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photo of USGS staffer holding a groundwater sample bottle inside a plastic box
Groundwater sampling
Groundwater sampling
Groundwater sampling

Groundwater sampling on Long Island

Groundwater sampling on Long Island

API for microorganism identification
API for microorganism identification
API for microorganism identification
API for microorganism identification

Analytical Profile Index (API) for microorganism identification.

Analytical Profile Index (API) for microorganism identification.

photo of 3 women beside Long Island road measuring groundwater with instrumentation
Groundwater Sampling on Long Island
Groundwater Sampling on Long Island
Groundwater Sampling on Long Island

Groundwater sampling for water quality on Long Island, New York

Groundwater sampling for water quality on Long Island, New York

Powell 150 Table
Powell 150 Table
Powell 150 Table
Powell 150 Table

Kristen Hamilton at the Powell 150 Table.

Kristen Hamilton at the Powell 150 Table.

1999 NASA EOS TERRA Satellite Pre Launch Press Conference
1999 NASA EOS TERRA Satellite Pre Launch Press Conference
1999 NASA EOS TERRA Satellite Pre Launch Press Conference

A 1999 press conference on the launch of the NASA EOS TERRA satellite
 

Illustration of the aquifer compaction process.
Aquifer Compaction
Aquifer Compaction
Aquifer Compaction

Fine-grained sediments (clays and silts) within an aquifer system are the main culprits in land subsidence due to groundwater pumping. Fine-grained sediments are special because they are composed of platy grains. When fine-grained sediments are originally deposited, they tend to be deposited in random orientations.

Fine-grained sediments (clays and silts) within an aquifer system are the main culprits in land subsidence due to groundwater pumping. Fine-grained sediments are special because they are composed of platy grains. When fine-grained sediments are originally deposited, they tend to be deposited in random orientations.

Map of the U.S. showing areas of high risk for nitrogen contamination of groundwater.
Areas at high risk of nitrogen contamination of groundwater
Areas at high risk of nitrogen contamination of groundwater
Areas at high risk of nitrogen contamination of groundwater

Modeling integrates information to estimate risks of nitrate contamination to shallow ground water

Modeling integrates information to estimate risks of nitrate contamination to shallow ground water

video thumbnail: EARTH SCIENCE CAREERS: NOT JUST ROCKS EARTH SCIENCE CAREERS: NOT JUST ROCKS
EARTH SCIENCE CAREERS: NOT JUST ROCKS
EARTH SCIENCE CAREERS: NOT JUST ROCKS

This video provides an overview of several Earth Science career fields within the U.S. Geological Survey. After watching this program, viewers will have an understanding of the types of work experiences, environments, expertise, and education a typical USGS employee may have.

This video provides an overview of several Earth Science career fields within the U.S. Geological Survey. After watching this program, viewers will have an understanding of the types of work experiences, environments, expertise, and education a typical USGS employee may have.

Diagram showing groundwater as saturated zones underground.
Groundwater is the saturated zone of soil/rock below the land surface
Groundwater is the saturated zone of soil/rock below the land surface
Groundwater is the saturated zone of soil/rock below the land surface

How Ground Water Occurs

Map of study area, Yucca Valley, California.
Map of study area, Yucca Valley, California.
Map of study area, Yucca Valley, California.
Map of study area, Yucca Valley, California.

Map of study area, Yucca Valley, California.

NASA EOS TERRA Satellite Launch NASA EROS Tape 2
NASA EOS TERRA Satellite Launch NASA EROS Tape 2
NASA EOS TERRA Satellite Launch NASA EROS Tape 2

A 1999 video on the NASA EOS TERRA Satellite Launch NASA/EROS - Part 2
 

Oblique orbital view looking NNW into California from above NW Sonora
View of California from above NW Mexico
View of California from above NW Mexico
View of California from above NW Mexico

Oblique orbital view of California looking NNW from above NW Sonora, Mexico, and northern Gulf of California

Oblique orbital view of California looking NNW from above NW Sonora, Mexico, and northern Gulf of California

Image: American Beauty Berry Shrub
American Beauty Berry Shrub
American Beauty Berry Shrub
American Beauty Berry Shrub

At the end of the boardwalk behind the Briggs Nature Center at Rookery Bay
National Estuarine Research Reserve, clusters of magenta fruits surround the
stems of this American beauty berry shrub.

At the end of the boardwalk behind the Briggs Nature Center at Rookery Bay
National Estuarine Research Reserve, clusters of magenta fruits surround the
stems of this American beauty berry shrub.

Image: Brackish Pond Community
Brackish Pond Community
Brackish Pond Community
Brackish Pond Community

Looking from an observation deck, at Rookery Bay National Estuarine
Research Reserve, onto a flock of birds resting in a brackish (somewhat salty)
pond community. Mangrove islands grow inside and along the edges of the
pond.

Looking from an observation deck, at Rookery Bay National Estuarine
Research Reserve, onto a flock of birds resting in a brackish (somewhat salty)
pond community. Mangrove islands grow inside and along the edges of the
pond.

Image: Channel Between Key Islands
Channel Between Key Islands
Channel Between Key Islands
Channel Between Key Islands

Looking through a channel between the mangrove tree Florida Key islands, south of Boggy Key.

Looking through a channel between the mangrove tree Florida Key islands, south of Boggy Key.

Image: Florida Bay
Florida Bay
Florida Bay
Florida Bay

Looking south from the Black Betsy Keys shore, onto waters of Florida Bay. On the horizon, Key islands separate the green bay waters from the blue cloud-filled skies.

Looking south from the Black Betsy Keys shore, onto waters of Florida Bay. On the horizon, Key islands separate the green bay waters from the blue cloud-filled skies.

Image: Great White Heron
Great White Heron
Great White Heron
Great White Heron

A great white heron standing atop a dock in Florida Bay.

A great white heron standing atop a dock in Florida Bay.

Image: Great White Heron Atop Mangrove Roots
Great White Heron Atop Mangrove Roots
Great White Heron Atop Mangrove Roots
Great White Heron Atop Mangrove Roots

A great white heron standing atop the mangrove roots of Boggy Key; a Florida Key island.

A great white heron standing atop the mangrove roots of Boggy Key; a Florida Key island.

Image: Interior of Bob Allen Key
Interior of Bob Allen Key
Interior of Bob Allen Key
Interior of Bob Allen Key

A short walk through the shallow mangrove perimeter to the interior of Bob Allen Key affords this view of a mostly clear, shallow ponded area.

A short walk through the shallow mangrove perimeter to the interior of Bob Allen Key affords this view of a mostly clear, shallow ponded area.

Image: Little Madeira Bay
Little Madeira Bay
Little Madeira Bay
Little Madeira Bay

Looking south from Little Madeira Bay at a line of Key islands in Florida Bay.

Looking south from Little Madeira Bay at a line of Key islands in Florida Bay.

Image: Mangroves
Mangroves
Mangroves
Mangroves

A close-up view of a mangrove islet of the Florida Keys, south of Boggy Key.

A close-up view of a mangrove islet of the Florida Keys, south of Boggy Key.