Northeast Region Photo Contest Winner | March 2019 | Where We Work
Winter landscape at Bunnell Brook, Burlington, CT
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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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Winter landscape at Bunnell Brook, Burlington, CT
Northeast Region Photo Contest Winner | March 2019 | Where We Work
Winter landscape at Bunnell Brook, Burlington, CT
Grand River near Painesville, OH - control on stream
Grand River near Painesville, OH - control on streamGrand River near Painesville, OH - control on stream
Grand River near Painesville, OH - control on stream
Grand River near Painesville, OH - control on streamGrand River near Painesville, OH - control on stream
Grand River near Painesville, OH - control
Grand River near Painesville, OH - control
Grand River near Painesville, OH - control
Grand River near Painesville, OH - control
Grand River near Painesville, OH - control on the stream
Grand River near Painesville, OH - control on the streamGrand River near Painesville, OH - control on the stream
Grand River near Painesville, OH - control on the stream
Grand River near Painesville, OH - control on the streamGrand River near Painesville, OH - control on the stream
Wabash River at New Harmony IN - 2016 flooding
Wabash River at New Harmony IN - 2016 flooding
Data Processing Center on the M/V Scarlett Isabella
Data Processing Center on the M/V Scarlett IsabellaWoods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center personnel process data in the dry lab on the M/V Scarlett Isabella
Data Processing Center on the M/V Scarlett Isabella
Data Processing Center on the M/V Scarlett IsabellaWoods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center personnel process data in the dry lab on the M/V Scarlett Isabella
Sunset on Delmarva Peninsula
Sunset on the Delmarva Peninsula
Inundated Marsh
Inundated marsh at Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, New Jersey.
Inundated marsh at Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, New Jersey.
Barnegat Bay, NJ Surface Sediments
Surface sediments will be analyzed for various physical parameters that will be used as initial conditions in hydrodynamic and sediment transport models.
Surface sediments will be analyzed for various physical parameters that will be used as initial conditions in hydrodynamic and sediment transport models.
Sediment Sampling for Gas Hydrate
USGS scientists collect sediment samples in a gas hydrates area during a cruise on the U.S. Atlantic margin in 2015.
USGS scientists collect sediment samples in a gas hydrates area during a cruise on the U.S. Atlantic margin in 2015.
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center side entrance to the Tilley Conference Room
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center side entrance to the Tilley Conference Room
Map of distribution of substrate mud content, Stellwagen Bank
Map of distribution of substrate mud content, Stellwagen BankMap of distribution of substrate mud content, Stellwagen Bank
Map of distribution of substrate mud content, Stellwagen Bank
Map of distribution of substrate mud content, Stellwagen BankMap of distribution of substrate mud content, Stellwagen Bank
USGS scientist collects samples in a New Jersey salt marsh
USGS scientist collects samples in a New Jersey salt marshCaption: USGS scientist Zafer Defne measures water and sediment movement at Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, New Jersey. Defne is co-author with USGS' Neil Ganju of a 2017 study on how to estimate coastal salt marshes' potential longevity, based on their sediment budgets and the ratio of open water to vegetation. Photo: Sandra Brosnahan, USGS
USGS scientist collects samples in a New Jersey salt marsh
USGS scientist collects samples in a New Jersey salt marshCaption: USGS scientist Zafer Defne measures water and sediment movement at Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, New Jersey. Defne is co-author with USGS' Neil Ganju of a 2017 study on how to estimate coastal salt marshes' potential longevity, based on their sediment budgets and the ratio of open water to vegetation. Photo: Sandra Brosnahan, USGS
Gas Hydrate Crystals
Scanning electron microscope image of gas hydrate crystals in a sediment sample. The scale is 50 micrometers (µm) or approximately 0.002 inches
Scanning electron microscope image of gas hydrate crystals in a sediment sample. The scale is 50 micrometers (µm) or approximately 0.002 inches
Storm erosion at Chincoteague Bay, MD
Storm induced erosion of marsh shorelines can provide significant quantities of sediment to the bay altering the deposition patterns.
Storm induced erosion of marsh shorelines can provide significant quantities of sediment to the bay altering the deposition patterns.
Measuring seagrass!
Measuring seagrass biomass in Chincoteague Bay, Maryland to constrain numerical models.
Measuring seagrass biomass in Chincoteague Bay, Maryland to constrain numerical models.
Flood tidal shoal
Flood tidal shoal at Barnegat Inlet, New Jersey (courtesy USGS EROS NAIP orthophotography)
Flood tidal shoal at Barnegat Inlet, New Jersey (courtesy USGS EROS NAIP orthophotography)
Collecting Samples in Barnegat Bay
Box-cores provide a relatively undistributed look into the recent past to help better understand the processes contributing to sediment deposition and erosion.
Box-cores provide a relatively undistributed look into the recent past to help better understand the processes contributing to sediment deposition and erosion.
UAS Pilot Training
USGS pilot Sandy Brosnahan and Senate Pro Tempore Marc Pacheco discuss the use of Umanned Aerial Systems (UASs, also known as drones) to collect data in coastal environments. Photo credit: Dann Blackwood, USGS.
USGS pilot Sandy Brosnahan and Senate Pro Tempore Marc Pacheco discuss the use of Umanned Aerial Systems (UASs, also known as drones) to collect data in coastal environments. Photo credit: Dann Blackwood, USGS.
Conceptual diagram used to assess potential sea-level rise impacts
Conceptual diagram used to assess potential sea-level rise impactsConceptual diagram showing the structure of the Bayesian network used to assess potential sea-level rise impacts on the coastal landscape.
Conceptual diagram used to assess potential sea-level rise impacts
Conceptual diagram used to assess potential sea-level rise impactsConceptual diagram showing the structure of the Bayesian network used to assess potential sea-level rise impacts on the coastal landscape.