Shallow Water Irradience Platform placement in Barnegat Bay, NJ
Shallow Water Irradience Platform placement in Barnegat Bay, NJInvestigators prepare to place a Shallow Water Irradience Platform (SWIP) at a site in Barnegat Bay, NJ.
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Investigators prepare to place a Shallow Water Irradience Platform (SWIP) at a site in Barnegat Bay, NJ.
Investigators prepare to place a Shallow Water Irradience Platform (SWIP) at a site in Barnegat Bay, NJ.
USGS research supports wetland conservation as critical habitat, Cape Cod, MA
USGS research supports wetland conservation as critical habitat, Cape Cod, MA
Equipment used for a measuring lateral fluxes over tidal cycle
Equipment used for a measuring lateral fluxes over tidal cycle
USGS and Summer Interns from the Partnership Education Program (PEP) program sampling over a tidal cycle.
USGS and Summer Interns from the Partnership Education Program (PEP) program sampling over a tidal cycle.
As schools close for the year and summer weather beckons, many recreationalists head to the Great Lakes' public beaches. However, these coastal areas can become contaminated with disease-causing bacteria that threaten public health, disrupt water recreation, and pay a toll on the Great Lakes economies that depend on summer tourism.
As schools close for the year and summer weather beckons, many recreationalists head to the Great Lakes' public beaches. However, these coastal areas can become contaminated with disease-causing bacteria that threaten public health, disrupt water recreation, and pay a toll on the Great Lakes economies that depend on summer tourism.
A sensor is deployed to measure flow in a channel of the marsh in Rachel Carlson National Wildlife Refuge in 2013.
A sensor is deployed to measure flow in a channel of the marsh in Rachel Carlson National Wildlife Refuge in 2013.
View looking east from the Virginia Blue Ridge across the Rock Castle Creek gorge to the rolling hills of the Piedmont.
View looking east from the Virginia Blue Ridge across the Rock Castle Creek gorge to the rolling hills of the Piedmont.
Huron River at Milan, OH - downstream of gage
Huron River at Milan, OH - upstream
Adrian Mann is using a piezometer to extract submarine groundwater to analyze for geochemical parameters in Indian River Bay, DE.
Adrian Mann is using a piezometer to extract submarine groundwater to analyze for geochemical parameters in Indian River Bay, DE.
Mixing of drill cuttings with absorbent polymer prior to shipping and disposal in a secured landfill.
Mixing of drill cuttings with absorbent polymer prior to shipping and disposal in a secured landfill.
USGS hydrologic technician Simonette Rivera servicing gage site 01311875 ROCKAWAY INLET NEAR FLOYD BENNETT FIELD NY
USGS hydrologic technician Simonette Rivera servicing gage site 01311875 ROCKAWAY INLET NEAR FLOYD BENNETT FIELD NY
Surveying A Barrier Island Evolution Research (BIER) program study site in the Chandeleur Islands in 2013. The survey data is used to map the pre-storm conditions.
Surveying A Barrier Island Evolution Research (BIER) program study site in the Chandeleur Islands in 2013. The survey data is used to map the pre-storm conditions.
Photo Contest Winner | Feb. 2020 | Where We Work
Collecting data at Ellis Island after Hurricane Sandy
Photo Contest Winner | Feb. 2020 | Where We Work
Collecting data at Ellis Island after Hurricane Sandy
USGS hydrologic technician Amy Simonson surveying a high-water mark on Liberty Island, New York after Hurricane Sandy
USGS hydrologic technician Amy Simonson surveying a high-water mark on Liberty Island, New York after Hurricane Sandy
Photo Contest Winner | Feb. 2020 | Honorable Mention 2
Collecting data at Ellis Island after Hurricane Sandy
Photo Contest Winner | Feb. 2020 | Honorable Mention 2
Collecting data at Ellis Island after Hurricane Sandy
Trunk River is an example of a tidally restricted impounded wetland (Cape Cod, MA).
Trunk River is an example of a tidally restricted impounded wetland (Cape Cod, MA).
Image showing a study area from Boston Harbor to the mouth of Cape Cod Bay including some images of geophysical and sample data available in the associated report.
Image showing a study area from Boston Harbor to the mouth of Cape Cod Bay including some images of geophysical and sample data available in the associated report.
Sand dunes in Avon on Cape Hatteras, NC are the only separation between many beach house communities and the Atlantic Ocean.
Sand dunes in Avon on Cape Hatteras, NC are the only separation between many beach house communities and the Atlantic Ocean.
Shaded relief image of Vineyard Sound, MA
Shaded relief image of Vineyard Sound, MA
Hurricane Sandy struck the New Jersey shore October 29–31, 2012. Houses, cars, and a street in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, were covered in beach sand after the hurricane's storm tide receded
Hurricane Sandy struck the New Jersey shore October 29–31, 2012. Houses, cars, and a street in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, were covered in beach sand after the hurricane's storm tide receded