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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.
Steaming to the deployment site south of Martha's Vineyard, MA in 2011. The platform shown was specially adapted so the arm cycles up and down through the Benthic Boubdary Layer while deployed on the seafloor. For more information see https://soundwaves.usgs.gov/2011/11/fieldwork2.html.
Steaming to the deployment site south of Martha's Vineyard, MA in 2011. The platform shown was specially adapted so the arm cycles up and down through the Benthic Boubdary Layer while deployed on the seafloor. For more information see https://soundwaves.usgs.gov/2011/11/fieldwork2.html.
Nice photo-op of Healy with a striking background.
Nice photo-op of Healy with a striking background.
Ice conditions in the Arctic from CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent.
Ice conditions in the Arctic from CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent.
It is very unusual for large (400 ft) vessels to be so close together during normal science operations. In this case, the skilled ship handling of the Captain from USCGC Healy enabled Healy to back within ~75 ft of Louis to clear ice around the bow of Louis, thereby releasing pressure and allowing her to move again.
It is very unusual for large (400 ft) vessels to be so close together during normal science operations. In this case, the skilled ship handling of the Captain from USCGC Healy enabled Healy to back within ~75 ft of Louis to clear ice around the bow of Louis, thereby releasing pressure and allowing her to move again.
A debris line was left on the ground where the river reached its peak at USGS station ID 010642505 Saco River at Bartlett, New Hampshire. This is a type of High-Water Mark that was flagged for an indirect measurement of discharge.
A debris line was left on the ground where the river reached its peak at USGS station ID 010642505 Saco River at Bartlett, New Hampshire. This is a type of High-Water Mark that was flagged for an indirect measurement of discharge.
USGS staffer in Susquehanna River floodwaters in Owego, NY 2011
USGS staffer in Susquehanna River floodwaters in Owego, NY 2011
USGS scientists test the moving arm bottom platform at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) dock. While it was deployed, the system moved sensors through the bottom boundary layer and transmitted data in real time to shore via WHOI's Martha's Vineyard coastal observatory.
USGS scientists test the moving arm bottom platform at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) dock. While it was deployed, the system moved sensors through the bottom boundary layer and transmitted data in real time to shore via WHOI's Martha's Vineyard coastal observatory.
USGS scientists assembling a novel profiling arm to measure suspended sediment in the benthic boundary layer. This large seafloor platform was later deployed for several months off Martha's Vineyard, MA as part of the Optics Acoustics and Stress In Situ (OASIS) Project in 2011.
USGS scientists assembling a novel profiling arm to measure suspended sediment in the benthic boundary layer. This large seafloor platform was later deployed for several months off Martha's Vineyard, MA as part of the Optics Acoustics and Stress In Situ (OASIS) Project in 2011.
Nice photo-opportunity of USGS working near the North Pole!
Nice photo-opportunity of USGS working near the North Pole!
Debris jam from flooding after Tropical Strom Irene on the upstream side of the Bulkeley Bridge in Hartford, CT.
Debris jam from flooding after Tropical Strom Irene on the upstream side of the Bulkeley Bridge in Hartford, CT.
Satellite imagery of southern Connecticut showing the Connecticut River and the Thames River, with the Connecticut River a muddy color due to heavy sediment transport.
Satellite imagery of southern Connecticut showing the Connecticut River and the Thames River, with the Connecticut River a muddy color due to heavy sediment transport.
The channel at Roaring Brook needed reconstruction after Irene devastated the river system due to the immense rainfall. This image was taken looking upstream from Route 7 (North St) crossing in Bennington, Vermont.
The channel at Roaring Brook needed reconstruction after Irene devastated the river system due to the immense rainfall. This image was taken looking upstream from Route 7 (North St) crossing in Bennington, Vermont.
Damage to bridge at E. Kill nr Jewett from Tropical Storm Irene
Damage to bridge at E. Kill nr Jewett from Tropical Storm Irene
Before Irene reached New England, the USGS New England Water Science Center had to make sure our boats were running properly in anticipation of making discharge measurements in the larger rivers. In some cases, we had to get permission ahead of time to use boat ramps that were closed to the public.
Before Irene reached New England, the USGS New England Water Science Center had to make sure our boats were running properly in anticipation of making discharge measurements in the larger rivers. In some cases, we had to get permission ahead of time to use boat ramps that were closed to the public.
This photo taken on August 30, 2011 shows what used to be the parking lot where we parked our field vehicle during a previous deployment. The rocks in the forefront used to be part of the paved parking lot that was largely destroyed during Irene.
This photo taken on August 30, 2011 shows what used to be the parking lot where we parked our field vehicle during a previous deployment. The rocks in the forefront used to be part of the paved parking lot that was largely destroyed during Irene.
Deploying the airgun array from CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent. USCGC Healy can be seen in the background.
Deploying the airgun array from CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent. USCGC Healy can be seen in the background.
USCG Healy is circling to pass CCGS Louis in order to break her free from the ice. The joint field program utilized two icebreakers so that the seismic vessel, with gear in the water behind the ship, could be broken free when the ice prevented her forward progress.
USCG Healy is circling to pass CCGS Louis in order to break her free from the ice. The joint field program utilized two icebreakers so that the seismic vessel, with gear in the water behind the ship, could be broken free when the ice prevented her forward progress.
Cohoes Falls in Cohoes, NY following Tropical Storm Irene
Cohoes Falls in Cohoes, NY following Tropical Storm Irene
USCG Healy is circling to pass CCGS Louis in order to break her free from the ice. The joint field program utilized two icebreakers so that the seismic vessel, with gear in the water behind the ship, could be broken free when the ice prevented her forward progress.
USCG Healy is circling to pass CCGS Louis in order to break her free from the ice. The joint field program utilized two icebreakers so that the seismic vessel, with gear in the water behind the ship, could be broken free when the ice prevented her forward progress.
CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent following the path created by USCGC Healy
CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent following the path created by USCGC Healy
