Testing a USGS patented device (DSIM) and measuring it's performance with a new analytical upgrade recently designed and installed. The DSIM allows for gas samples to be put into a spectrometer and measured in a closed loop, which increased the data signal fidelity, repeatability, and amount an analyte used.
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Testing DSIM
Testing a USGS patented device (DSIM) and measuring it's performance with a new analytical upgrade recently designed and installed. The DSIM allows for gas samples to be put into a spectrometer and measured in a closed loop, which increased the data signal fidelity, repeatability, and amount an analyte used.
Testing DSIM
Testing a USGS patented device (DSIM) and measuring it's performance with a new analytical upgrade recently designed and installed. The DSIM allows for gas samples to be put into a spectrometer and measured in a closed loop, which increased the data signal fidelity, repeatability, and amount an analyte used.
Testing a USGS patented device (DSIM) and measuring it's performance with a new analytical upgrade recently designed and installed. The DSIM allows for gas samples to be put into a spectrometer and measured in a closed loop, which increased the data signal fidelity, repeatability, and amount an analyte used.
Snow Day
A snow covered science center in Woods Hole, Massachusetts after a powerful nor'easter hit the Cape Cod on January 25, 2026.
A snow covered science center in Woods Hole, Massachusetts after a powerful nor'easter hit the Cape Cod on January 25, 2026.
Maps showing FL coral reef degradation
Maps showing FL coral reef degradation, from the study Coral Reef Protection May Help Avert Risks to People, Property, and Economic Activity Caused by Projected Reef Degradation.
Maps showing FL coral reef degradation, from the study Coral Reef Protection May Help Avert Risks to People, Property, and Economic Activity Caused by Projected Reef Degradation.
Geologic model for abyssal seismoturbidite generation along the Cascadia Subduction Zone
Geologic model for abyssal seismoturbidite generation along the Cascadia Subduction ZoneGeologic model for abyssal seismoturbidite generation along the Cascadia Subduction Zone. (A) With each earthquake cycle, slope failures occur on the oversteepened limbs of thrust folds in the accretionary wedge, resulting in proximal MTDs and turbidity flows that spread out across the abyssal plain.
Geologic model for abyssal seismoturbidite generation along the Cascadia Subduction Zone
Geologic model for abyssal seismoturbidite generation along the Cascadia Subduction ZoneGeologic model for abyssal seismoturbidite generation along the Cascadia Subduction Zone. (A) With each earthquake cycle, slope failures occur on the oversteepened limbs of thrust folds in the accretionary wedge, resulting in proximal MTDs and turbidity flows that spread out across the abyssal plain.
Enlargements of 1-m AUV bathymetry overlain on 30-m bathymetry grid for the study area along the Cascadia Subduction Zone
Enlargements of 1-m AUV bathymetry overlain on 30-m bathymetry grid for the study area along the Cascadia Subduction ZoneEnlargements of 1-m AUV bathymetry overlain on 30-m bathymetry grid for the study area along the Cascadia Subduction Zone. (A) The AUV bathymetry data reveal a 10m high failure scarp that extends for 4km along the seaward face of the frontal thrust fold. Secondary reverse faults observed in the chirp subbottom data are expressed at the seafloor with ~3m offsets.
Enlargements of 1-m AUV bathymetry overlain on 30-m bathymetry grid for the study area along the Cascadia Subduction Zone
Enlargements of 1-m AUV bathymetry overlain on 30-m bathymetry grid for the study area along the Cascadia Subduction ZoneEnlargements of 1-m AUV bathymetry overlain on 30-m bathymetry grid for the study area along the Cascadia Subduction Zone. (A) The AUV bathymetry data reveal a 10m high failure scarp that extends for 4km along the seaward face of the frontal thrust fold. Secondary reverse faults observed in the chirp subbottom data are expressed at the seafloor with ~3m offsets.
Videos
Hawai'i Abyssal Nodules Expedition (AD)
In Fall 2025 the Hawaiʻi Abyssal Nodules and Associated Ecosystems Expedition, led by USGS scientists, will investigate the geology, minerals, and environmental setting of the deep seabed offshore Moku o Keawe (Hawaiʻi Island) in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone. This work is part of ongoing collaborative efforts with BOEM and NOAA.
In Fall 2025 the Hawaiʻi Abyssal Nodules and Associated Ecosystems Expedition, led by USGS scientists, will investigate the geology, minerals, and environmental setting of the deep seabed offshore Moku o Keawe (Hawaiʻi Island) in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone. This work is part of ongoing collaborative efforts with BOEM and NOAA.
