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Tubeworms found at the Eastern Galapágos Spreading Center, from the expedition Ultra Fine-Scale Seafloor Mapping, in October-November 2023.

NCA5 contributors from PCMSC (from left to right: Eric Grossman, Li Erikson, Patrick Barnard, Amy East, and

Animated GIF showing a comparison between low-quality and high-resolution seafloor mapping of a deep-sea canyon system.

Animated GIF of a ship using multibeam sonar to map the seafloor, adapted from video provided by NOAA Ocean Exploration.

Compressed high-intensity radar pulse (chirp) profile HFC-9 located south of the Cross-Hosgri slope (CHS). Profile crosses the midshelf region and images the extensive transgressive surface of erosion unconformity (blue) also seen below the CHS. The seafloor is delineated in red.

Cover image for Aquatic Remote Sensing Video 1 - Introduction.

This video tutorial is designed to serve as a jumping-off point to learn more about the field of Aquatic Remote Sensing. It includes a basic overview of what Aquatic Remote Sensing is, how remote sensing data are used, and basic aquatic optics. 

Cover image for Aquatic Remote Sensing Video 2 - Remote Sensing Data.

This video tutorial is designed to serve as a jumping-off point to learn more about the field of Aquatic Remote Sensing. It includes a basic overview of what Aquatic Remote Sensing is, how remote sensing data are used, and basic aquatic optics. 

Cover image for Aquatic Remote Sensing Video 3 - Aquatic Optics.



This video tutorial is designed to serve as a jumping-off point to learn more about the field of Aquatic Remote Sensing. It includes a basic overview of what Aquatic Remote Sensing is, how remote sensing data are used, and basic aquatic optics. 

Cover image for Aquatic Remote Sensing Video 4 - Image Processing.

This video tutorial is designed to serve as a jumping-off point to learn more about the field of Aquatic Remote Sensing. It includes a basic overview of what Aquatic Remote Sensing is, how remote sensing data are used, and basic aquatic optics. 

Animated GIF of methane bubbles rising from a seafloor seep in Astoria Canyon.

Profile photo for USGS Geographer Jane Rudebusch at the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center.

Figure with map showing deep-sea dump site and photos of AUVs, from the study Wide-Area Debris Field and Seabed Characterization of a Deep Ocean Dump Site Surveyed by Autonomous Underwater Vehicles.

Barrel of DDT at deep-sea dump site encircled by bluish-green microbial ring, from the study Wide-area debris field and seabed characterization of a deep ocean dump site surveyed by autonomous underwater vehicles.

A figure showing global projections of storm surges using high-resolution climate models, from the study Global projections of storm surges using high-resolution CMIP6 climate models.

Cross-sections of the southern Cascadia margin, showing the subsurface structure of the outer arc high, from the study Diving deeper into seep distribution along the Cascadia Convergent Margin, USA.

Regional overview map of the Cascadia convergent margin with the locations of methane seeps, from the study Diving deeper into seep distribution along the Cascadia Convergent Margin, USA.

A figure showing metamodel outputs to downscale total water levels in open beaches, from the PCMSC Science Seminar presented by Manuel Zornoza-Aguado.

Close-up of a coral core collected aboard the Hawaiian Drowned Reefs Expedition in late 2023.

Nooksack River watershed area map, from the study Compound flood model for the lower Nooksack River and delta, western Washington—Assessment of vulnerability and nature-based adaptation opportunities to mitigate higher se

Aerial image of Lower Nooksack River flooding its banks in 2009, from the study Compound flood model for the lower Nooksack River and delta, western Washington—Assessment of vulnerability and nature-based adaptation oppor

National Agricultural Imagery Program (NAIP) composite images showing water depth after 1.6 feet (ft) (0.5 meter [m]) and 3.3 feet (1.0 m) of sea-level rise (SLR) for 50 percent, 10 percent, and 4 percent annual exceedance probability (AEP) stream floods, which are expected in coming decades and which will increasingly affect groundwater, drainage issues, and freque