Sound Waves Newsletter - November-December 2011
Mechanical Arm + Internet = Realtime Profiles of Particles Near the Seafloor
A unique profiling system designed and built by a team of USGS engineers and technicians at the USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
Climate History and Deep-Sea-Coral Habitats—Clues from the Drake Passage Between Antarctica and South America
In May and June 2011, USGS marine geologist Kathy Scanlon participated in a 34-day research cruise on the icebreaking research vessel Nathaniel B. Palmer in the Drake Passage between Antarctica and South America.
Common Murre Chicks Hatch for the First Time in 100 Years on the Channel Islands off Southern California
Last July, researchers from the USGS and the National Park Service discovered that California Common Murre chicks had hatched on the Channel Islands for the first time since 1912.
Pacific Walruses Studied as Sea Ice Melts
USGS Alaska Science Center researchers, in cooperation with the Native Village of Point Lay, Alaska, attached 74 satellite radio tags to Pacific walruses last summer as part of their ongoing study of how the animals are responding to reduced sea-ice conditions in late summer and fall.
Science in Support of Everglades Restoration—Some Contributions from the USGS in Florida
The USGS is a crucial partner in providing information and data toward this effort.
USGS Scientist Honored with Prestigious Federal Employee of the Year Medal for Role in Ending Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
USGS research hydrologist Paul Hsieh was awarded the 2011 Federal Employee of the Year Medal for providing critical scientific information during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Dick Poore Is New Director of the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
A change in leadership at St. Pete is announced.
Bob Rosenbauer Is New Director of the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
New leadership announced for PCMSC.
USGS Fact Sheet Summarizes Estimates of Sediment Load from Major Rivers into Puget Sound
USGS Fact Sheet Summarizes Estimates of Sediment Load from Major Rivers into Puget Sound.
Recent Publications - November-December 2011
List of recent USGS publications and data releases based on coastal and marine research.