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Horiba Aqaulog - simultaneously measures absorbance spectra and fluorescence Excitation-Emission Matrices
Horiba Aqaulog
Horiba Aqaulog
Horiba Aqaulog

Horiba Aqaulog - simultaneously measures absorbance spectra and fluorescence

Horiba Aqaulog - simultaneously measures absorbance spectra and fluorescence

TOC-L Laboratory Total Organic Carbon Analyzer
TOC-L Laboratory Total Organic Carbon Analyzer
TOC-L Laboratory Total Organic Carbon Analyzer
Laminar Flow hood in Carbon Lab
Laminar Flow hood in Carbon Lab
Laminar Flow hood in Carbon Lab
Fume Hood in Carbon Lab
Fume Hood in Carbon Lab
Fume Hood in Carbon Lab
Fume Hood in Carbon Lab

Horiba Aqaulog - simultaneously measures absorbance spectra and fluorescence Excitation-Emission Matrices

Horiba Aqaulog - simultaneously measures absorbance spectra and fluorescence Excitation-Emission Matrices

map displaying 5 groundwater sites surrounding the Ridgecrest earthquakes
Groundwater Response to the Ridgecrest, CA Earthquakes
Groundwater Response to the Ridgecrest, CA Earthquakes
Groundwater Response to the Ridgecrest, CA Earthquakes

Locations of the July 2019 Ridgecrest, CA earthquake epicenters and five USGS groundwater-monitoring sites with corresponding hydrographs. Effects from the two earthquakes were observed in several USGS continuous groundwater-level monitoring sites in California, Nevada, and Arizona.

Locations of the July 2019 Ridgecrest, CA earthquake epicenters and five USGS groundwater-monitoring sites with corresponding hydrographs. Effects from the two earthquakes were observed in several USGS continuous groundwater-level monitoring sites in California, Nevada, and Arizona.

two women sit on a roof while installing a small solar panel
Streamgage Solar Panel Installation for Continuous Data Collection
Streamgage Solar Panel Installation for Continuous Data Collection
Streamgage Solar Panel Installation for Continuous Data Collection

Sierra Keller, Physical Science Technician, and Sharon Mulready, Student Trainee, both of the USGS California Water Science Center's Santa Cruz Field Office, install a solar panel on a rural streamgage station along the Arroyo Seco near Greenfield in Monterey County, California.

Sierra Keller, Physical Science Technician, and Sharon Mulready, Student Trainee, both of the USGS California Water Science Center's Santa Cruz Field Office, install a solar panel on a rural streamgage station along the Arroyo Seco near Greenfield in Monterey County, California.

USGS scientist laying a yellow cable in a desert landscape
Collecting Geophysical Data, Fort Irwin National Training Center
Collecting Geophysical Data, Fort Irwin National Training Center
Collecting Geophysical Data, Fort Irwin National Training Center

USGS Hydrologist, Krishangi Groover, lays wire in preparation for geophysical data collection at the U.S.

USGS Hydrologist, Krishangi Groover, lays wire in preparation for geophysical data collection at the U.S.

aerial view of road damage after the Ridgecrest, CA earthquake
Road Damage from the Ridgecrest, CA Earthquake
Road Damage from the Ridgecrest, CA Earthquake
Road Damage from the Ridgecrest, CA Earthquake

On July 8, 2019, California Geological Survey and USGS geologists and geophysicists with National Guard and Navy personnel, view the road damage resulting from 3 to 5 feet of right-lateral motion near the expected maximum slip locality along the primary tectonic rupture associated with the M 7.1 Ridgecrest earthquake on July 5, 2019.

On July 8, 2019, California Geological Survey and USGS geologists and geophysicists with National Guard and Navy personnel, view the road damage resulting from 3 to 5 feet of right-lateral motion near the expected maximum slip locality along the primary tectonic rupture associated with the M 7.1 Ridgecrest earthquake on July 5, 2019.

Mt. Diablo as seen from Twitchell Island
Mt. Diablo as seen from Twitchell Island
Mt. Diablo as seen from Twitchell Island
Mt. Diablo as seen from Twitchell Island

Mt. Diablo as seen from Twitchell Island

 Close-up of a wetland, showing multiple sources of DOM
Close-up of a wetland, showing multiple sources of DOM
Close-up of a wetland, showing multiple sources of DOM
Close-up of a wetland, showing multiple sources of DOM

 Close-up of a wetland, showing multiple sources of DOM

under a blue sky, golden grass, white rocks, and amber bushes fill a dried riverbed with rolling hills in the background
Vegetation Growth at a Once-Flooded Santa Ynez River
Vegetation Growth at a Once-Flooded Santa Ynez River
Vegetation Growth at a Once-Flooded Santa Ynez River

Vegetation grows abundantly on a once-flooded region of the Santa Ynez River. Located 5 ft adjacent from this picture is the actual flowing region of the stream. It is impressive to see the abrupt change in vegetation near stream environments.

Vegetation grows abundantly on a once-flooded region of the Santa Ynez River. Located 5 ft adjacent from this picture is the actual flowing region of the stream. It is impressive to see the abrupt change in vegetation near stream environments.

at river's edge, a laptop displays graphs (foreground) while a hydrologist wades in the water with equipment (background)
Measuring Stream Discharge with Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler
Measuring Stream Discharge with Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler
Measuring Stream Discharge with Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler

The USGS maintains and monitors hundreds of streamgages across California, as well as across the Nation. Nearly all data collected by the USGS is made public and most in near real-time. Cities can use the data for flood mitigation and water supply.

The USGS maintains and monitors hundreds of streamgages across California, as well as across the Nation. Nearly all data collected by the USGS is made public and most in near real-time. Cities can use the data for flood mitigation and water supply.

red and white round buoys strung across the blue water of the California Aqueduct
California Aqueduct, San Joaquin Valley
California Aqueduct, San Joaquin Valley
California Aqueduct, San Joaquin Valley

The California Aqueduct flowing near Huron, CA in the San Joaquin Valley.  This spot is near one of several USGS land subsidence monitoring stations in the San Joaquin Valley.

The California Aqueduct flowing near Huron, CA in the San Joaquin Valley.  This spot is near one of several USGS land subsidence monitoring stations in the San Joaquin Valley.

Sample being analyzed in a sealed quartz cuvette on the Aqualog.
Samples being analyzed on the Aqualog spectrometer
Samples being analyzed on the Aqualog spectrometer
Samples being analyzed on the Aqualog spectrometer

Samples being analyzed in a sealed quartz cuvette on the Aqualog spectrophotometer

USGS Scientists taking sediment core at Six Gill Slough restored marsh.
USGS Scientists taking sediment core at Six Gill Slough restored marsh
USGS Scientists taking sediment core at Six Gill Slough restored marsh
USGS Scientists taking sediment core at Six Gill Slough restored marsh

USGS Scientists taking sediment core USGS Scientists taking sediment core at Six Gill Slough restored marsh.

USGS Scientists taking sediment core USGS Scientists taking sediment core at Six Gill Slough restored marsh.