Sound Waves Newsletter - August 2011
Three-Week Expedition Images Sediments Beneath the Gulf of Alaska
This research cruise was the first opportunity for the USGS to conduct scientific investigations of the central Gulf of Alaska in more than 20 years, since the GLORIA mapping program in 1989.
U.S. West Coast Erosion Spiked In Winter 2009-10, Previewing Likely Future As Climate Changes
Knowing that the U.S. west coast was battered during the winter of 2009-10 by a climatic pattern expected more often in the future, scientists have now pieced together a San Diego-to-Seattle assessment of the damage wrought by that winter's extreme waves and higher-than-usual water levels.
USGS is Valuable Partner in First St. Petersburg, Florida, Science Festival
The event provided a venue where children and adults could enjoy more than two dozen hands-on activities from various science-related organizations and businesses.
Award for Poster on Web Access to USGS Core Repository
A team led by geologist Chris Reich of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center in St. Petersburg, Florida, received the poster award for "Best Data or Software Integration" at The National Map Users Conference and USGS Geographic Information Science (GIS) Workshop.
USGS Arctic Study Evaluates Science and Knowledge Gaps for Outer Continental Shelf Energy Development
The USGS recently released the "science gap and sufficiency" report evaluating the science needed to better inform decisions regarding oil and natural-gas exploration and development in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas off Alaska.
Recent Publications - August 2011
List of recent USGS publications and data releases based on coastal and marine research.