USGS Coastal and Marine Field Operations
To conduct the science needed to understand coastal and marine geohazards, support habitat and resource management, and monitor how these environments change over time, the USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program relies on engineering, mechanical, and electronics expertise for field operations along the coast, in the nearshore environment, and in the d
To conduct the science needed to understand coastal and marine geohazards, support habitat and resource management, and monitor how these environments change over time, the USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program relies on engineering, mechanical, and electronics expertise for field operations along the coast, in the nearshore environment, and in the d
USGS Coastal and Marine Field Operations (AD)
To conduct the science needed to understand coastal and marine geohazards, support habitat and resource management, and monitor how these environments change over time, the USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program relies on engineering, mechanical, and electronics expertise for field operations along the coast, in the nearshore environment, and in the d
To conduct the science needed to understand coastal and marine geohazards, support habitat and resource management, and monitor how these environments change over time, the USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program relies on engineering, mechanical, and electronics expertise for field operations along the coast, in the nearshore environment, and in the d
Characterizing organic carbon at Escanaba Trough (AD)
Characterizing organic carbon at Escanaba Trough (AD)The global ocean is a significant carbon sink, absorbing about a third of all atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (Gruber et al., 2019).
Characterizing organic carbon at Escanaba Trough (AD)
Characterizing organic carbon at Escanaba Trough (AD)The global ocean is a significant carbon sink, absorbing about a third of all atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (Gruber et al., 2019).
Characterizing organic carbon at Escanaba Trough
The global ocean is a significant carbon sink, absorbing about a third of all atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (Gruber et al., 2019).
The global ocean is a significant carbon sink, absorbing about a third of all atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (Gruber et al., 2019).
Shoreline Seasonality of California's Beaches (AD)
Shoreline Seasonality of California's Beaches (AD)Most of the world’s beaches have regular cycles of erosion and recovery, but new USGS research is showing that these cycles may be considerably different from common perceptions.
Shoreline Seasonality of California's Beaches (AD)
Shoreline Seasonality of California's Beaches (AD)Most of the world’s beaches have regular cycles of erosion and recovery, but new USGS research is showing that these cycles may be considerably different from common perceptions.
Webcams
Sand Key, Florida
Most recent time-averaged image from Sand Key, Florida. The images are used to examine a range of coastal processes including shoreline position, the presence of an offshore sandbar, and the extent of wave runup on the beach. Camera hosted by Dan's Island Condo.
Most recent time-averaged image from Sand Key, Florida. The images are used to examine a range of coastal processes including shoreline position, the presence of an offshore sandbar, and the extent of wave runup on the beach. Camera hosted by Dan's Island Condo.
Madeira Beach
A coastal camera located on Medeira Beach, Florida near the Shoreline Island Resort.
A coastal camera located on Medeira Beach, Florida near the Shoreline Island Resort.
Time-averaged image at Madeira Beach, Florida, Camera 2
Time-averaged image at Madeira Beach, Florida, Camera 2Time-averaged images, which represent the time-mean of all the images collected during a video, are used to identify areas where waves are breaking, which show up as bright white bands in the image.
Time-averaged image at Madeira Beach, Florida, Camera 2
Time-averaged image at Madeira Beach, Florida, Camera 2Time-averaged images, which represent the time-mean of all the images collected during a video, are used to identify areas where waves are breaking, which show up as bright white bands in the image.
Nuvuk video camera 2 dark image
Two video cameras are installed atop a utility pole near the northernmost point of land in the United States at Nuvuk (Point Barrow), Alaska. The cameras point northwest toward the Arctic Ocean and the boundary between the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas. Every half hour during daylight hours, the cameras collect snapshots and video for 10 minutes.
Two video cameras are installed atop a utility pole near the northernmost point of land in the United States at Nuvuk (Point Barrow), Alaska. The cameras point northwest toward the Arctic Ocean and the boundary between the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas. Every half hour during daylight hours, the cameras collect snapshots and video for 10 minutes.
Nuvuk video camera 1 dark image
Two video cameras are installed atop a utility pole near the northernmost point of land in the United States at Nuvuk (Point Barrow), Alaska. The cameras point northwest toward the Arctic Ocean and the boundary between the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas. Every half hour during daylight hours, the cameras collect snapshots and video for 10 minutes.
Two video cameras are installed atop a utility pole near the northernmost point of land in the United States at Nuvuk (Point Barrow), Alaska. The cameras point northwest toward the Arctic Ocean and the boundary between the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas. Every half hour during daylight hours, the cameras collect snapshots and video for 10 minutes.
Nuvuk video camera 2 bright image
Two video cameras are installed atop a utility pole near the northernmost point of land in the United States at Nuvuk (Point Barrow), Alaska. The cameras point northwest toward the Arctic Ocean and the boundary between the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas. Every half hour during daylight hours, the cameras collect snapshots and video for 10 minutes.
Two video cameras are installed atop a utility pole near the northernmost point of land in the United States at Nuvuk (Point Barrow), Alaska. The cameras point northwest toward the Arctic Ocean and the boundary between the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas. Every half hour during daylight hours, the cameras collect snapshots and video for 10 minutes.