Huron River at Milan, OH - upstream
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Huron River at Milan, OH - upstream
Groundwater collection using a piezometer
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
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 scientist Simonette Rivera sevicing a gage on Long Island
USGS scientist Simonette Rivera sevicing a gage on Long IslandUSGS hydrologic technician Simonette Rivera servicing gage site 01311875 ROCKAWAY INLET NEAR FLOYD BENNETT FIELD NY
USGS scientist Simonette Rivera sevicing a gage on Long Island
USGS scientist Simonette Rivera sevicing a gage on Long IslandUSGS hydrologic technician Simonette Rivera servicing gage site 01311875 ROCKAWAY INLET NEAR FLOYD BENNETT FIELD NY
Surveying program study site in the Chandeleur Islands
Surveying program study site in the Chandeleur IslandsSurveying 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 program study site in the Chandeleur Islands
Surveying program study site in the Chandeleur IslandsSurveying 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 high-water mark on Liberty Island, after Hurricane Sandy
Surveying a high-water mark on Liberty Island, after Hurricane SandyUSGS hydrologic technician Amy Simonson surveying a high-water mark on Liberty Island, New York after Hurricane Sandy
Surveying a high-water mark on Liberty Island, after Hurricane Sandy
Surveying a high-water mark on Liberty Island, after Hurricane SandyUSGS hydrologic technician Amy Simonson surveying a high-water mark on Liberty Island, New York after Hurricane Sandy
Collecting data at Ellis Island after Hurricane Sandy
Collecting data at Ellis Island after Hurricane SandyPhoto Contest Winner | Feb. 2020 | Honorable Mention 2
Collecting data at Ellis Island after Hurricane Sandy
Collecting data at Ellis Island after Hurricane Sandy
Collecting data at Ellis Island after Hurricane SandyPhoto Contest Winner | Feb. 2020 | Honorable Mention 2
Collecting data at Ellis Island after Hurricane Sandy
Collecting data at Ellis Island after Hurricane Sandy
Collecting data at Ellis Island after Hurricane SandyPhoto Contest Winner | Feb. 2020 | Where We Work
Collecting data at Ellis Island after Hurricane Sandy
Collecting data at Ellis Island after Hurricane Sandy
Collecting data at Ellis Island after Hurricane SandyPhoto Contest Winner | Feb. 2020 | Where We Work
Collecting data at Ellis Island after Hurricane Sandy
Trunk River, Woods Hole, MA
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).
Dunes, Beach Towns and Resilience
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
Shaded relief image of Vineyard Sound, MA
Seaside Heights, NJ after Hurricane Sandy
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
Image showing a study area from Boston Harbor to the mouth of Cape Cod
Image showing a study area from Boston Harbor to the mouth of Cape CodImage 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
Image showing a study area from Boston Harbor to the mouth of Cape CodImage 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.
Eye of the storm!
Satellite image of Hurricane Sandy (courtesy NASA GOES http://weather.msfc.nasa.gov/GOES/)
Satellite image of Hurricane Sandy (courtesy NASA GOES http://weather.msfc.nasa.gov/GOES/)
Acoustic Backscatter Intensity
Acoustic backscatter intensity data are an indication of the relative hardness or softness of the sea floor, which is closely related to sediment texture and cohesion. The map shows acoustic backscatter intensity of the sea floor in the Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts.
Acoustic backscatter intensity data are an indication of the relative hardness or softness of the sea floor, which is closely related to sediment texture and cohesion. The map shows acoustic backscatter intensity of the sea floor in the Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts.
Gathering oyster and bed sediment samples along Long Island, NY
Gathering oyster and bed sediment samples along Long Island, NYUSGS hydrologist Kaitlyn Colella and a Shinnecock Nation member work together gathering oyster and bed sediment samples along Long Island, New York, coast.
Gathering oyster and bed sediment samples along Long Island, NY
Gathering oyster and bed sediment samples along Long Island, NYUSGS hydrologist Kaitlyn Colella and a Shinnecock Nation member work together gathering oyster and bed sediment samples along Long Island, New York, coast.
SEABOSS deployment
Left to right: Mike Bastoni (volunteer) and Lisa Engler (Massachusetts Bays Program) deploying the USGS-desgined SEABed Observation and Sampling System (SEABOSS) from Ocean Survey Vessel Bold, with Marinna Martini (USGS) running the winch
Left to right: Mike Bastoni (volunteer) and Lisa Engler (Massachusetts Bays Program) deploying the USGS-desgined SEABed Observation and Sampling System (SEABOSS) from Ocean Survey Vessel Bold, with Marinna Martini (USGS) running the winch
Gas hydrate at the seafloor on the U.S. Atlantic margin.
Gas hydrate at the seafloor on the U.S. Atlantic margin.Gas hydrate at the seafloor on the U.S. Atlantic margin. The icy deposit formed as gas bubbles emitted from the seafloor transformed into methane hydrate beneath the overhanging rock.
Gas hydrate at the seafloor on the U.S. Atlantic margin.
Gas hydrate at the seafloor on the U.S. Atlantic margin.Gas hydrate at the seafloor on the U.S. Atlantic margin. The icy deposit formed as gas bubbles emitted from the seafloor transformed into methane hydrate beneath the overhanging rock.
Structured Decision Making Team
2012 picture of Structured Decision Making Participants
2012 picture of Structured Decision Making Participants
Westco discrete nutrient analyzer
Westco discrete nutrient analyzer measures low-levels of nutrients in water samples
Westco discrete nutrient analyzer measures low-levels of nutrients in water samples
Savannah River, December 2012
Scientists collect cores on the Savannah River (December 2012).
Scientists collect cores on the Savannah River (December 2012).