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Tyson Hatch and Fletcher Brinkerhoff sampling suspended-sediment concentration upstream of the Buckman Diversion
Sampling Suspended-sediment Concentration
Sampling Suspended-sediment Concentration
Sampling Suspended-sediment Concentration

Tyson Hatch and Fletcher Brinkerhoff sampling suspended-sediment concentration upstream of the Buckman Diversion for the city of Santa Fe on the Rio Grande (08313150 Rio Grande above Buckman Diversion, near White Rock, NM)

Tyson Hatch and Fletcher Brinkerhoff sampling suspended-sediment concentration upstream of the Buckman Diversion for the city of Santa Fe on the Rio Grande (08313150 Rio Grande above Buckman Diversion, near White Rock, NM)

Sandhill Cranes at Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge
Sandhill Cranes at Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge
Sandhill Cranes at Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge
Sandhill Cranes at Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge

Sandhill Crane Pair in flight at Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge

Schematic Diagram of Midsection Measurement
Schematic Diagram of Midsection Measurement
Schematic Diagram of Midsection Measurement
Schematic Diagram of Midsection Measurement

Diagram depicting stationing in midsection measurement where velocity measurements are acquired. Each station width is multiplied by the station depth and measured velocity to compute the discharge in each section. Section discharges are tabulated to compute a total discharge for the cross section.

Diagram depicting stationing in midsection measurement where velocity measurements are acquired. Each station width is multiplied by the station depth and measured velocity to compute the discharge in each section. Section discharges are tabulated to compute a total discharge for the cross section.

Scientists collect alpine plant species and distribution data in Glacier National Park
Scientists collect alpine plant species and distribution data in GNP
Scientists collect alpine plant species and distribution data in GNP
Scientists collect alpine plant species and distribution data in GNP

Scientists collect alpine plant species and distribution data to complete a GLORIA site inventory on the summit of Seward Mountain, Glacier National Park, Montana.

Scientists collect alpine plant species and distribution data to complete a GLORIA site inventory on the summit of Seward Mountain, Glacier National Park, Montana.

Scientists use grids to collect alpine plant data according to GLORIA protocols on the summit of Bison Mountain in Glacier NP
Scientists use grids to collect alpine plant data according to GLORIA
Scientists use grids to collect alpine plant data according to GLORIA
Scientists use grids to collect alpine plant data according to GLORIA

Scientists use grids to collect alpine plant data according to GLORIA protocols on the summit of Bison Mountain in Glacier National Park, Montana.

Scientists use grids to collect alpine plant data according to GLORIA protocols on the summit of Bison Mountain in Glacier National Park, Montana.

Sontek M9
Sontek M9
Sontek M9
Sontek M9

Sontek M9 bridge deployment during flooding event

Sontek M9 bridge deployment during flooding event

Illustration helps visualize the seafloor character showing canyons and and the rivers that form them.
Southern Cascadia topography and bathymetry
Southern Cascadia topography and bathymetry
Southern Cascadia topography and bathymetry

Topography and bathymetry of southern Cascadia, which includes southern Oregon and northern California (seafloor depths between 200 and 3000 m are shown in the spectrum color scale from red (shallower) to purple (deeper). The land and continental shelf are shown in grayscale slope shading where darker colors represent steeper slopes.

Topography and bathymetry of southern Cascadia, which includes southern Oregon and northern California (seafloor depths between 200 and 3000 m are shown in the spectrum color scale from red (shallower) to purple (deeper). The land and continental shelf are shown in grayscale slope shading where darker colors represent steeper slopes.

StreamPro with Tagline
StreamPro with Tagline
StreamPro with Tagline
StreamPro with Tagline

Photograph of the StreamPro being deployed in the included tethered boat on a temporary tagline.

Photograph of the StreamPro being deployed in the included tethered boat on a temporary tagline.

Structural Pipe Fittings
Structural Pipe Fittings
Structural Pipe Fittings
Structural Pipe Fittings

Speed Rail and Kee Lite are two common manufacturers of aluminum structural pipe fittings, a popular material in which to construct index-velocity meter mounts.

Speed Rail and Kee Lite are two common manufacturers of aluminum structural pipe fittings, a popular material in which to construct index-velocity meter mounts.

