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An object of two circular pieces of mixed materials are partially covered with mud and plant debris.
Instrument package for river data collection
Instrument package for river data collection
Instrument package for river data collection

Patches of dark sand cling to an instrument package that collected data for approximately two weeks at the Mokelumne River site—evidence that currents at the site were strong enough to carry sand, which is heavier than mud, probably during elevated river flows following two storms in the watershed.

Patches of dark sand cling to an instrument package that collected data for approximately two weeks at the Mokelumne River site—evidence that currents at the site were strong enough to carry sand, which is heavier than mud, probably during elevated river flows following two storms in the watershed.

Beach with large rock rip-rap lining the low bluff near homes, sand has footprints going to and fro.
Footprints in mud overlaying beach sand
Footprints in mud overlaying beach sand
Footprints in mud overlaying beach sand

Footprints in mud layer deposited on the sand at Miramar Beach in Montecito, California, by January 9 flood waters coming down San Ysidro Creek.

Two women stand together smiling on a boat wearing life jackets and sun hats with other safety gear.
Fieldwork in the Delta
Fieldwork in the Delta
Fieldwork in the Delta

Shruti Khanna (left, California Department of Fish and Wildlife) and Judy Drexler (USGS California Water Science Center) on the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center’s research vessel Parke Snavely during fieldwork in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.

Shruti Khanna (left, California Department of Fish and Wildlife) and Judy Drexler (USGS California Water Science Center) on the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center’s research vessel Parke Snavely during fieldwork in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.

Dive Safety Officer (DSO) Jake Emmert from Moody Gardens Aquarium enters a flooded coastal cave beneath the tropical forest
Cave diving scientists
Cave diving scientists
Cave diving scientists

Dive Safety Officer (DSO) Jake Emmert from Moody Gardens Aquarium enters a flooded coastal cave beneath the tropical forest of the Yucatan Peninsula through a small open-water pool, locally known as a cenote.  Cave diving scientists John Pohlman (USGS) and David Brankovits (USGS/WHOI) will use these entrances over the coming days to access a vast network o

Dive Safety Officer (DSO) Jake Emmert from Moody Gardens Aquarium enters a flooded coastal cave beneath the tropical forest of the Yucatan Peninsula through a small open-water pool, locally known as a cenote.  Cave diving scientists John Pohlman (USGS) and David Brankovits (USGS/WHOI) will use these entrances over the coming days to access a vast network o

Two people hold onto a large metal tripod with instruments suspended from a cable as they guide it into the water.
Deploying tripod in the Delta
Deploying tripod in the Delta
Deploying tripod in the Delta

USGS physical scientist Cordell Johnson, at left, and USGS research oceanographer Jessie Lacy, both from the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, guide a tripod with instruments into the waters of the Mokelumne River near the confluence with the San Joaquin River. The Mokelumne is part of the vast Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in California,&nbs

USGS physical scientist Cordell Johnson, at left, and USGS research oceanographer Jessie Lacy, both from the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, guide a tripod with instruments into the waters of the Mokelumne River near the confluence with the San Joaquin River. The Mokelumne is part of the vast Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in California,&nbs

A woman and a man stand on the stern of a boat wearing safety gear, man is pressing on a piece of equipment.
Gomex sediment corer preparation
Gomex sediment corer preparation
Gomex sediment corer preparation

Dan Powers (USGS PCMSC) and Rachel Marcuson (USGS PCMSC) prepare to deploy a Gomex sediment corer from the R/V Snavely in the Mokulumne River near confluence of San Joaquin River in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, CA.

Dan Powers (USGS PCMSC) and Rachel Marcuson (USGS PCMSC) prepare to deploy a Gomex sediment corer from the R/V Snavely in the Mokulumne River near confluence of San Joaquin River in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, CA.

A man is leaning over and is scooping soil from a wildfire-charred hillslope and placing the soil in a sample bag.
Collecting soil and charcoal sample after a wildfire
Collecting soil and charcoal sample after a wildfire
Collecting soil and charcoal sample after a wildfire

Brett Tipple (University of California, Santa Cruz) collects a sample of charcoal and soil adjacent to a gully forming on a hillslope above Sonoma Creek, which was burned by the Nuns wildfire in October 2017.

Brett Tipple (University of California, Santa Cruz) collects a sample of charcoal and soil adjacent to a gully forming on a hillslope above Sonoma Creek, which was burned by the Nuns wildfire in October 2017.

divers deploy acoustic devices in centoes in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
USGS in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
USGS in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
USGS in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

John Pohlman (USGS), David Brankovits (USGS/WHOI) and Jake Emmert (MG) deploy acoustic devices in open water sinkhole (or cenote) prior to a 6-month long installation in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico cave

John Pohlman (USGS), David Brankovits (USGS/WHOI) and Jake Emmert (MG) deploy acoustic devices in open water sinkhole (or cenote) prior to a 6-month long installation in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico cave

Marsh and sand on a bay beach with buildings in the distant background
Eroding marshes on the bay behind Long Beach Island, New Jersey
Eroding marshes on the bay behind Long Beach Island, New Jersey
Eroding marshes on the bay behind Long Beach Island, New Jersey

The remnants of an eroding marsh sit on a bayside beach behind Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Marsh loss and bayside erosion can be outcomes of both natural landscape evolution and human modification of coastal barrier systems.

