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Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program images.
Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge in South Carolina shown in the pop-out of the U.S. Coastal Wetlands Synthesis Applications geonarrative.
Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge in South Carolina shown in the pop-out of the U.S. Coastal Wetlands Synthesis Applications geonarrative.
Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge in South Carolina shown in the pop-out of the U.S. Coastal Wetlands Synthesis Applications geonarrative.
Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge in South Carolina shown in the pop-out of the U.S. Coastal Wetlands Synthesis Applications geonarrative.
Researchers Brian Atwater and Wendy Grant Walter conducting prior paleotsunami research at Salmon River estuary, Oregon.
Researchers Brian Atwater and Wendy Grant Walter conducting prior paleotsunami research at Salmon River estuary, Oregon.
Sediment core with tidal silt, tsunami sand, and marsh peat collected from the Salmon River estuary, Oregon.
Sediment core with tidal silt, tsunami sand, and marsh peat collected from the Salmon River estuary, Oregon.
Map showing location of Salmon River estuary, Oregon. Yellow dots represent estuaries, lagoons, and lakes with evidence of the 1700 tsunami.
Map showing location of Salmon River estuary, Oregon. Yellow dots represent estuaries, lagoons, and lakes with evidence of the 1700 tsunami.
USGS scientists SeanPaul La Selle and Jason Padgett collecting sediment cores at the Salmon River estuary, Oregon.
USGS scientists SeanPaul La Selle and Jason Padgett collecting sediment cores at the Salmon River estuary, Oregon.
The U.S. Coastal Wetlands Synthesis Applications geonarrative. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is assessing the physical condition of coastal wetlands and how they may change in response to storms, sea-level rise, and human activity.
The U.S. Coastal Wetlands Synthesis Applications geonarrative. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is assessing the physical condition of coastal wetlands and how they may change in response to storms, sea-level rise, and human activity.
The Southeast Region Refuges tab of the U.S. Coastal Wetlands Synthesis Applications geonarrative. A FWS and USGS collaboration.
The Southeast Region Refuges tab of the U.S. Coastal Wetlands Synthesis Applications geonarrative. A FWS and USGS collaboration.
Animated GIF of Cascadia 1700 tsunami simulation at Salmon River, Oregon. Colored dots are locations where sediment cores were collected.
Animated GIF of Cascadia 1700 tsunami simulation at Salmon River, Oregon. Colored dots are locations where sediment cores were collected.
Diagram showing the sequence of land subsidence during an earthquake, followed with sand deposited by a tsunami.
Diagram showing the sequence of land subsidence during an earthquake, followed with sand deposited by a tsunami.
Sediment core with tidal silt, tsunami sand, and marsh peat collected from the Salmon River estuary, Oregon.
Sediment core with tidal silt, tsunami sand, and marsh peat collected from the Salmon River estuary, Oregon.
View of Salmon River estuary, Oregon, from above. Sediment cores were collected from marshland toward the upper left of the image.
View of Salmon River estuary, Oregon, from above. Sediment cores were collected from marshland toward the upper left of the image.
Coral cores collected within the National Park of American Samoa on the island of Ofu.
Coral cores collected within the National Park of American Samoa on the island of Ofu.
Drone used to collect infrared imagery of reefs in the National Park of American Samoa on Ofu.
Drone used to collect infrared imagery of reefs in the National Park of American Samoa on Ofu.
Scientists conducting Electrical Resistivity Tomography surveys in American Samoa.
Scientists conducting Electrical Resistivity Tomography surveys in American Samoa.
Scientists installing a wind and rain gauge in the National Park of American Samoa on Ofu.
Scientists installing a wind and rain gauge in the National Park of American Samoa on Ofu.
USGS and NPS scientists collecting a coral core within the National Park of American Samoa on Ofu.
USGS and NPS scientists collecting a coral core within the National Park of American Samoa on Ofu.
Scientists viewing data from a thermal camera installed in the National Park of American Samoa on Ofu.
Scientists viewing data from a thermal camera installed in the National Park of American Samoa on Ofu.
Diagram showing oceanographic and hydrogeologic processes including submarine groundwater discharge on Ofu, American Samoa.
Diagram showing oceanographic and hydrogeologic processes including submarine groundwater discharge on Ofu, American Samoa.
Thermal camera tower method. 1) Original oblique view data 2) Orthorectified nadir view 3) thermal corrections for angular and distance dependence 4) Calibrated thermal image.
Thermal camera tower method. 1) Original oblique view data 2) Orthorectified nadir view 3) thermal corrections for angular and distance dependence 4) Calibrated thermal image.
Graph showing corrected thermal camera imagery from the National Park of American Samoa on Ofu.
Graph showing corrected thermal camera imagery from the National Park of American Samoa on Ofu.