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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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Sandy Brosnahan transporting a weather buoy into the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center’s operational facility in prep
Special Delivery
Special Delivery
Special Delivery

Sandy Brosnahan transporting a weather buoy into the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center’s operational facility in preparation for deployment. This buoy was one of 6 deployed to measure wind speed, direction, pressure, and temperature off the coast of Fire Island, NY.

Sandy Brosnahan transporting a weather buoy into the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center’s operational facility in preparation for deployment. This buoy was one of 6 deployed to measure wind speed, direction, pressure, and temperature off the coast of Fire Island, NY.

Waves breaking over offshore reefs on Kwajalein Atoll, in the Marshall Islands
Breaking waves, Marshall Islands
Breaking waves, Marshall Islands
Breaking waves, Marshall Islands

Waves breaking over offshore reefs on Kwajalein Atoll, in the Marshall Islands, where reefs are protecting developed land from flooding.

 

USGS staffer sitting on sandy beach on Long Island collecting a water sample
Long Island Water Sampling
Long Island Water Sampling
Long Island Water Sampling

USGS staffer sitting on sandy beach on Long Island collecting a water sample

USGS staffer sitting on sandy beach on Long Island collecting a water sample

A group of 5th graders from the Bronx in NYC, NY learn about groundwater contaminants
Urban Waters Initiative community outreach
Urban Waters Initiative community outreach
Urban Waters Initiative community outreach

A group of 5th graders from a New York City school in the Bronx learn about how contaminants spilled on the ground travel through a sandy aquifer and can impact nearby waterways from USGS hydrologist Shawn Fisher as part of the Urban Waters Initiative community outreach at Roberto Clemente State Park during the week-long Harlem River Festival.

A group of 5th graders from a New York City school in the Bronx learn about how contaminants spilled on the ground travel through a sandy aquifer and can impact nearby waterways from USGS hydrologist Shawn Fisher as part of the Urban Waters Initiative community outreach at Roberto Clemente State Park during the week-long Harlem River Festival.

Image of submerged flux chamber
Benthic Flux Chamber
Benthic Flux Chamber
Benthic Flux Chamber

The oxygen-regulated benthic flux chamber measures fluxes of water and chemical species across the sediment water interface. It is shown here deployed in the subtidal discharge zone in Indian River Bay, DE, USA

The oxygen-regulated benthic flux chamber measures fluxes of water and chemical species across the sediment water interface. It is shown here deployed in the subtidal discharge zone in Indian River Bay, DE, USA

R. Behrens on bridge protection pier, Rockaway Inlet station, NY
R. Behrens on bridge protection pier, Rockaway Inlet station, NY
R. Behrens on bridge protection pier, Rockaway Inlet station, NY
R. Behrens on bridge protection pier, Rockaway Inlet station, NY

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R. Behrens on bridge protection pier, Rockaway Inlet station, NY

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