Recent Coastal and Marine Fieldwork - June-July 2017
USGS scientists visited more than 26 locations in the last two months, studying the ocean floor near landslides, collecting coral cores to study land-use changes, comparing airplanes and drones for mapping, and much more.
This article is part of the June-July 2017 issue of the Sound Waves newsletter.
Here’s a quick overview of some recent fieldwork by our researchers.
Big Sur, California: Mapped coastal bathymetry following Mud Creek landslide, July 12–13. Details at
Madeira Beach, Florida: Collected aerial imagery for assessing the structure-from-motion technique for estimating coastal topography, July 12, June 29–30. Details at
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-338-FA
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-335-FASan Francisco Bay Delta, California: Collected time series, sampling, and bathymetry data for shallow-water habitat restoration to support fisheries, May 30–July 7, and April 10–June 16. Details at
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-641-FA
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-619-FAIcy Bay, Alaska: Mapped deposits created by landslide-generated tsunami, May 26–July 1. Details at
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-648-FADry Tortugas National Park, Florida: Collected replacement reef metagenome samples from coral and seagrass in Pulaski Shoals, June 6–30. Details at
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-326-FARio Vista, California: Topographic and bathymetric survey of Little Holland Tract and Wildlands restoration site, June 26–30. Details at
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-649-FALake Tulane, Florida: Collected water-column samples for chemical analyses, June 27. Details at
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-332-FASan Francisco, California: Monitored changes in beach-sand volume and distribution, June 27. Details at
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-660-FAPuerto Rico: Collected stream-sediment samples and nearshore samples in southern Puerto Rico and Guanica Bay, June 18–24. Details at
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-625-FAKauai, Hawaii: Collected coral cores for reef health and land-use change at Pila‘a Beach, June 19–23. Details at
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-650-FADuck, North Carolina: Conducted fixed-wing aircraft and drone surveys for elevations and photogrammetry, June 12–15. Details at
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-033-FA
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-034-FAChenier Plain, Louisiana: Collected bathymetry and seismic profiles along the coastline from Marsh Island to Sabine Pass, Texas, May 31–June 14. Details at
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-323-FACape Cod, Massachusetts: Monitored water depth, salinity, temperature, soil temperature, and meteorological data in several estuaries, June 9–12, June 7. Details at
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-039-FA
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-038-FACape Cod, Massachusetts: Recovered nanopod oceanographic mooring off Sandwich Town Neck Beach, June 12. Details at
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-040-FAStennis Space Center, Mississippi: Collected motion data on artificial sand and oil agglomerates at the Naval Research Laboratory, June 4–10, 2017. Details at
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-329-FAIndian River Lagoon, Florida: Studied undersea groundwater discharge, May 22–June 4, 2017. Details at
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-328-FACape Cod Bay, Massachusetts: Recovered pressure logger for water elevations to adjust mapping data and performed maintenance on camera at Sandwich Town Neck Beach, June 2, 2017. Details at
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-037-FA
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-025-FASan Francisco, California: Monitored changes in Ocean Beach sand volume and distribution, May 30, 2017. Details at
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-644-FAPuget Sound, Washington: Measured grain size, organic-carbon content, water temperature, and plant density and morphology, eight years after eelgrass restoration in the Nisqually River delta, May 25–29, 2017. Details at
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-629-FABarnstable, Massachusetts: Used drone to map Great Marsh, May 23–26, 2017. Details at
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-032-FAFire Island, New York: Assessed beach recovery after Hurricane Sandy, May 23–26, 2017. Details at
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-321-FABiscayne Bay, Florida: Surveyed sample and core elevations, and collected new surface samples to interpret sediment cores, May 15–24, 2017. Details at
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-322-FATomales Bay, California: Collected cores for lead-210 dating to determine when invasive foraminifera arrived, May 22–24, 2017. Details at
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-642-FAGlen Canyon and Grand Canyon, Arizona: Evaluated erosion risk and sediment supply at archaeological sites, May 11–22, 2017. Details at
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-637-FAVirginia coast: Mapped shorebird nests and habitats, May 14–20, 2017. Details at
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-016-FAStellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Massachusetts: Collected seabed sediment samples for geological mapping, May 17–19, 2017. Details at
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-030-FAMiami, Florida: Gathered geologic structure information related to rock-coral sampling sites in the Miami ship channel. Details at
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-316-FALake Tulane, Florida: Collected water samples for chemical analyses, May 18, 2017. Details at
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-320-FAFlorida Keys: Measured coral- and algal-calcification rates at monitoring stations from Biscayne National Park to Dry Tortugas National Park, April 17–May 15, 2017. Details at
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-311-FA