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USGS scientists visited more than 20 locations in October and November 2016, studying Hurricane Matthew effects, coral growth, earthquake history, and much more. Here’s a quick review of some coastal and offshore fieldwork by our researchers.
This article is part of the October-December 2016 issue of the Sound Waves newsletter.
Monterey Canyon, California: Recovered data from oceanographic moorings and redeployed a few days later, as part of the Coordinated Canyon Experiment, October 3–7, 2016.
Details at http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-670-FA
Monterey Canyon, California: Recovered equipment measuring oceanography, grain size, and microfossils, October 10–12, 2016.
Details at http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-679-FA
San Francisco, California: Monitored changes in Ocean Beach and undersea sand volume and distribution, October 13 and November 14, 2016.
Details at https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-680-FA
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Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California: Collected time-series measurements of suspended sediment, tides, and waves for habitat restoration, August 8–October 14, 2016.
Details at https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-662-FA
Matanzas Inlet to Canaveral National Seashore, Florida: Investigated overwash deposits from Hurricane Matthew: collected beach profiles, mapped overwash deposits, photographed impacts, collected sediment samples and cores, October 13–15, 2016. Details at https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-359-FA
Cape Cod, Massachusetts: Collected surface-water samples, time-series water-quality and flow data to examine estuary health, October 18 and November 1, 2016.
Details at https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-048-FA
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Florida - Georgia - South Carolina - North Carolina: Post-Hurricane Matthew coastal air photography, October 12–18, 2016. Details at https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-360-FA
San Francisco Bay, California: Collected detailed bathymetry in Alviso Slough, October 12–20, 2016. Details at https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-678-FA
San Pablo Bay, California: Collected sediment cores to investigate the Hayward-Rodgers Creek fault zone, October 17–21, 2016. Details at https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-671-FA
Baltic Sea: Parcticipated in greenhouse gas calibration, October 15–22, 2016. Details at https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-042-FA
Grand Bay, Alabama - Mississippi: Evaluated sediment dynamics and sediment fluxes in the estuary, October 18–25, 2016. Details at https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-046-FA
Grand Bay, Mississippi: Deployed sediment tracers and sediment traps at erosion monitoring sites in marshes, October 18–25, 2016. Details at https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-358-FA
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Massachusetts: Collected seabed sediment samples for geological mapping, October 21–28 and November 4–18 2016. Details at https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-039-FA
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East Pacific Rise: Collected metal sulfide minerals, and metal sulfide pArcticles in high-temperature fluids, October 6–28, 2016. Details at https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-672-FA
Pinellas County, Florida: Measured water level, temperature, and salinity in monitoring wells offshore from Indian Rocks Beach, November 3, 2016. Details at https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-366-FA
Florida Keys: Measured coral and algae growth rates and collected temperature data, October 24–November 10, 2016. Details at https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-357-FA
Florida - Georgia - South Carolina - North Carolina - Virginia: Post-Hurricane Matthew: set up GPS ground-control points for LIDAR, mapped overwash areas, measured overwash thickness, sampled sediments, took notes and photographs, October 31–November 11, 2016. Details at https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-047-FAhttps://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-365-FA
Dry Tortugas, Florida: Downloaded oceanographic data from Ocean Carbon System and collected validation samples, November 5–15, 2016. Details at https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-361-FA
Indian River Lagoon, Florida: Evaluated the spatial variability of groundwater discharge in the surface waters, November 13–18, 2016. Details at https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-362-FA
Stennis Space Center, Mississippi: Studied motion and transport of sand and oil clumps at the Naval Research Laboratory, November 14–18, 2016. Details at https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-364-DD
Cape Cod, Massachusetts: Examined the environmental geochemistry and health of 11 estuaries, April 11–November 30, 2016. Details at https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-016-FA
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