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Sound Waves Newsletter

Sound Waves Newsletter - September-October 2011

Coastal and Marine Research News from Across the USGS

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October 31, 2011

Computer-generated imagery showing an island and buildings nearby.

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USGS Scientists Develop System for Simultaneous Measurements of Topography and Bathymetry in Coastal Environments

Image: Elwha River Dam

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Final Beach-Erosion Survey of the Elwha River Delta Before Dam Removal

One photo of coastal homes and a road before a hurricane, the other after the hurricane has wiped out homes and road.

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Aerial Photographs of Outer Banks Show Coastal Damage from Hurricane Irene

High-Resolution Multibeam Mapping of Mid-Atlantic Canyons to Assess Tsunami Hazards

Photo of a manatee in murky water.

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Famous Manatee "Chessie" Sighted in Chesapeake Bay After Long Absence

Samples of a light-colored cold-water coral sit on the bottom of an aquarium.

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International Team Studies Impacts of Oil and Gas Drilling on Cold-Water Corals in Norway

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Significant Natural Gas Resources Remain to Be Discovered in Cook Inlet, Alaska

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Summer Interns Help Organize USGS Library and Map Collections in St. Petersburg, Florida

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New Interns Join USGS Southeast Ecological Science Center Staff at Everglades National Park

Cover of a publication shows a river mouth from the sky with sand bars in the channel, a sandy beach, and trees on land.

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Publications Explain Elwha River Restoration to Scientists, General Public

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Microbial Ecology of Deep-Water Mid-Atlantic Canyons

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