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CoastSeg: An accessible and extendable hub for satellite-derived-shoreline (SDS) detection and mapping CoastSeg: An accessible and extendable hub for satellite-derived-shoreline (SDS) detection and mapping

CoastSeg is an interactive browser-based program that aims to broaden the adoption of satellite-derived shoreline (SDS) detection and coastal landcover mapping workflows among coastal scientists and coastal resource management practitioners. SDS is a sub-field of coastal sciences that aims to detect and post-process a time-series of shoreline locations from publicly available satellite...
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Sharon Fitzpatrick, Daniel D. Buscombe, Jonathan A. Warrick, Mark A. Lundine, Kilian Vos
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Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

Application of a workflow to determine the feasibility of using simulated streamflow for estimation of streamflow frequency statistics Application of a workflow to determine the feasibility of using simulated streamflow for estimation of streamflow frequency statistics

Streamflow records from hydrologic models are attractive for use in operational hydrology, such as a streamflow frequency analysis. The amount of bias inherent to simulated streamflow from hydrologic models is often unknown, but it is likely present in derivative products. Therefore, a workflow may help determine where streamflow frequency analysis is credibly feasible from simulated...
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Amanda Whaling, Kelly Sanks, William H. Asquith, Kirk D. Rodgers
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Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center

Upper crustal seismic velocity structure of the Hayward fault zone, San Francisco Bay, California, USA: Results from the 2016 East Bay Seismic Experiment (EBSI-16) Upper crustal seismic velocity structure of the Hayward fault zone, San Francisco Bay, California, USA: Results from the 2016 East Bay Seismic Experiment (EBSI-16)

We developed Vp, Vs, Vp/Vs ratio, and Poisson’s ratio models of the uppermost crust (
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Rufus D. Catchings, Luther M. Strayer, Joanne H. Chan, Mark Goldman, Andrian T. McEvilly, J. Suppe
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Earthquake Hazards Program, Earthquake Science Center

Predicting the response of a long-distance migrant to changing environmental conditions in winter Predicting the response of a long-distance migrant to changing environmental conditions in winter

Access to high-quality food is critical for long-distance migrants to provide energy for migration and arrival at breeding grounds in good condition. We studied effects of changing abundance and availability of a marine food, common eelgrass (Zostera marina L.), on an arctic-breeding, migratory goose, black brant (Brant bernicla nigricans Lawrence 1846), at a key non-breeding site, Bahía...
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Richard A. Stillman, E.M. Rivers, W. Gilkerson, K. A. Wood, P. Clausen, C. Deane, David H. Ward
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Alaska Science Center

Use of Doppler velocity radars to monitor and predict debris and flood wave velocities and travel times in post-wildfire basins Use of Doppler velocity radars to monitor and predict debris and flood wave velocities and travel times in post-wildfire basins

The magnitude and timing of extreme events such as debris and floodflows (collectively referred to as floodflows) in post-wildfire basins are difficult to measure and are even more difficult to predict. To address this challenge, a sensor ensemble consisting of noncontact, ground-based (near-field), Doppler velocity (velocity) and pulsed (stage or gage height) radars, rain gages, and a...
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John W, Fulton, Nicholas Graff Hall, Laura A. Hempel, J.J. Gourley, Mark F. Henneberg, Michael S. Kohn, William H. Farmer, William H. Asquith, Daniel Wasielewski, Andrew S. Stecklein, Amanullah Mommandi, Aziz Khan
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Water Resources Mission Area, Colorado Water Science Center

Characterising, quantifying, and accessing eruption source parameters of explosive volcanic eruptions for operational simulation of tephra dispersion: A current view and future perspectives Characterising, quantifying, and accessing eruption source parameters of explosive volcanic eruptions for operational simulation of tephra dispersion: A current view and future perspectives

Eruption source parameters (ESPs) are crucial for characterising volcanic eruptions and are essential inputs to numerical models used for hazard assessment. Key ESPs of explosive volcanic eruptions include plume height, mass eruption rate, eruption duration, and grain-size distribution. Some of these ESPs can be directly observed during an eruption, but others are difficult to measure in...
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Samantha Engwell, Larry G. Mastin, Contanza Bonadonna, Sara Barsotti, Natalia I. Deligne, Bergrun A. Oladottir
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Volcano Hazards Program, Volcano Science Center
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