A USGS storm-tide sensor, deployed in advance of Hurricane Florence's landfall. The sensors are housed in vented steel pipes a few inches wide and about a foot long. They are being installed on bridges, piers, and other structures that have a good chance of surviving the storm.
Jessica Cain Diaz
Jessica Diaz is a Hydrologist at the South Atlantic Water Science Center in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Jessica is a Hydrologist with the South Atlantic Water Science Center’s Watershed and Statistical Hydrology Team. Her research focuses on surface and groundwater quality monitoring, interpretation, and data management. Her current projects include the Triangle Area Water Supply Monitoring Project, the National Water Quality Network, and various water-quality projects. Jessica’s background includes private-sector environmental assessments and remediation, streamflow monitoring and computations, and continuous water-quality monitoring. Previous USGS roles include serving as a Hydrologic Technician for the Florida Integrated Science Center working on the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan and the St. Johns River continuous water-quality monitoring network.
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USGS Storm-Tide Sensor for Hurricane Florence
A USGS storm-tide sensor, deployed in advance of Hurricane Florence's landfall. The sensors are housed in vented steel pipes a few inches wide and about a foot long. They are being installed on bridges, piers, and other structures that have a good chance of surviving the storm.
Science and Products
USGS Storm-Tide Sensor for Hurricane Florence
A USGS storm-tide sensor, deployed in advance of Hurricane Florence's landfall. The sensors are housed in vented steel pipes a few inches wide and about a foot long. They are being installed on bridges, piers, and other structures that have a good chance of surviving the storm.
A USGS storm-tide sensor, deployed in advance of Hurricane Florence's landfall. The sensors are housed in vented steel pipes a few inches wide and about a foot long. They are being installed on bridges, piers, and other structures that have a good chance of surviving the storm.