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Overview of 4 terrain models
Bathymetry and Elevation Models of the Massachusetts Coastal Zone
Bathymetry and Elevation Models of the Massachusetts Coastal Zone
Bathymetry and Elevation Models of the Massachusetts Coastal Zone

Overview of the 4 Continuous Bathymetry and Elevation Models of the Massachusetts Coastal Zone and Continental Shelf

Piping Plovers on a beach
Piping Plovers
Piping Plovers
Piping Plovers

An interdisciplinary USGS team is conducting research and developing tools to identify suitable coastal habitats for species of concern, such as the piping plover (Charadrius melodus), under a variety of sea-level rise scenarios.

An interdisciplinary USGS team is conducting research and developing tools to identify suitable coastal habitats for species of concern, such as the piping plover (Charadrius melodus), under a variety of sea-level rise scenarios.

overview image of elevation model
Elevation Model
Elevation Model
Elevation Model

Basemap of the United States with an overview image of elevation models

browse graphic of the data locations
Browse graphic of data
Browse graphic of data
Browse graphic of data

Browse graphic of the sediment textuer and geomorphology data of the sea floor from Fenwick Island, MD to FIsherman's Island, VA

Browse graphic of the sediment textuer and geomorphology data of the sea floor from Fenwick Island, MD to FIsherman's Island, VA

study site and model for coastal karst subterranean estuary
Cenote Bang
Cenote Bang
Cenote Bang

Cenote Bang, a component of the Ox Bel Ha cave network study site and model for coastal karst subterranean estuary

Cenote Bang, a component of the Ox Bel Ha cave network study site and model for coastal karst subterranean estuary

USGS R/V Stephens operating within Lake Powell, UT-AZ
Lake Powell Geophysical Survey
Lake Powell Geophysical Survey
Lake Powell Geophysical Survey

USGS R/V Stephens operating within Lake Powell, UT-AZ.  A multibeam echosounder is deployed off the starboard side of the vessel and is used to collect depth information within the reservoir.

USGS R/V Stephens operating within Lake Powell, UT-AZ.  A multibeam echosounder is deployed off the starboard side of the vessel and is used to collect depth information within the reservoir.

Location Map of Sandy Hook, NJ
Location Map for Sandy Hook artificial reef
Location Map for Sandy Hook artificial reef
Location Map for Sandy Hook artificial reef

Location map for Bathymetry and backscatter intensity of the sea floor of the Sandy Hook artificial reef, offshore of New Jersey, data release.

Location map for Bathymetry and backscatter intensity of the sea floor of the Sandy Hook artificial reef, offshore of New Jersey, data release.

A short animation contrasts the difference between near-bottom current magnitude and surface current magnitude, showing waves of
A short animation contrasts the sand movement during Hurricane Sandy
A short animation contrasts the sand movement during Hurricane Sandy
A short animation contrasts the sand movement during Hurricane Sandy

 USGS scientists built a model that reproduces the waves, currents (shown in meters per second [m/s]), and sand movement at Fire Island during Hurricane Sandy’s passage (Warner and others, 2017).

 USGS scientists built a model that reproduces the waves, currents (shown in meters per second [m/s]), and sand movement at Fire Island during Hurricane Sandy’s passage (Warner and others, 2017).

Diver in an underwater cave.
Diver collecting samples
Diver collecting samples
Diver collecting samples

David Brankovits collecting water samples in Molnar Janos Cave in Budapest, Hungary.

David Brankovits collecting water samples in Molnar Janos Cave in Budapest, Hungary.

Map showing the location of the Delmarva Peninsula with a hillslope shaded relief map of the study area.
Map showing the location of the Delmarva Peninsula
Map showing the location of the Delmarva Peninsula
Map showing the location of the Delmarva Peninsula

Map showing the location of the Delmarva Peninsula with a hillslope shaded relief map of the study area. 

Photograph of Methane-derived authigenic carbonate (MDAC) rocks on the seafloor on the U.S. Atlantic margin
Methane-derived authigenic carbonate (MDAC) rocks on the seafloor
Methane-derived authigenic carbonate (MDAC) rocks on the seafloor
Methane-derived authigenic carbonate (MDAC) rocks on the seafloor

Methane-derived authigenic carbonate (MDAC) rocks on the seafloor on the U.S. Atlantic margin

A woman in a purple shirt holds a controller and explains the UAS sitting on the ground  to a man in a suit
USGS pilot and Senate Pro Tempore discuss the use of UASs
USGS pilot and Senate Pro Tempore discuss the use of UASs
USGS pilot and Senate Pro Tempore discuss the use of UASs

USGS pilot Sandy Brosnahan and Senate Pro Tempore Marc Pacheco discuss the use of Umanned Aerial Systems (UASs, also known as drones) to collect data in coastal environments.

USGS pilot Sandy Brosnahan and Senate Pro Tempore Marc Pacheco discuss the use of Umanned Aerial Systems (UASs, also known as drones) to collect data in coastal environments.

Three men stand in a conference room, with the man in the center holding a blue glass award
Richard Signell receives the 2017 CDI Leadership and Innovation Award
Richard Signell receives the 2017 CDI Leadership and Innovation Award
Richard Signell receives the 2017 CDI Leadership and Innovation Award

From left to right: Associate Director for Core Science Systems Kevin Gallagher, Research Oceanographer Rich Signel, and Chief, Office of Enterprise Information/Associate Chief Information Officer Tim Quinn.

From left to right: Associate Director for Core Science Systems Kevin Gallagher, Research Oceanographer Rich Signel, and Chief, Office of Enterprise Information/Associate Chief Information Officer Tim Quinn.

A woman stands between 2 men, holding a blue glass award in a conference room
Cassandra Ladino receives the 2017 CDI Leadership and Innovation Award
Cassandra Ladino receives the 2017 CDI Leadership and Innovation Award
Cassandra Ladino receives the 2017 CDI Leadership and Innovation Award

From left to right: Associate Director for Core Science Systems Kevin Gallagher, Physical Scientist Cassandra Ladino, and Chief, Office of Enterprise Information/Associate Chief Information Officer Tim Quinn.

From left to right: Associate Director for Core Science Systems Kevin Gallagher, Physical Scientist Cassandra Ladino, and Chief, Office of Enterprise Information/Associate Chief Information Officer Tim Quinn.

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