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Images below come from a wide variety of USGS science activities in the Northeast Region. Science Center staff showcase what we do, who we are, and where we work conducting science that inform decision makers and addresses societal needs. 

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Gamma well detectors are used to determine the ages of sediments based on activities of natural and anthropogenic radionuclide
Gamma well detectors
Gamma well detectors
Gamma well detectors

Gamma well detectors are used to determine the ages of sediments based on activities of natural and anthropogenic radionuclides

Gamma well detectors are used to determine the ages of sediments based on activities of natural and anthropogenic radionuclides

Image of a UIC, Inc., Coulmeter
Coulmeter
Coulmeter
Coulmeter

Dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) in water samples is measured with a UIC, Inc. Coulometer

Dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) in water samples is measured with a UIC, Inc. Coulometer

Survey at a dam-removal and culvert-retrofit site
Survey at a dam-removal and culvert-retrofit site
Survey at a dam-removal and culvert-retrofit site
Survey at a dam-removal and culvert-retrofit site

USGS staff survey the Mill River near the former Hopewell Mills Dam site in Taunton, Massachusetts. Surveys at the dam-removal and culvert-retrofit sites provided topographic and bathymetric data for hydraulic models developed for the study.

USGS staff survey the Mill River near the former Hopewell Mills Dam site in Taunton, Massachusetts. Surveys at the dam-removal and culvert-retrofit sites provided topographic and bathymetric data for hydraulic models developed for the study.

NJ tide site
NJ tide site
NJ tide site
NJ tide site

Northeast Region Photo Contest Winner | November 2018 | Honorable Mention
NJ tide site

Northeast Region Photo Contest Winner | November 2018 | Honorable Mention
NJ tide site

Laurel formation in Washington East quad examined by Wayne Newell
Laurel formation in Washington East quad examined by Wayne Newell
Laurel formation in Washington East quad examined by Wayne Newell
Laurel formation in Washington East quad examined by Wayne Newell

Northeast Region Photo Contest Winner | November 2018 | Honorable Mention
Laurel formation in Washington East quad examined by Wayne Newell

Tungsten
Tungsten
Tungsten
Tungsten

Photo Contest Winner | March 2020 | Honorable Mention 1
Critical mineral - tungsten

Photo Contest Winner | March 2020 | Honorable Mention 1
Critical mineral - tungsten

Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) boat measurement at 01457500 Delaware River
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) boat measurement
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) boat measurement
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) boat measurement

Northeast Region Photo Contest Winner | June 2019 | Where We Work
Getting ready to begin an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) boat measurement at 01457500 Delaware River at Riegelsville, NJ

Northeast Region Photo Contest Winner | June 2019 | Where We Work
Getting ready to begin an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) boat measurement at 01457500 Delaware River at Riegelsville, NJ

USGS highway monitoring station on the Open-Graded Friction Course pavement site
USGS highway monitoring station on the Open-Graded Friction Course pavement site
USGS highway monitoring station on the Open-Graded Friction Course pavement site
USGS highway monitoring station on the Open-Graded Friction Course pavement site

USGS highway monitoring station on the Open-Graded Friction Course pavement site, Interstate 95 near Needham, Massachusetts.

Photograph of USGS and University of KwaZulu-Natal personnel in front of a shark sign on the Lower/Outer Cape, Massachusetts
Cape Cod hazards
Cape Cod hazards
Cape Cod hazards

USGS geologists Dave Foster and Wayne Baldwin and Andrew Green (University of
KwaZulu-Natal) observe coastal hazards on the Lower Cape, Massachusetts.

USGS geologists Dave Foster and Wayne Baldwin and Andrew Green (University of
KwaZulu-Natal) observe coastal hazards on the Lower Cape, Massachusetts.

white truck in distance on gravel road in midst of fall foliage-orange, yellow, brown leaves
Adirondack Fall Foliage, NY
Adirondack Fall Foliage, NY
Adirondack Fall Foliage, NY

Waning fall foliage as seen on a rural Adirondack road during the Western Adirondack Stream Survey (WASS) conducted in November, 2018. Photo by Scott George

Waning fall foliage as seen on a rural Adirondack road during the Western Adirondack Stream Survey (WASS) conducted in November, 2018. Photo by Scott George

Wayne Baldwin (USGS, far right) with students and staff from Stockton University
miniSEABOSS deployment off the R/V Petrel
miniSEABOSS deployment off the R/V Petrel
miniSEABOSS deployment off the R/V Petrel

Wayne Baldwin (USGS, far right) with students and staff from Stockton University getting ready to deploy the miniSEABOSS off the R/V Petrel during the geological sampling survey in October 2018.

Wayne Baldwin (USGS, far right) with students and staff from Stockton University getting ready to deploy the miniSEABOSS off the R/V Petrel during the geological sampling survey in October 2018.

graphic of N and S deposition and annual temp and precipitation from Horn, et al. (2018)
Figure 1, Horn, et al. (2018)
Figure 1, Horn, et al. (2018)
Figure 1, Horn, et al. (2018)

Gradients of N deposition, S deposition, mean annual temperature, and mean annual precipitation across the conterminous U.S. Panels are the a) mean total N deposition from 2000–2012, b) mean total S deposition from 2000–2012, c) mean annual temperature from 2000–2014, and d) mean annual precipitation form 2000–2014.

Gradients of N deposition, S deposition, mean annual temperature, and mean annual precipitation across the conterminous U.S. Panels are the a) mean total N deposition from 2000–2012, b) mean total S deposition from 2000–2012, c) mean annual temperature from 2000–2014, and d) mean annual precipitation form 2000–2014.

Photo showing floating cages for oyster farming in a marsh creek exposed at low tide.
Economic benefits of marshes
Economic benefits of marshes
Economic benefits of marshes

Photo showing floating cages for oyster farming in a marsh creek exposed at low tide.

  

Photo showing floating cages for oyster farming in a marsh creek exposed at low tide.

  

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