Future Fieldwork, June-July 2016
Summer is usually a busy time of year for USGS fieldwork, and 2016 is no exception.
Just in June and July, scientists plan to visit more than 16 locations, studying tsunamis, coral reefs, eelgrass beds, and much more. Read on for a preview of some coastal and offshore fieldwork planned by USGS researchers in June and July 2016. Plans could change at any time.
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Cape Cod, Massachusetts: Examine the environmental geochemistry and health of 11 estuaries, April 11–November 30, 2016.
Details at http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-016-FA -
Southeastern Alaska: Assess earthquake and tsunami hazards along the Queen Charlotte-Fairweather fault system, May 17–June 12, 2016.
Details at http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-625-FA -
Barter Island, Alaska: Measure permafrost temperature, collect time lapse images of coastal change, and measure subsurface geology, May 20–September 30, 2016.
Details at http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-645-FA -
Icy Bay, Alaska: Map tsunami deposits created by a landslide-generated tsunami, May 26–July 1, 2016.
Details at http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-648-FA -
Monterey Bay, California: Study changes in ripple scour depressions offshore Santa Cruz during an El Niño season, May 31–June 3, 2016.
Details at http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-647-FA
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Aitutaki, Cook Islands: Document sea level history on motus (atoll islets), June 1–June 30, 2016.
Details at: http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-635-FA -
Puget Sound, Washington: Annual vegetation surveys for eelgrass, and other plant measurements, June 3–6, 2016.
Details at: http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-633-FA -
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California: Time series measurements of suspended sediment concentration, tidal stage, and wave attributes for habitat restoration, June 7–August 19, 2016.
Details at http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-646-FA -
Gulf of Maine: High-resolution multi-channel seismic survey of the continental slope, to characterize and tie together shelf, slope, and rise stratigraphy, June 9–13, 2016.
Details at http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-018-FA -
Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana: Measure bathymetric change and borrow site deposition, and provide elevation control for a lidar survey, June 10–19, 2016.
Details at http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-335-FA
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Fire Island, New York: Ongoing beach recovery assessment, post-Hurricane Sandy, June 14–17, 2016.
Details at http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-336-FA -
Offshore Delaware and Virginia: Measure the acoustic characteristics of high-resolution geophysical sources, June 26–July 17, 2016.
Details at http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-002-FA -
Shetland Islands, U.K.: Examine and sample tsunami deposits from the Storegga landslide to validate future tsunami modeling efforts, June 24–July 3, 2016.
Details at http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-642-FA -
Key Largo, Florida: Conduct reef imaging and personal watercraft surveys to ground truth lidar data, June 22–July 1, 2016.
Details at: http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-333-FA -
Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi: Collect oceanographic, geologic, hydrologic, and biologic data to evaluate links between circulation, submarine groundwater discharge, and coral disease, June 29–August 5, 2016.
Details at http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-631-FA -
Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi: Collect sediment samples from seven watersheds, July 29–August 3, 2016.
Details at http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-630-FA
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