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Data report: geology of reef-front carbonate sediment deposits around Oahu, Hawaii Data report: geology of reef-front carbonate sediment deposits around Oahu, Hawaii

This Open-File Report presents data and derivative products from an investigation of carbonate sediment deposits on the reef front in four areas around the island of Oahu, Hawaii - in Kailua Bay off Oahu's windward (east) side, off the leeward (west) coast from Makua to Kahe Point, off the north coast from Waimea to Camp Erdman, and off the south coast around Waikiki (Figure 1). The...
Authors
Monty A. Hampton, Charles T. Blay, Christopher Murray, Laura Z. Torresan, Cathy S. Frazee, Bruce M. Richmond, Charles H. Fletcher
By
Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

Sedimentation and bathymetric change in San Pablo Bay: 1856-1983 Sedimentation and bathymetric change in San Pablo Bay: 1856-1983

A long-term perspective of erosion and deposition in San Francisco Bay is vital to understanding and managing wetland change, harbor and channel siltation, and other sediment-related phenomena such as particle and particle-associated substance (pollutants, trace metals, etc.) transport and deposition. A quantitative comparison of historical hydrographic surveys provides this perspective...
Authors
Bruce E. Jaffe, Richard E. Smith, Laura Zink Torresan
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Environmental Health Program, Toxic Substances Hydrology, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

Conglomerates of the upper middle Eocene to lower Miocene Sespe Formation along the Santa Ynez Fault; implications for the geologic history of the eastern Santa Maria Basin area, California. Reconnaissance bulk-rock and clay mineralogies of argillaceous G Conglomerates of the upper middle Eocene to lower Miocene Sespe Formation along the Santa Ynez Fault; implications for the geologic history of the eastern Santa Maria Basin area, California. Reconnaissance bulk-rock and clay mineralogies of argillaceous G

No abstract available.
Authors
Jeffrey L. Howard, Richard M. Pollastro, Hugh McLean, Laura L. Zink

Final report: Acoustic mapping of dredged material disposal sites and deposits in Mamala Bay, Honolulu, Hawaii Final report: Acoustic mapping of dredged material disposal sites and deposits in Mamala Bay, Honolulu, Hawaii

No abstract available.
Authors
Michael E. Torresan, M.A. Hampton, M. H. Gowen, J. H. Barber, L. L. Zink, T. E. Chase, F. L. Wong, J. T. Gann, Peter Dartnell
By
Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Sun sets over a mountain ridge.

Science Seminar Series Archives

A list of past science seminars hosted by the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, California
By
Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Science Seminar Series Archives

Science Seminar Series Archives

A list of past science seminars hosted by the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, California
Learn More
Five photos rotate through showing various activities and locations, some with people and some with biota.

Featured Photos and Videos Featured Photos and Videos

Keep watching this page for more photos from our scientists!
Featured Photos and Videos

Featured Photos and Videos

Keep watching this page for more photos from our scientists!
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Science Posters Science Posters

The USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center created posters about each of these completed research projects. Here, the posters are presented along with additional information.
Science Posters

Science Posters

The USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center created posters about each of these completed research projects. Here, the posters are presented along with additional information.
Learn More
Poster laid out with photos, images, and text.

Giant Hawaiian Underwater Landslides

Information about the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center's studies of giant underwater landslides in 1986 and 1988.
By
Natural Hazards Mission Area, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Deep Sea Exploration, Mapping and Characterization
Giant Hawaiian Underwater Landslides

Giant Hawaiian Underwater Landslides

Information about the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center's studies of giant underwater landslides in 1986 and 1988.
Learn More
Photo Roundup - January-March 2022

Photo Roundup - January-March 2022

A selection of coastal and ocean videos and photographs from across the USGS.

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Photo Roundup - April-June 2021

Photo Roundup - April-June 2021

A selection of coastal and ocean images and videos from across the USGS

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Photo Roundup - October-November 2020

Photo Roundup - October-November 2020

A selection of coastal and marine images and videos from across the USGS.

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Celebrate the Ocean! June is Ocean Month

Celebrate the Ocean! June is Ocean Month

Nearly two-thirds of our planet is covered by water with more than 120 million Americans living near an ocean or Great Lake. Celebrate Ocean Month and...

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Recent Fieldwork - January-March 2020

Recent Fieldwork - January-March 2020

In the first quarter of 2020, USGS scientists surveyed mangrove coral habitats in Florida, set up instruments in American Samoa to study coral reef...

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The Challenges of Arctic Fieldwork

The Challenges of Arctic Fieldwork

On a far-away island along Alaska’s North Slope coast, conducting fieldwork can be challenging.

