Student Aurelia Mitchell recently trekked up into the Sandia Mountains to collect snow data as part of an ongoing hydrologic study in the East Mountains, conducted in cooperation with the Bernalillo County Public Works Division. They measured the depth and density of the snow in several locations to determine the snow/water equivalent.
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Snowpack Study
Student Aurelia Mitchell recently trekked up into the Sandia Mountains to collect snow data as part of an ongoing hydrologic study in the East Mountains, conducted in cooperation with the Bernalillo County Public Works Division. They measured the depth and density of the snow in several locations to determine the snow/water equivalent.
Snowpack Study
Hydrologist Ryan McCutcheon and student Aurelia Mitchell recently trekked up into the Sandia Mountains in Albuquerque, New Mexico to collect snow data as part of an ongoing hydrologic study in the East Mountains, conducted in cooperation with the Bernalillo County Public Works Division.
Hydrologist Ryan McCutcheon and student Aurelia Mitchell recently trekked up into the Sandia Mountains in Albuquerque, New Mexico to collect snow data as part of an ongoing hydrologic study in the East Mountains, conducted in cooperation with the Bernalillo County Public Works Division.
Coring on the Juneau Icefield, Alaska
An ideal ice core site is the highest, flattest glacier in a region. In 2016, a transect of 7-9 m ice cores was drilled on the Matthes Glacier, Juneau Icefield to determine if recent fires are affecting the glacier surface. (Photo: Lucas Foglia, used with permission)
An ideal ice core site is the highest, flattest glacier in a region. In 2016, a transect of 7-9 m ice cores was drilled on the Matthes Glacier, Juneau Icefield to determine if recent fires are affecting the glacier surface. (Photo: Lucas Foglia, used with permission)
Loading Coal in the Trapper Mine
Coal is loaded into trucks at the Trapper Mine in northwest Colorado.
Coal is loaded into trucks at the Trapper Mine in northwest Colorado.
USGS research boat conducting science on the Great Salt Lake.
USGS research boat conducting science on the Great Salt Lake.USGS scientist Robert Baskin takes a boat out on the Great Salt Lake to conduct research.
USGS research boat conducting science on the Great Salt Lake.
USGS research boat conducting science on the Great Salt Lake.USGS scientist Robert Baskin takes a boat out on the Great Salt Lake to conduct research.
Devil's Backbone Open Space
A landscape view of the "Devil's Backbone" near Loveland, CO.
A landscape view of the "Devil's Backbone" near Loveland, CO.
Sunset in Western Loveland, CO
A sunset in western Loveland, Colorado.
A sunset in western Loveland, Colorado.
Loveland Pass Colorado
A view of the highway going over Loveland Pass in Colorado.
A view of the highway going over Loveland Pass in Colorado.
Dissected bat guano pellet showing antennae, eyes, and body parts
Dissected bat guano pellet showing antennae, eyes, and body partsDissected guano pellet showing antennae, eyes, and body fragments of midges.
Dissected bat guano pellet showing antennae, eyes, and body parts
Dissected bat guano pellet showing antennae, eyes, and body partsDissected guano pellet showing antennae, eyes, and body fragments of midges.
Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico.
Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico.Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico.
Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico.
Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico.Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico.
Biocrusts in healthy grassland data collection
Person taking data in a healthy dryland grassland with dark biocrusts between bunchgrasses and cacti in Utah.
Person taking data in a healthy dryland grassland with dark biocrusts between bunchgrasses and cacti in Utah.
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Map showing sediment-hosted copper and porphyry copper deposits across the world.
Map showing sediment-hosted copper and porphyry copper deposits across the world.
Rio Chama above Abiquiu Dam
Snowy road on the way to Rio Chama above Abiquiu Dam (08286500)
Snowy road on the way to Rio Chama above Abiquiu Dam (08286500)
Devils Tower - Unmanned Aircraft System
This image of Devils Tower National Monument was created by combining elevation data and a digital photograph, captured over the landmark the same time by an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) in 2016.
This image of Devils Tower National Monument was created by combining elevation data and a digital photograph, captured over the landmark the same time by an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) in 2016.
Rio Brazos near Tierra Amarilla, NM
Hydrologic technician Lindsay Hastings took this photo of the Rio Brazos near Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico during her first field trip as a streamgager with the New Mexico Water Science Center. Did you know that New Mexico was the birth place of streamgaging?
Hydrologic technician Lindsay Hastings took this photo of the Rio Brazos near Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico during her first field trip as a streamgager with the New Mexico Water Science Center. Did you know that New Mexico was the birth place of streamgaging?
Nature's Balance — Schwabacher's Landing
This was an early morning capture as the sun was rising at Schwabacher's Landing, Wyoming. The heavy cloud cover shielded the Grand Tetons from full view, but as we sat there, a small sliver of the mountains peeked through the clouds just long enough to take a few shots.
This was an early morning capture as the sun was rising at Schwabacher's Landing, Wyoming. The heavy cloud cover shielded the Grand Tetons from full view, but as we sat there, a small sliver of the mountains peeked through the clouds just long enough to take a few shots.
Grand Tetons
A shot taken from the walkway behind the Jackson Lake Lodge in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.
A shot taken from the walkway behind the Jackson Lake Lodge in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.
Eureka Graben, Silverton caldera complex, CO
USGS scientist David Fey walking through the Eureka Graben in the Silverton caldera complex.
USGS scientist David Fey walking through the Eureka Graben in the Silverton caldera complex.
View from Canyonlands Research Center
View from Canyonlands Research Center.
Biocrust
On the Colorado Plateau, mature biocrusts are bumpy and dark-colored due to the presence of lichens, mosses, and high densities of cyanobacteria and other organisms. Disturbed biocrusts are lighter in color, looking more like the underlying sand than undisturbed ones, and are less capable of stabilizing soils or providing soil fertility.
On the Colorado Plateau, mature biocrusts are bumpy and dark-colored due to the presence of lichens, mosses, and high densities of cyanobacteria and other organisms. Disturbed biocrusts are lighter in color, looking more like the underlying sand than undisturbed ones, and are less capable of stabilizing soils or providing soil fertility.