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Coastal change during Hurricane Isabel 2003
On September 18, 2003, Hurricane Isabel made landfall on the northern Outer Banks of North Carolina. At the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's Field Research Facility in Duck, 125 km north of where the eyewall cut across Hatteras Island, the Category 2 storm generated record conditions for the 27 years of monitoring. The storm produced an 8.1 m high wave measured at a waverider buoy in 20 m of water an
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Karen Morgan
Archive of digital boomer seismic reflection data collected during USGS field activity 08LCA01 in 10 central Florida lakes, March 2008
No abstract available.
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Arnell S. Harrison, Shawn V. Dadisman, Jeffrey B. Davis, James G. Flocks, Dana S. Wiese
Archive of digital boomer and CHIRP seismic reflection data collected during USGS field activity 08LCA03 in Lake Panasoffkee, Florida, May 2008
In May of 2008, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) conducted geophysical surveys in Lake Panasoffkee, located in central Florida, as part of the USGS Lakes and Coastal Aquifers (LCA) study. This report serves as an archive of unprocessed digital boomer and Compressed High Intensity Radar Pulse (CHIRP)* seismic reflection data, trackline maps, navigation files, Field Activity Collection System (FACS
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Arnell S. Harrison, Shawn V. Dadisman, W. Scott McBride, James G. Flocks, Dana S. Wiese
EAARL topography - George Washington Birthplace National Monument 2008
These remotely sensed, geographically referenced elevation measurements of Lidar-derived bare earth (BE) and first surface (FS) topography were produced as a collaborative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Florida Integrated Science Center (FISC), St. Petersburg, FL; the National Park Service (NPS), Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network, Kingston, RI; and the National Aeronautics a
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John Brock, Amar Nayegandhi, C. Wayne Wright, Sara Stevens, Xan Yates
EAARL coastal topography — Northern Gulf of Mexico, 2007: Bare earth
These remotely sensed, geographically referenced elevation measurements of Lidar-derived bare earth (BE) topography were produced as a collaborative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Florida Integrated Science Center (FISC), St. Petersburg, FL; the National Park Service (NPS), Gulf Coast Network, Lafayette, LA; and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Wallops F
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Kathryn E. L. Smith, Amar Nayegandhi, C. Wayne Wright, Jamie M. Bonisteel, John Brock
EAARL Coastal Topography - Northern Gulf of Mexico, 2007: First surface
These remotely sensed, geographically referenced elevation measurements of Lidar-derived first surface (FS) elevation data were produced as a collaborative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Florida Integrated Science Center (FISC), St. Petersburg, FL; the National Park Service (NPS), Gulf Coast Network, Lafayette, LA; and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Wa
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Kathryn E. L. Smith, Amar Nayegandhi, C. Wayne Wright, Jamie M. Bonisteel, John Brock
Investigation of coastal hydrogeology utilizing geophysical and geochemical tools along the Broward County coast, Florida
Geophysical (CHIRP, boomer, and continuous direct-current resistivity) and geochemical tracer studies (continuous and time-series 222Radon) were conducted along the Broward County coast from Port Everglades to Hillsboro Inlet, Florida. Simultaneous seismic, direct-current resistivity, and radon surveys in the coastal waters provided information to characterize the geologic framework and identify p
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Christopher D. Reich, Peter W. Swarzenski, W. Jason Greenwood, Dana S. Wiese
Aeromicrobiology/air quality
The most prevalent microorganisms, viruses, bacteria, and fungi, are introduced into the atmosphere from many anthropogenic sources such as agricultural, industrial and urban activities, termed microbial air pollution (MAP), and natural sources. These include soil, vegetation, and ocean surfaces that have been disturbed by atmospheric turbulence. The airborne concentrations range from nil to great
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Gary L. Andersen, A.S. Frisch, Christina A. Kellogg, E. Levetin, Bruce Lighthart, D. Paterno
Extensive coral mortality in the US Virgin Islands in 2005/2006: A review of the evidence for synergy among thermal stress, coral bleaching and disease
In the summer/fall of 2005, extensive coral bleaching on reefs in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) was associated with sea water temperatures exceeding 30°C. Almost all coral species bleached, including Acropora palmata, which bleached for the first time on record in the USVI. As water temperatures cooled, corals began to regain their normal coloration. However, a severe disease outbreak then occurred
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C.S. Rogers, E. Muller, T. Spitzack, J. Miller
Coral reefs and ocean acidification
Coral reefs were one of the first ecosystems to be recognized as vulnerable to ocean acidification. To date, most scientific investigations into the effects of ocean acidification on coral reefs have been related to the reefs’ unique ability to produce voluminous amounts of calcium carbonate. It has been estimated that the main reef-building organisms, corals and calcifying macroalgae, will calcif
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Joan A. Kleypas, Kimberly K Yates
Assessment of coastal-vegetation habitats using airborne laser remote sensing
No abstract available.
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Amar Nayegandhi, John Brock
Introduction to "northern Gulf of Mexico ecosystem change and hazards susceptibility"
The northern Gulf of Mexico and its diverse natural resources are threatened by population and development pressure, and by the impacts of rising sea level and severe storms. In the wake of the devastating 2005 hurricane season, and in response to the complex management issues facing the region, the U.S. Geological Survey organized the multidisciplinary “Northern Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem Change an
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John C. Brock, Dawn L. Lavoie, Richard Z. Poore