Photograph of SuBastian’s manipulator jaw stabilizes GEOMAR’s glowing bubble box
SuBastian’s manipulator jaw stabilizes GEOMAR’s glowing bubble box
SuBastian’s manipulator jaw stabilizes GEOMAR’s glowing bubble box
SuBastian’s manipulator jaw stabilizes GEOMAR’s glowing bubble box

ROV SuBastian’s manipulator jaw stabilizes GEOMAR’s glowing bubble box that is capturing high-resolution images of methane bubbles rising from the seafloor.

Tethered ADCP
Tethered ADCP
Tethered ADCP
Tethered ADCP

Tethered Boat Mount

Examples of tethered acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) boats used for making discharge measurements.

(Left photograph by Jeff Woodward, Environment Canada and right photograph by Geoffrey D. Cartano, U.S. Geological Survey.)

Tethered Boat Mount

Examples of tethered acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) boats used for making discharge measurements.

(Left photograph by Jeff Woodward, Environment Canada and right photograph by Geoffrey D. Cartano, U.S. Geological Survey.)

Tethered Boat Deployment
Tethered Boat Deployment
Tethered Boat Deployment
Tethered Boat Deployment

Photograph of tethered boat deployed downstream from a bridge.

Photograph of tethered boat deployed downstream from a bridge.

Tethered boat Deployment 2
Tethered boat Deployment 2
Tethered boat Deployment 2
Tethered boat Deployment 2

Photograph of tethered boat being deployed from a manned cableway.

Photograph of tethered boat being deployed from a manned cableway.

Tethered Boat Deployment 3
Tethered Boat Deployment 3
Tethered Boat Deployment 3
Tethered Boat Deployment 3

Tethered boat deployed from a temporary cableway using pulleys and rope.

Tethered boat deployed from a temporary cableway using pulleys and rope.

The Yukon River near St. Mary’s, Alaska.
The Yukon River, Alaska
The Yukon River, Alaska
The Yukon River, Alaska

The Yukon River near St. Mary’s, Alaska.

The Yukon River near St. Mary’s, Alaska.

Top of perch 19, El Capitan (The Bizmark)
Top of perch 19, El Capitan (The Bizmark)
Top of perch 19, El Capitan (The Bizmark)
Top of perch 19, El Capitan (The Bizmark)

Northeast Region Photo Contest, August 2019, Honorable Mention
Top of perch 19, El Capitan (The Bizmark)

Northeast Region Photo Contest, August 2019, Honorable Mention
Top of perch 19, El Capitan (The Bizmark)

trimaran boat for Stream Pro
trimaran boat for Stream Pro
trimaran boat for Stream Pro
trimaran boat for Stream Pro

Photograph of OceanScience, Inc. rough water trimaran boat for the StreamPro.

 

Photograph of OceanScience, Inc. rough water trimaran boat for the StreamPro.

 

Trimaran deployment 1
Trimaran deployment 1
Trimaran deployment 1
Trimaran deployment 1

Photograph of OceanScience, Inc. rough water trimaran boat for the StreamPro.

Photograph of OceanScience, Inc. rough water trimaran boat for the StreamPro.

tundra surface and lakes on Canning River Delta
tundra surface and lakes on Canning River Delta
tundra surface and lakes on Canning River Delta
tundra surface and lakes on Canning River Delta

Southward view of tundra surface and lakes on Canning River Delta near northwestern corner of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge-1002 Area.

Southward view of tundra surface and lakes on Canning River Delta near northwestern corner of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge-1002 Area.

Two images showing magma storage beneath Yellowstone Volcano
Two models of magma storage beneath Yellowstone.
Two models of magma storage beneath Yellowstone.
Two models of magma storage beneath Yellowstone.

Models of magma storage. Part (A) depicts the standard model of magma storage—a single, large body of crystal-poor melt, surrounded by crystalline mush. Although this is the standard 'mush' model, geophysical studies fail to find evidence of this type of magma storage at many active systems.

Models of magma storage. Part (A) depicts the standard model of magma storage—a single, large body of crystal-poor melt, surrounded by crystalline mush. Although this is the standard 'mush' model, geophysical studies fail to find evidence of this type of magma storage at many active systems.

two speed sailing winch
two speed sailing winch
two speed sailing winch
two speed sailing winch

2-speed sailing winch used by the Illinois Field Office to make low-flow measurements on a tagline. 

2-speed sailing winch used by the Illinois Field Office to make low-flow measurements on a tagline.