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News Briefs - September-October 2021

By Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program October 29, 2021

News Briefs - featuring coastal and ocean science from across the USGS.

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Landsat 9 Galleries: Launch Week

Landsat 9 Galleries: Launch Week

Santa Barbara County, CA, became a hub of Landsat activity in the last week of September 2021. That’s the week Landsat 9 launched into orbit on board...

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Scientists from the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center will represent USGS at the 50th anniversary of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) conference.

Scientists from the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center will represent USGS at the 50th anniversary of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) conference.

SPCMSC scientists Kathryn Smith, Alisha Ellis, Karim Alizad, Joseph Terrano, Robert Jenkins, and RC Mickey will be giving virtual presentations at the...

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Extreme Rainfall and Flooding Contributes to Sudden Vegetation Dieback in Texas Salt Marsh

Extreme Rainfall and Flooding Contributes to Sudden Vegetation Dieback in Texas Salt Marsh

Sudden vegetation dieback events in salt marshes have historically been linked to severe drought, but a new U.S. Geological Survey study reports the...

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Queen Charlotte Fault Mapping

Queen Charlotte Fault Mapping

The Queen Charlotte Fault is an active strike-slip boundary, similar to California’s San Andreas fault.

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SPCMSC Researchers Invited to Present on Coastal Vulnerability Assessments Project in Puerto Rico to the Southeast & Caribbean Disaster Resilience Partnership

SPCMSC Researchers Invited to Present on Coastal Vulnerability Assessments Project in Puerto Rico to the Southeast & Caribbean Disaster Resilience Partnership

Coastal Change Hazards scientists Dr. Legna Torres-Garcia and Dr. Donya Frank-Gilchrist of the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center...

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Two CoastCams installed in the Outer Banks for DUNEX project

Two CoastCams installed in the Outer Banks for DUNEX project

Meg Palmsten and Jenna Brown installed two CoastCams towers at Pea Island, in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, to monitor waves, water levels, and...

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SPCMSC scientists publish paper documenting recent historical evolution of the northern Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana

SPCMSC scientists publish paper documenting recent historical evolution of the northern Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana

SPCMSC geologist Julie Bernier, with co-authors Jennifer Miselis and Nathaniel Plant, published a paper, "Satellite-Derived Barrier Response and...

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Dr. Meg Palmsten will be the guest speaker in COMIT seminar series

Dr. Meg Palmsten will be the guest speaker in COMIT seminar series

Dr. Meg Palmsten of SPCMSC will discuss forecasting total water levels and coastal change hazards in this month’s virtual Center for Ocean Mapping and...

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Tampa Bay coastal acidification research featured in EPA National Estuary Program report

Tampa Bay coastal acidification research featured in EPA National Estuary Program report

Tampa Bay coastal acidification research conducted by Dr. Kim Yates of SPCMSC was highlighted in the latest Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...

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Increased Investment in Aquatic Foods Can Reduce Global Food Insecurity and Tackle Malnutrition

Increased Investment in Aquatic Foods Can Reduce Global Food Insecurity and Tackle Malnutrition

A new Nature publication co-authored by National CASC Fish Biologist Abigail Lynch suggests that aquatic food sources, including fish, shellfish...

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USGS staff participating in DUNEX VIP Day at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Field Research Facility

USGS staff participating in DUNEX VIP Day at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Field Research Facility

Jenna Brown and Chris Sherwood of USGS attend a VIP Event to discuss the USGS component of the DUNEX project, a multi-agency study of storm processes...

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SPCMSC scientists study effects of beach nourishment on sea turtle nesting activity

SPCMSC scientists study effects of beach nourishment on sea turtle nesting activity

Scientists RC Mickey and Dave Thompson from the USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center wrap up a season of conducting beach surveys to...

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Filter Total Items: 14
Landsat 9 Galleries: Launch Week

Landsat 9 Galleries: Launch Week

Santa Barbara County, CA, became a hub of Landsat activity in the last week of September 2021. That’s the week Landsat 9 launched into orbit on board...

Read Article
Scientists from the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center will represent USGS at the 50th anniversary of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) conference.

Scientists from the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center will represent USGS at the 50th anniversary of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) conference.

SPCMSC scientists Kathryn Smith, Alisha Ellis, Karim Alizad, Joseph Terrano, Robert Jenkins, and RC Mickey will be giving virtual presentations at the...

Read Article
Extreme Rainfall and Flooding Contributes to Sudden Vegetation Dieback in Texas Salt Marsh

Extreme Rainfall and Flooding Contributes to Sudden Vegetation Dieback in Texas Salt Marsh

Sudden vegetation dieback events in salt marshes have historically been linked to severe drought, but a new U.S. Geological Survey study reports the...

Read Article
Queen Charlotte Fault Mapping

Queen Charlotte Fault Mapping

The Queen Charlotte Fault is an active strike-slip boundary, similar to California’s San Andreas fault.

Read Article
SPCMSC Researchers Invited to Present on Coastal Vulnerability Assessments Project in Puerto Rico to the Southeast & Caribbean Disaster Resilience Partnership

SPCMSC Researchers Invited to Present on Coastal Vulnerability Assessments Project in Puerto Rico to the Southeast & Caribbean Disaster Resilience Partnership

Coastal Change Hazards scientists Dr. Legna Torres-Garcia and Dr. Donya Frank-Gilchrist of the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center...

Read Article
Two CoastCams installed in the Outer Banks for DUNEX project

Two CoastCams installed in the Outer Banks for DUNEX project

Meg Palmsten and Jenna Brown installed two CoastCams towers at Pea Island, in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, to monitor waves, water levels, and...

Read Article
SPCMSC scientists publish paper documenting recent historical evolution of the northern Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana

SPCMSC scientists publish paper documenting recent historical evolution of the northern Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana

SPCMSC geologist Julie Bernier, with co-authors Jennifer Miselis and Nathaniel Plant, published a paper, "Satellite-Derived Barrier Response and...

Read Article
Dr. Meg Palmsten will be the guest speaker in COMIT seminar series

Dr. Meg Palmsten will be the guest speaker in COMIT seminar series

Dr. Meg Palmsten of SPCMSC will discuss forecasting total water levels and coastal change hazards in this month’s virtual Center for Ocean Mapping and...

Read Article
Tampa Bay coastal acidification research featured in EPA National Estuary Program report

Tampa Bay coastal acidification research featured in EPA National Estuary Program report

Tampa Bay coastal acidification research conducted by Dr. Kim Yates of SPCMSC was highlighted in the latest Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...

Read Article
Increased Investment in Aquatic Foods Can Reduce Global Food Insecurity and Tackle Malnutrition

Increased Investment in Aquatic Foods Can Reduce Global Food Insecurity and Tackle Malnutrition

A new Nature publication co-authored by National CASC Fish Biologist Abigail Lynch suggests that aquatic food sources, including fish, shellfish...

Read Article
USGS staff participating in DUNEX VIP Day at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Field Research Facility

USGS staff participating in DUNEX VIP Day at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Field Research Facility

Jenna Brown and Chris Sherwood of USGS attend a VIP Event to discuss the USGS component of the DUNEX project, a multi-agency study of storm processes...

Read Article
SPCMSC scientists study effects of beach nourishment on sea turtle nesting activity

SPCMSC scientists study effects of beach nourishment on sea turtle nesting activity

Scientists RC Mickey and Dave Thompson from the USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center wrap up a season of conducting beach surveys to...

Read Article
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