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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.
The large white radar dome is a former Distant Early Warning Line site, which sits atop a permafrost bluff on Barter Island, Alaska.
The large white radar dome is a former Distant Early Warning Line site, which sits atop a permafrost bluff on Barter Island, Alaska.
East-Central Adirondack Stream in New York
East-Central Adirondack Stream in New York
Stream gaging station on North Buck Creek, NY
Stream gaging station on North Buck Creek, NY
Equipment for Monitoring the Flow, Chemistry and Macroinvertebrates of Streams throughout the Adirondack Ecoregion
Equipment for Monitoring the Flow, Chemistry and Macroinvertebrates of Streams throughout the Adirondack Ecoregion
Tangled web of prop roots from red mangrove trees, intermixed with black mangroves and white mangroves farther back in the forest. Mangrove forests cover much of the southwestern coastal region of Everglades National Park. The red mangroves are the most salinity tolerant and grow with their prop roots in the water or within the range of high tide.
Tangled web of prop roots from red mangrove trees, intermixed with black mangroves and white mangroves farther back in the forest. Mangrove forests cover much of the southwestern coastal region of Everglades National Park. The red mangroves are the most salinity tolerant and grow with their prop roots in the water or within the range of high tide.
Borehole Fluid Logging in Bangladesh
Hydrographer wading through flood waters to service a streamgage
Hydrographer wading through flood waters to service a streamgage
USGS NYWSC staffer making flowtracker measurement ona flooded street in Ithaca, NY
USGS NYWSC staffer making flowtracker measurement ona flooded street in Ithaca, NY
USGS scientist making a discharge measurement in Bellmore Creek, Long Island
USGS scientist making a discharge measurement in Bellmore Creek, Long Island
This photo shows USGS gaging station 01055000 on the Swift River near Roxbury, Maine.
This photo shows USGS gaging station 01055000 on the Swift River near Roxbury, Maine.
The USGS monitors the Narraguagus River at Cherryfield, Maine at a location called Cable Pool. This spot was once renowned for Atlantic salmon, where anglers would line the banks, waiting their turn to cast a line into the water.
The USGS monitors the Narraguagus River at Cherryfield, Maine at a location called Cable Pool. This spot was once renowned for Atlantic salmon, where anglers would line the banks, waiting their turn to cast a line into the water.
Simulation results for geomorphic change in Suisun Bay, CA (Ganju and Schoellhamer, 2010)
Simulation results for geomorphic change in Suisun Bay, CA (Ganju and Schoellhamer, 2010)
The Instrumented Pressure Testing Chamber (IPTC). A device for measuring the physical properties of naturally-occurring, hydrate-bearing sediment at nearly in situ pressure conditions
The Instrumented Pressure Testing Chamber (IPTC). A device for measuring the physical properties of naturally-occurring, hydrate-bearing sediment at nearly in situ pressure conditions
Shaded relief image of Northern Cape Cod Bay, MA
Shaded relief image of Northern Cape Cod Bay, MA
Map of the island of Hispaniola that include the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Fault traces are shown as lines with the following descriptions: barbed=thrust fault; solid=strike-slip fault with arrows showing relative direction of motion; black and white=normal fault.
Map of the island of Hispaniola that include the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Fault traces are shown as lines with the following descriptions: barbed=thrust fault; solid=strike-slip fault with arrows showing relative direction of motion; black and white=normal fault.
Water molecules (1 red oxygen and 2 white hydrogens) form a pentagonal dodecahedron around a methane molecule (1 gray carbon and 4 green hydrogens). This represents 2 of the 8 parts of the typical Structure I gas hydrate molecule.
Water molecules (1 red oxygen and 2 white hydrogens) form a pentagonal dodecahedron around a methane molecule (1 gray carbon and 4 green hydrogens). This represents 2 of the 8 parts of the typical Structure I gas hydrate molecule.
Map of the Northeastern Caribbean: topography is in shades of green and bathymetry in shades of blue. Fault traces are shown as lines with the following descriptions: barbed=thrust fault; solid=strike-slip fault with arrows showing relative direction of motion; black and white=normal fault. Faults outlined in red have a potential to generate a large earthquake.
Map of the Northeastern Caribbean: topography is in shades of green and bathymetry in shades of blue. Fault traces are shown as lines with the following descriptions: barbed=thrust fault; solid=strike-slip fault with arrows showing relative direction of motion; black and white=normal fault. Faults outlined in red have a potential to generate a large earthquake.
Noxious Algal Bloom in an estuary along the Massachusetts coast. Photo from the USGS circular 1360 "Water Quality in Pricipal Aquifers of the United States, 1991-2010."
Noxious Algal Bloom in an estuary along the Massachusetts coast. Photo from the USGS circular 1360 "Water Quality in Pricipal Aquifers of the United States, 1991-2010."
Methane seeping on the Virginia margin just shallower than the limit for gas hydrate stability.
Methane seeping on the Virginia margin just shallower than the limit for gas hydrate stability.
Location of earthquakes as a function of depth and size in the northeastern Caribbean.
Location of earthquakes as a function of depth and size in the northeastern Caribbean.
Comparison of observed near-bed velocities and modeled near-bed velocities using several bottom-roughness formulations. Velocity vectors are overlaid on map of backscatter from the sea floor showing regions with coarse sand (light color) and fine sand (dark colors). White lines are bathymetry contours.
Comparison of observed near-bed velocities and modeled near-bed velocities using several bottom-roughness formulations. Velocity vectors are overlaid on map of backscatter from the sea floor showing regions with coarse sand (light color) and fine sand (dark colors). White lines are bathymetry contours.