Photograph of moving-boat ADCP discharge measurements being made in Bayou Heron, Mississippi
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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.
Photograph of moving-boat ADCP discharge measurements being made in Bayou Heron, Mississippi
Photograph of moving-boat ADCP discharge measurements being made in Bayou Heron, Mississippi
David Brankovits collecting water samples in Molnar Janos Cave in Budapest, Hungary.
David Brankovits collecting water samples in Molnar Janos Cave in Budapest, Hungary.
Graphic showing geophysical and sampling systems used to define the seafloor topography, surface sediments, and underlying geology.
Graphic showing geophysical and sampling systems used to define the seafloor topography, surface sediments, and underlying geology.
Map interface of Cores, grabs, dredges, slides, and other samples, primarily of marine, estuarine, and lacustrine sediments, curated at the USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center.
Map interface of Cores, grabs, dredges, slides, and other samples, primarily of marine, estuarine, and lacustrine sediments, curated at the USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center.
Methane bubbles emerging from the seafloor at a seep site colonized by chemosynthetic mussels at ~1000 m water depth on the Virginia margin. Photograph taken by the Global Explorer operated by Oceaneering Inc.
Methane bubbles emerging from the seafloor at a seep site colonized by chemosynthetic mussels at ~1000 m water depth on the Virginia margin. Photograph taken by the Global Explorer operated by Oceaneering Inc.
A male lesser scaup at the USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center in Maryland. This bird was not part of this new research. Photograph taken in 2017. Credit: Jeffrey Sullivan, USGS.
A male lesser scaup at the USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center in Maryland. This bird was not part of this new research. Photograph taken in 2017. Credit: Jeffrey Sullivan, USGS.
The R/V Muddy Waters lends itself to be a versatile survey launch and assistance vessel for the deployment and retrieval of inshore moorings and scientific sensor platforms. The boat can easily be towed to location by a full sized pickup truck and is easily launched and retrieved for fast mobilization after storm events or other rapid response surveys.
The R/V Muddy Waters lends itself to be a versatile survey launch and assistance vessel for the deployment and retrieval of inshore moorings and scientific sensor platforms. The boat can easily be towed to location by a full sized pickup truck and is easily launched and retrieved for fast mobilization after storm events or other rapid response surveys.
Ice-like gas hydrates under capping rock encrusted with mussels on the sea floor of the northern Gulf of America.
Ice-like gas hydrates under capping rock encrusted with mussels on the sea floor of the northern Gulf of America.
Overview of the 4 Continuous Bathymetry and Elevation Models of the Massachusetts Coastal Zone and Continental Shelf
Overview of the 4 Continuous Bathymetry and Elevation Models of the Massachusetts Coastal Zone and Continental Shelf
Map of Edwin B Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, N.J., marsh shoreline change rates.
Map of Edwin B Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, N.J., marsh shoreline change rates.
Cenote Bang, a component of the Ox Bel Ha cave network study site and model for coastal karst subterranean estuary
Cenote Bang, a component of the Ox Bel Ha cave network study site and model for coastal karst subterranean estuary
Location map of the Hudson Canyon survey area.
Location map of the Hudson Canyon survey area.
Basemap image of the survey locations south of Long Island Sound
Basemap image of the survey locations south of Long Island Sound
Staff processing a sample in the Microbiology laboratory
Staff processing a sample in the Microbiology laboratory
Steven Fuller making an ADCP streamflow measurement via a cable car
Steven Fuller making an ADCP streamflow measurement via a cable car
Steven Fuller making an flood measurement
USGS WHCMSC pilot, Emily Sturdivant at a public outreach event using a 3DR Solo Quadcopter and a Gopro camera.
USGS WHCMSC pilot, Emily Sturdivant at a public outreach event using a 3DR Solo Quadcopter and a Gopro camera.
An interdisciplinary USGS team is conducting research and developing tools to identify suitable coastal habitats for species of concern, such as the piping plover (Charadrius melodus), under a variety of sea-level rise scenarios.
An interdisciplinary USGS team is conducting research and developing tools to identify suitable coastal habitats for species of concern, such as the piping plover (Charadrius melodus), under a variety of sea-level rise scenarios.
Upstream side of USGS Station 011058798, Herring River at Chequessett Neck Road Dike, Wellfleet, Massachusetts.
Upstream side of USGS Station 011058798, Herring River at Chequessett Neck Road Dike, Wellfleet, Massachusetts.
USGS ocean engineers Peter Dal Ferro and Gerry Hatcher, from the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center in Santa Cruz, California, deploying a multicorer to sample the seafloor near an Atlantic margin methane seep site.
USGS ocean engineers Peter Dal Ferro and Gerry Hatcher, from the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center in Santa Cruz, California, deploying a multicorer to sample the seafloor near an Atlantic margin methane seep site.
Authigenic carbonate supplies the foundation for deep-sea corals, including colonies of bubblegum corals (Paragorgia) seen here.
Authigenic carbonate supplies the foundation for deep-sea corals, including colonies of bubblegum corals (Paragorgia) seen here.