist with the USGS Western Geographic Science Center, explains how her work with coastal fog might one day help access new sources of water.

This video focuses on the Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center’s (LP DAAC) Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS).

This video presents a visualization of how the Atwood Building in Anchorage, Alaska, shook during the M7.1 January 24, 2016, Iniskin, Alaska, earthquake. The building was instrumented by U.S. Geological Survey to obtain data to study its behavior and performance during strong shaking.

Breakouts remained scattered northeast of Pu`u `Ō`ō, on Kīlauea's East Rift Zone. This breakout was one of many on the flow field today. The breakout was fairly vigorous at this time as geologists encountered it just moments after it started.

• Did you know soils on California’s marine terraces can be over a million years old? 
• Have you wondered why California’s rugged shorelines are terraced?
• Soils on marine terraces aid our understanding of soil formation, water movement, and carbon transformations under changing climate.

The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) sensor is one of five sensors on board NASA's Terra satellite. ASTER data and imagery are crucial tools for monitoring volcanoes for any clues of imminent eruptions, for studying volcanoes during an eruption, and for analyzing impacts after an eruption.

The USGS Hydrography Webinar Series shares success stories from users, provides information on The National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) and other related products, and provides a forum for users to learn more about Hydrography-related topics.

This video describes USGS research utilizing remote thermal imaging cameras to study the extent and impact of mange on wolves in Yellowstone National Park.

A USGS field crew takes flood measurements on the Sabine River on March 12 near Bon Weir, Texas. USGS scientists on the boat included Jeff East, Jimmy Hopkins, and Jody Avant.

A small vent in Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater throws spatter a short distance, building up a small cone around its opening. A thick layer of Pele's hair covers the downwind part of the cone. This vent was also the source of a small lava flow erupted on the crater floor in the past day.

Zhuoting Wu, research ecologist at the USGS Western Geographic Science Center, explains how the USGS uses remote sensing technology to help Tribal communities better understand the effects of climate change. 

This movie, created from a sequence of HVO webcam images, shows lava erupting from a spatter cone within the south embayment in the Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater (see February 24 image below for location). The activity started around 8:15 a.m., HST, on Wednesday, March 2, 2016, and covered part of the crater floor before ceasing at about 3:00 p.m.

This webinar was recorded as part of the Climate Change Science and Management Webinar Series, held in partnership between the USGS National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center and the FWS National Conservation Training Center.

In this video, we will discuss the specifics of accounting for under ice flow angles in the TRDI SxS Pro software. Note: Use of trade names is for descriptive purposes only, and does not imply endorsement by the USGS.

In this video, we will review the procedures for documenting an ADCP midsection measurement in SVMobile. Note: Use of trade names is for descriptive purposes only, and does not imply endorsement by the USGS.

This video provides some background information and presents the general procedures associated with the Maine Cooperative Snow Survey.

In this video, we will briefly review how you register an ADCP in the TRDI SxS Pro software, enabling it for use. Note: Use of trade names is for descriptive purposes only, and does not imply endorsement by the USGS.

In this video, we will highlight the necessary pre-measurement tests as part of a midsection ADCP measurement in TRDI SxS Pro. Note: Use of trade names is for descriptive purposes only, and does not imply endorsement by the USGS.

In this video, we will briefly review the midsection method and some considerations when using this method with an ADCP. Note: Use of trade names is for descriptive purposes only, and does not imply endorsement by the USGS.

In this video, we will review the process for setting up a connection between an ADCP and the TRDI SxS Pro software. Note: Use of trade names is for descriptive purposes only, and does not imply endorsement by the USGS.