The remnants of an eroding marsh sit on a bayside beach behind Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Marsh loss and bayside erosion can be outcomes of both natural landscape evolution and human modification of coastal barrier systems.

A small boat sits on calm waters with trees in the distance, and a cloudy sky.
Mokelumne River survey
Mokelumne River survey
Mokelumne River survey

Mokelumne River near confluence with the San Joaquin River in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, CA, looking downstream, with Cordell Johnson (USGS PCMSC) and Rachel Allen (USGS PCMSC) collecting data from the R/V Fast Eddy.

Mokelumne River near confluence with the San Joaquin River in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, CA, looking downstream, with Cordell Johnson (USGS PCMSC) and Rachel Allen (USGS PCMSC) collecting data from the R/V Fast Eddy.

A small boat sits on calm waters with trees in the distance, and a cloudy sky.
Mokelumne River survey
Mokelumne River survey
Mokelumne River survey

Mokelumne River near confluence with the San Joaquin River in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, CA, looking downstream, with Cordell Johnson (USGS PCMSC) and Rachel Allen (USGS PCMSC) collecting data from the R/V Fast Eddy.

Mokelumne River near confluence with the San Joaquin River in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, CA, looking downstream, with Cordell Johnson (USGS PCMSC) and Rachel Allen (USGS PCMSC) collecting data from the R/V Fast Eddy.

View from the sky of a river surrounded by a heavily forested area and winding through a bare section that used to be a lake.
Former Elwha Dam and Lake Aldwell post dam removal
Former Elwha Dam and Lake Aldwell post dam removal
Former Elwha Dam and Lake Aldwell post dam removal

Orthophoto (GigaPan) of the former Elwha Dam and former Lake Aldwell, on the Elwha River, Washington, compiled from ultra high-resolution images collected with a Ricoh GR camera operating at 2-second intervals, mounted on a Cessna 172 piloted by Rite Bros. Aviation and processed using Structure-from-Motion techniques.

Orthophoto (GigaPan) of the former Elwha Dam and former Lake Aldwell, on the Elwha River, Washington, compiled from ultra high-resolution images collected with a Ricoh GR camera operating at 2-second intervals, mounted on a Cessna 172 piloted by Rite Bros. Aviation and processed using Structure-from-Motion techniques.

View from the sky of a river surrounded by a heavily forested area and winding through a bare section that used to be a lake.
Glines Canyon Dam and Lake Mills post dam removal
Glines Canyon Dam and Lake Mills post dam removal
Glines Canyon Dam and Lake Mills post dam removal

Orthophoto (GigaPan) of the former Glines Canyon Dam and former Lake Mills, on the Elwha River, Washington, compiled from ultra high-resolution images collected with a Ricoh GR camera operating at 2-second intervals, mounted on a Cessna 172 piloted by Rite Bros. Aviation and processed using Structure-from-Motion techniques.

Orthophoto (GigaPan) of the former Glines Canyon Dam and former Lake Mills, on the Elwha River, Washington, compiled from ultra high-resolution images collected with a Ricoh GR camera operating at 2-second intervals, mounted on a Cessna 172 piloted by Rite Bros. Aviation and processed using Structure-from-Motion techniques.

View from the air looking down on a river where it meets the ocean, with many small channels in the sediment deposited there.
Elwha River mouth
Elwha River mouth
Elwha River mouth

Orthophoto of the mouth of the Elwha River in Washington. The orthophoto was compiled from images collected with a Ricoh GR camera operating at 2-second intervals and mounted on a Cessna 172 piloted by Rite Bros. Aviation.

Orthophoto of the mouth of the Elwha River in Washington. The orthophoto was compiled from images collected with a Ricoh GR camera operating at 2-second intervals and mounted on a Cessna 172 piloted by Rite Bros. Aviation.

BeachCam's perspective on the storm! This is the last image taken before the camera stopped working on Friday, March 2 at 11:23
BeachCam's perspective on the March 2018 Nor'Easter
BeachCam's perspective on the March 2018 Nor'Easter
BeachCam's perspective on the March 2018 Nor'Easter

BeachCam's perspective on the storm! This is the last image taken before the camera stopped working on Friday, March 2 at 11:23 a.m.

 

floodwaters more than two feet deep on Water Street, Sandwich, MA, March 2018
Floodwaters in Sandwich, MA
Floodwaters in Sandwich, MA
Floodwaters in Sandwich, MA

 photo taken at noon on Friday, March 2, 2018, shows floodwaters more than two feet deep on Water Street, Sandwich, MA, approaching the beach cam house (visible above the mailbox) and Town Neck Beach parking lot.

 photo taken at noon on Friday, March 2, 2018, shows floodwaters more than two feet deep on Water Street, Sandwich, MA, approaching the beach cam house (visible above the mailbox) and Town Neck Beach parking lot.

surf zone at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Newbury MA
Surf's Up!
Surf's Up!
Surf's Up!

The surf zone at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Newbury MA

The surf zone at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Newbury MA

Non tidal pools, Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Newbury, MA
Non-tidal pools at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
Non-tidal pools at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
Non-tidal pools at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge

Non-tidal pools found in the high marsh area of the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Newbury Ma.  USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center UAS pilots are stationed in the upper left corner flying the UAS mission at the refuge.

Non-tidal pools found in the high marsh area of the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Newbury Ma.  USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center UAS pilots are stationed in the upper left corner flying the UAS mission at the refuge.

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