Recent Coastal and Marine Fieldwork - November-December 2017
Last month USGS scientists visited more than 13 coastal and offshore locations—plus one very much onshore location—studying hurricane damage, an underwater earthquake fault, a major western reservoir, and much more.
Here’s a quick overview of some recent fieldwork by our researchers.
Miami Beach, Florida: Performed beach topographic survey and collected calibration data to allow for the utilization of a Surfline camera for scientific measurements, December 4–5. Details:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-365-FA
Islamorada, Florida: Studied wave and ocean circulation, and sediment suspension, at Crocker Reef, November 27 to December 4. Details:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-340-FA
San Pablo Bay, California: Collected seismic reflection data from the Hayward-Rodgers Creek fault and other faults, September 25 to November 30. Details:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-669-FA
Indian Rocks Beach, Florida: Assessed monitoring wells, November 29. Details:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-370-FA
Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts: Mapped coastal change and measured sediment transport on Coast Guard Beach and Nauset Inlet, November 27–28. Details:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-063-FA
Florida Keys: Collected baseline information from Hurricane Irma impacts to mangroves, November 16–22. Details:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-368-FA
Lake Powell, Arizona and Utah: Collected multibeam bathymetry and sub-bottom data in the lake and at the confluence of the Colorado, Escalante, and San Juan rivers, October 3 to November 17. Details:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-049-FA
San Francisco, California: Monitored changes in Ocean Beach sand volume and distribution, November 16. Details:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-692-FA
Tampa Bay, Florida: Took measurements to mount the OCS V2 solar panel, November 15. Details:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-369-FA
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Massachusetts: Collected air photos of the Plum Island marsh for a sediment budget study, November 13–14. Details:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-057-FA
West Maui, Hawaiʻi: Collected wave, tide, circulation, and turbidity measurements for computer models, November 6–14. Details:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-679-FA
Florida Keys: Measured coral and algae calcification rates at monitoring sites from Biscayne National Park to Dry Tortugas National Park, October 23 to November 10. Details:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-352-FA
Long Island, New York: Measured sediment transport of wetland complexes in Cape Cod NS, Fire Island NS, Gateway NRA, and Assateague Island NS, November 6–9. Details:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-061-FA and
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-062-FA
Madeira Beach, Florida: Collected air photos to test the structure-from-motion technique for measuring coastal topography; collected data for beach profiles, November 9. Details:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-366-FA and
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-367-FA