Recent Coastal and Marine Fieldwork - December 2018-January 2019
By Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program
January 31, 2019
Recently USGS scientists visited 10 coastal and offshore locations, studying tsunami and hurricane deposits in Hawai‘i, monitoring Cape Cod estuary health, testing technology in Tampa Bay, and much more. Here’s a quick overview of some fieldwork by our researchers.
This article is part of the December 2018-January 2019 issue of the Sound Waves newsletter.
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- Indian Rocks Beach, Florida: Conducted bi-annual sampling trip to monitor groundwater-surface water interactions, December 19. Details:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2018-367-FA - Florida Keys: Installed instruments to analyze sediments, currents, and waves on Crocker Reef, December 3–14. Details:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2018-356-FA - San Francisco Bay Delta, California: Collected bathymetry and acoustic backscatter in the Delta and Sacramento deep-water shipping channel, December 3–14. Details:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2018-684-FA - Stone Harbor and Thompsons Beach, New Jersey: Monitored post-restoration changes to beach and dune sites, December 3–17. Details:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2018-059-FA - Tampa Bay, Florida: Collected carbonate system parameters underway using latest technology in the Manatee River, December 7 and November 29–30. Details:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2018-373-FA and https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2018-371-FA - Cedar Key, Florida: Mapped ocean depths using multibeam bathymetry and bubble pulser, November 26 to December 5. Details:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2018-361-FA - Hawai‘i, Oahu, and Kaua‘i Islands, Hawai‘i: Collected tsunami and hurricane deposit data, November 25 to December 3. Details:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2018-664-FA - Cape Cod, Massachusetts: Continuously monitored surface water, ground water, and weather in several estuaries, April 1 to November 30. Details:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2018-055-FA - San Francisco, California: Monitored changes in Ocean Beach sand volume and distribution, November 21. Details:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2018-685-FA
For a complete list of USGS Coastal/Marine Hazards and Resources Program fieldwork, see: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data_search.php.