Learn how wetlands can naturally help with climate change impacts
Learn how wetlands can naturally help with climate change impacts
A window of opportunity for coastal resilience
A window of opportunity for coastal resilience
How coral restoration could help mitigate the effects of sea-level rise
How coral restoration could help mitigate the effects of sea-level rise
Happy Earth Day!
Happy Earth Day!
Explore how we help the Nation "Invest in Our Planet" in this special issue of the Sound Waves Newsletter
Explore how we help the Nation "Invest in Our Planet" in this special issue of the Sound Waves Newsletter
Did you attend the 2023 Coastal Sediments Conference?
Did you attend the 2023 Coastal Sediments Conference?
So did we! Check out our conference resources.
So did we! Check out our conference resources.
Coastal Science Informs Dredging Efforts at Columbia River Mouth
Coastal Science Informs Dredging Efforts at Columbia River Mouth
Data helps managers strategically place materials, reduce erosion
Data helps managers strategically place materials, reduce erosion
Coastal Change Likelihood Assessment
Coastal Change Likelihood Assessment
A synthesis of factors that determine future coastal change
A synthesis of factors that determine future coastal change
Teaching Software to Track Coastal Change
Teaching Software to Track Coastal Change
"Human-in-the-Loop Segmentation of Earth Imagery"
"Human-in-the-Loop Segmentation of Earth Imagery"
Coral Reefs as National, Natural Infrastructure
Coral Reefs as National, Natural Infrastructure
USGS Research Geologist Curt Storlazzi explains how healthy coral reefs in places like the Caribbean and Pacific Islands serve as national, natural infrastructure
USGS Research Geologist Curt Storlazzi explains how healthy coral reefs in places like the Caribbean and Pacific Islands serve as national, natural infrastructure
Deep-Sea Expedition with USGS, NOAA, and BOEM Explores West Coast Wind Sites
Deep-Sea Expedition with USGS, NOAA, and BOEM Explores West Coast Wind Sites
Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program
Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program scientists and staff study coastal and ocean resources and processes from shorelines and estuaries to the continental shelf and deep sea.
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Sea level rise is expected to affect coastal areas all around the world, including the estuarine environment. New bathymetry collected in 2014 provided a unique opportunity to test the modeling of Elmilady et al. (2019), who presented a morphodynamic DELFT3D model of San Pablo Bay, California, that included detailed tidal water movement, wind-wave action, sediment transport, and resulting bed leve
Abundance and distribution of large thecosome pteropods in the northern Gulf of Mexico
The ecological role of large thecosome pteropods in the pelagic ecosystem of the northern Gulf of Mexico (GoM) may be substantial, both in the food web and biogeochemical cycling. We analyzed species abundances, vertical and horizontal distributions of large species with calcareous shells (those collected in 3-mm mesh nets). Pteropod samples were collected following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil
Biofilms as potential reservoirs of stony coral tissue loss disease
Since 2014, corals throughout Florida’s Coral Reef have been plagued by an epizootic of unknown etiology, colloquially termed stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD). Although in Florida the movement of this waterborne coral disease has been consistent with natural transport via water currents, outbreaks in the Caribbean have been more sporadic, with infections occurring in locations inconsistent
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SENHIC Project Milestones and Meetings
As part of the Stakeholder Engagement for Natural Hazards Investigations in the Caribbean (SENHIC) project, the USGS team aims to connect with scientists who are conducting natural hazards research in the Caribbean, build relationships with natural hazards researchers based in the Caribbean and those specializing in the region, and develop a framework for collaborating with international partners.
Stakeholder Engagement for Natural Hazards Investigations in the Caribbean (SENHIC)
USGS staff are connecting with natural hazards researchers based in the Caribbean and those specializing in the region to find out which natural hazards are of primary concern, learn about their mitigation efforts, and explore the potential for research collaboration.
Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS)
Computer Software for Calculating Shoreline Change (or positional change of a boundary over time) The Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) v5 software is an add-in to Esri ArcGIS desktop (10.4-10.7+) that enables a user to calculate rate-of-change statistics from multiple historical shoreline positions. It provides an automated method for establishing measurement locations, performs rate...