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USGS Science Enriched by Mendenhall Research Fellows

USGS Science Enriched by Mendenhall Research Fellows

Mendenhall Research Fellows, who come to USGS through the Mendenhall Research Fellowship Program, are bringing new talents and skills to the Coastal...

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New Director of Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

New Director of Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Rob Thieler is the new director of the USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center in Massachusetts.

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Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act Outreach Program Educates Public about Wetlands of Louisiana

Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act Outreach Program Educates Public about Wetlands of Louisiana

Staff from the USGS CWPPRA participate in the 8th annual World Wetlands Day to educate school children and the public about the importance of wetlands...

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Recent Coastal and Marine Fieldwork - March 2017

Recent Coastal and Marine Fieldwork - March 2017

USGS scientists visited five states and the British Virgin Islands in the past month, studying tsunami deposits, eelgrass habitat, storm damage, and...

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Discovering the Deep: Exploring Remote Pacific Marine Protected Areas

Discovering the Deep: Exploring Remote Pacific Marine Protected Areas

In March USGS research ecologist Amanda Demopoulos co-led an expedition aboard the NOAA vessel Okeanos Explorer to investigate unknown and poorly...

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Disappearing Beaches: Modeling Shoreline Change in Southern California

Disappearing Beaches: Modeling Shoreline Change in Southern California

Using a newly-developed computer model called “CoSMoS-COAST” (Coastal Storm Modeling System – Coastal One-line Assimilated Simulation Tool) scientists...

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Preparing for Tsunami Hazards on Washington’s Pacific Coast

Preparing for Tsunami Hazards on Washington’s Pacific Coast

Hours before Japan was struck by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and the ensuing catastrophic tsunami, John Schelling spoke at a public meeting in the...

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Recent Publications - January-February 2017

Recent Publications - January-February 2017

List of recent USGS publications and data releases based on coastal and marine research.

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News Briefs - January-February 2017

News Briefs - January-February 2017

Coastal and marine news highlights from across the USGS

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Recent Coastal and Marine Fieldwork - January-February 2017

Recent Coastal and Marine Fieldwork - January-February 2017

USGS scientists visited more than a dozen locations in the last few months, studying beach changes after winter storms, DNA in marshes, plankton flux...

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Advances in Topobathymetric Mapping

Advances in Topobathymetric Mapping

In coastal environments, elevation is perhaps the most fundamental variable determining vulnerability. Accurate high-resolution digital elevation...

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