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Sound Waves, Dec. 2015 - Jan. 2016

Sound Waves, Dec. 2015 - Jan. 2016

The stories in the Dec. 2015 - Jan. 2016 issue of Sound Waves:

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Sound Waves, October - November 2015

Sound Waves, October - November 2015

The stories in the October - November issue of Sound Waves:

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Sound Waves, March - June 2015

Sound Waves, March - June 2015

The stories in the March - June 2015 issue of Sound Waves:

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Sound Waves, January - February 2015

Sound Waves, January - February 2015

The stories in the January - February 2015 issue of Sound Waves:

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Science and Products

Data report: geology of reef-front carbonate sediment deposits around Oahu, Hawaii Data report: geology of reef-front carbonate sediment deposits around Oahu, Hawaii

This Open-File Report presents data and derivative products from an investigation of carbonate sediment deposits on the reef front in four areas around the island of Oahu, Hawaii - in Kailua Bay off Oahu's windward (east) side, off the leeward (west) coast from Makua to Kahe Point, off the north coast from Waimea to Camp Erdman, and off the south coast around Waikiki (Figure 1). The...
Authors
Monty A. Hampton, Charles T. Blay, Christopher Murray, Laura Z. Torresan, Cathy S. Frazee, Bruce M. Richmond, Charles H. Fletcher
By
Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

Sedimentation and bathymetric change in San Pablo Bay: 1856-1983 Sedimentation and bathymetric change in San Pablo Bay: 1856-1983

A long-term perspective of erosion and deposition in San Francisco Bay is vital to understanding and managing wetland change, harbor and channel siltation, and other sediment-related phenomena such as particle and particle-associated substance (pollutants, trace metals, etc.) transport and deposition. A quantitative comparison of historical hydrographic surveys provides this perspective...
Authors
Bruce E. Jaffe, Richard E. Smith, Laura Zink Torresan
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Environmental Health Program, Toxic Substances Hydrology, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

Conglomerates of the upper middle Eocene to lower Miocene Sespe Formation along the Santa Ynez Fault; implications for the geologic history of the eastern Santa Maria Basin area, California. Reconnaissance bulk-rock and clay mineralogies of argillaceous G Conglomerates of the upper middle Eocene to lower Miocene Sespe Formation along the Santa Ynez Fault; implications for the geologic history of the eastern Santa Maria Basin area, California. Reconnaissance bulk-rock and clay mineralogies of argillaceous G

No abstract available.
Authors
Jeffrey L. Howard, Richard M. Pollastro, Hugh McLean, Laura L. Zink

Final report: Acoustic mapping of dredged material disposal sites and deposits in Mamala Bay, Honolulu, Hawaii Final report: Acoustic mapping of dredged material disposal sites and deposits in Mamala Bay, Honolulu, Hawaii

No abstract available.
Authors
Michael E. Torresan, M.A. Hampton, M. H. Gowen, J. H. Barber, L. L. Zink, T. E. Chase, F. L. Wong, J. T. Gann, Peter Dartnell
By
Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Sun sets over a mountain ridge.

Science Seminar Series Archives

A list of past science seminars hosted by the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, California
By
Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Science Seminar Series Archives

Science Seminar Series Archives

A list of past science seminars hosted by the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, California
Learn More
Five photos rotate through showing various activities and locations, some with people and some with biota.

Featured Photos and Videos Featured Photos and Videos

Keep watching this page for more photos from our scientists!
Featured Photos and Videos

Featured Photos and Videos

Keep watching this page for more photos from our scientists!
Learn More
Poster laid out with photos, images, and text.

Science Posters Science Posters

The USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center created posters about each of these completed research projects. Here, the posters are presented along with additional information.
Science Posters

Science Posters

The USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center created posters about each of these completed research projects. Here, the posters are presented along with additional information.
Learn More
Poster laid out with photos, images, and text.

Giant Hawaiian Underwater Landslides

Information about the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center's studies of giant underwater landslides in 1986 and 1988.
By
Natural Hazards Mission Area, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Deep Sea Exploration, Mapping and Characterization
Giant Hawaiian Underwater Landslides

Giant Hawaiian Underwater Landslides

Information about the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center's studies of giant underwater landslides in 1986 and 1988.
Learn More
Photo Roundup - January-March 2022

Photo Roundup - January-March 2022

A selection of coastal and ocean videos and photographs from across the USGS.

Read Article
Photo Roundup - April-June 2021

Photo Roundup - April-June 2021

A selection of coastal and ocean images and videos from across the USGS

Read Article
Photo Roundup - October-November 2020

Photo Roundup - October-November 2020

A selection of coastal and marine images and videos from across the USGS.

Read Article
Celebrate the Ocean! June is Ocean Month

Celebrate the Ocean! June is Ocean Month

Nearly two-thirds of our planet is covered by water with more than 120 million Americans living near an ocean or Great Lake. Celebrate Ocean Month and...

Read Article
Recent Fieldwork - January-March 2020

Recent Fieldwork - January-March 2020

In the first quarter of 2020, USGS scientists surveyed mangrove coral habitats in Florida, set up instruments in American Samoa to study coral reef...

Read Article
The Challenges of Arctic Fieldwork

The Challenges of Arctic Fieldwork

On a far-away island along Alaska’s North Slope coast, conducting fieldwork can be challenging.

Read Article
Sound Waves, Dec. 2015 - Jan. 2016

Sound Waves, Dec. 2015 - Jan. 2016

The stories in the Dec. 2015 - Jan. 2016 issue of Sound Waves:

Read Article
Sound Waves, October - November 2015

Sound Waves, October - November 2015

The stories in the October - November issue of Sound Waves:

Read Article
Sound Waves, March - June 2015

Sound Waves, March - June 2015

The stories in the March - June 2015 issue of Sound Waves:

Read Article
Sound Waves, January - February 2015

Sound Waves, January - February 2015

The stories in the January - February 2015 issue of Sound Waves:

Read Article
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