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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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Photograph of Laura Brothers in front of computer equipment.
Lights! Camera! Action!
Lights! Camera! Action!
Lights! Camera! Action!

Dr. Laura Brothers preparing to collect visual imagery aboard the RV Rafael as part of the launch of the MiniSEABOSS while doing work off of Nantucket. The MiniSEABOSS collects samples, photos and video of the seafloor.

Dr. Laura Brothers preparing to collect visual imagery aboard the RV Rafael as part of the launch of the MiniSEABOSS while doing work off of Nantucket. The MiniSEABOSS collects samples, photos and video of the seafloor.

Science crew aboard R/V Marcus G. Langseth.
Science crew aboard R/V Marcus G. Langseth.
Science crew aboard R/V Marcus G. Langseth.
Science crew aboard R/V Marcus G. Langseth.

Science crew aboard R/V Marcus G. Langseth. Ray Sliter (Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center) and Deb Hutchison (Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center) shown at far left.

. Problem statement, objectives, and alternative actions defined by DOI collaborators using structured decision making framework
Decision Making Framework
Decision Making Framework
Decision Making Framework

Problem statement, objectives, and alternative actions defined by Department of Interior  collaborators using structured decision making framework

Problem statement, objectives, and alternative actions defined by Department of Interior  collaborators using structured decision making framework

 Scanning electron microscope image of gas hydrate crystals in a sediment sample.
Gas Hydrate Crystals
Gas Hydrate Crystals
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

Chincoteague Bay, MD
Storm erosion at Chincoteague Bay, MD
Storm erosion at Chincoteague Bay, MD
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.

 

flood tidal shoal
Flood tidal shoal
Flood tidal shoal
Flood tidal shoal

Flood tidal shoal at Barnegat Inlet, New Jersey (courtesy USGS EROS NAIP orthophotography)

Woods Hole drone pilots at UAS training
UAS Pilot Training
UAS Pilot Training
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.

Private domestic well in Loudon, New Hampshire
Private domestic well in Loudon, New Hampshire
Private domestic well in Loudon, New Hampshire
Private domestic well in Loudon, New Hampshire

Groundwater well serving private residence in Loudon, New Hampshire.

orange geophysical surveying equipment on city street and in truck
Geophysical Surveying
Geophysical Surveying
Geophysical Surveying

Geophysical Surveying on city street in New York

Relative seagrass biomass in West Falmouth Harbor, MA
Relative seagrass biomass in West Falmouth Harbor, MA
Relative seagrass biomass in West Falmouth Harbor, MA
Relative seagrass biomass in West Falmouth Harbor, MA

Relative seagrass biomass in West Falmouth Harbor, MA, under current and potential future nitrogen loading scenarios. Seagrass biomass increases in western (seaward) portions of the harbor while eastern (landward) areas see new colonization by seagrass.

Relative seagrass biomass in West Falmouth Harbor, MA, under current and potential future nitrogen loading scenarios. Seagrass biomass increases in western (seaward) portions of the harbor while eastern (landward) areas see new colonization by seagrass.

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