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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
Winter landscape at Bunnell Brook, Burlington, CT
Winter landscape at Bunnell Brook, Burlington, CT
Winter landscape at Bunnell Brook, Burlington, CT

Northeast Region Photo Contest Winner | March 2019 | Where We Work
Winter landscape at Bunnell Brook, Burlington, CT

Groundwater staining in Pennsylvanian sandstone. A rock hammer is used as size reference.
Groundwater Staining in Pennsylvanian Sandstone, West Virginia
Groundwater Staining in Pennsylvanian Sandstone, West Virginia
Groundwater Staining in Pennsylvanian Sandstone, West Virginia

Fractures in bedrock transmit groundwater, and geologic mapping is conducted to provide the geologic framework for groundwater resource studies. This photo shows iron-oxide staining (Leisegang banding) from past groundwater flow along fractures formed prior to the rock having been blasted open during road construction. 

Fractures in bedrock transmit groundwater, and geologic mapping is conducted to provide the geologic framework for groundwater resource studies. This photo shows iron-oxide staining (Leisegang banding) from past groundwater flow along fractures formed prior to the rock having been blasted open during road construction. 

Map of Gulf of America
Gulf of America
Gulf of America
Gulf of America

A GIS compilation of Updated Vector Shorelines and Associated Shoreline Change Data for the Gulf of America Coast

A GIS compilation of Updated Vector Shorelines and Associated Shoreline Change Data for the Gulf of America Coast

Map of the south Atlantic coast
South Atlantic Coast
South Atlantic Coast
South Atlantic Coast

Vector Shorelines and Associated Shoreline Change Data for the Southeast Atlantic Coast

USGS personnel collecting samples in Barnegat Bay, NJ
Collecting Samples in Barnegat Bay
Collecting Samples in Barnegat Bay
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.

USGS personnel collecting sediments
Barnegat Bay, NJ Surface Sediments
Barnegat Bay, NJ Surface Sediments
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.

 

USGS staff diving in Chincoteague Bay, MD
Measuring seagrass!
Measuring seagrass!
marsh, rocky coast, barrier beach, coastal bluff
Sea-level rise effects vary in geomorphology and ecology
Sea-level rise effects vary in geomorphology and ecology
Sea-level rise effects vary in geomorphology and ecology

The effects of sea-level rise will vary by differences in the geomorphology and ecology of the landscape.  Images show marsh (top left) rocky coast (top right), barrier beach (bottom left), and coastal bluff (bottom right)

The effects of sea-level rise will vary by differences in the geomorphology and ecology of the landscape.  Images show marsh (top left) rocky coast (top right), barrier beach (bottom left), and coastal bluff (bottom right)

Map showing extent and coverage of coastal response type predictions
Coastal Response Predictions
Coastal Response Predictions
Coastal Response Predictions

Map showing extent and coverage of coastal response type predictions; insets display different prediction types and geospatial variability through time. Predictions of coastal response likelihood for the four prediction time steps at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, VA.

Map showing extent and coverage of coastal response type predictions; insets display different prediction types and geospatial variability through time. Predictions of coastal response likelihood for the four prediction time steps at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, VA.

Scientist collects samples from a temporary wooden platform in a New Jersey salt marsh
USGS scientist collects samples in a New Jersey salt marsh
USGS scientist collects samples in a New Jersey salt marsh
USGS scientist collects samples in a New Jersey salt marsh

Caption: 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

Caption: 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

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