Images

Photo of USGS Research Vessel Williams at sunrise tied up to a dock with researchers aboard.

Cover image for fish screen video filmed at the Columbia River Research Laboratory.

Cover image for sediment core lab video, showing core-lab walk-in refrigerator at the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center.

USGS Research Oceanographer Li Erikson speaks at a community meeting in Elim, Alaska.

Map showing footprint of high-resolution Lidar and imagery collected in western Alaska as part of Tyhoon Merbok Emergency Recovery Efforts.

Diagram outlining steps toward creating actionable science for Typhoon Merbok Emergency Recovery Efforts.

Animated GIF of Landsat imagery timelapse showing coastal change at Shishmaref and vicinity, Alaska.

Landsat imagery timelapse showing coastal change from 1992-2023 near Stebbins, Alaska.

Figure shows (a) Computational domain and bathymetry of the Salish Sea hydrodynamic model, and (b) Locations of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA, red triangles) and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS, green triangles) water level measurement station.

Figure showing wave heights for several Look-up-table (LUT) model runs for varying wind speeds (columns) and wind directions (rows). From the study Efficient modeling of wave generation and propagation in a semi-enclosed estuary.

Example output from PS-CoSMoS model for Birch Bay, Washington. Panel (A). Progressing storm extent for different storm frequencies for a sea-level-rise scenario of 50 cm. Panel (B). Progressing storm extent for different sea-level-rise scenarios for a storm frequency of 50 years. Panel (C).

Example of a dynamic flood model near Unalakleet, Alaska, created as part of the USGS Typhoon Merbok Disaster Emergency Recovery Efforts.

USGS engages with community representatives (city, tribe, Alaska Native Corporations), organizations that provide communities with technical support for planning and emergency response, as well as State and Federal agency representatives is being undertaken to ensure delivery of actionable products in western Alaska.

High resolution topographic lidar and imagery collected along western Alaska coast as part of the USGS Typhoon Merbok Disaster Emergency Recovery Efforts.

Typhoon Merbok modeling sites in western Alaska, as part the USGS Typhoon Merbok Disaster Emergency Recovery Efforts.

Atmospheric pressure map of Typhoon Merbok in western Alaska on September 17, 2022.

Diagram of USGS-developed tools for Typhoon Merbok Disaster Emergency Recovery Efforts.

Satellite derived coastlines in western Alaska, collected as part of the USGS Typhoon Merbok Disaster Emergency Recovery Efforts.

Perspective view of horizon mapping and fault attribute detection on two combined three-dimensional (3D) volumes located in the Santa Barbara Channel, offshore southern California. The horizons show various marker beds mapped throughout the volumes, providing insights into the 3D deformation patterns.

Map search display filtered to show recently added three-dimensional (3D) surveys, acquired between 1996 and 1998 within the Gulf of Mexico. These surveys were permitted over 25 years ago and are therefore eligible for public release. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management protraction areas are labeled.

Damage to the E45 road caused by valley-wall erosion following the 2020 failure of a lava dam, Rio Coca valley, Ecuador, January 2024. (Amy East, USGS)