Blue carbon refers to carbon captured in coastal and ocean ecosystems.
Multimedia
Below are images and videos associated with Climate Research and Development fieldwork and research. We've also included a link to a climate illustrations webpage with illustrations that help explain tricky climate concepts and explain how climate change impacts ecosystems.
Images
Blue Carbon
Blue carbon refers to carbon captured in coastal and ocean ecosystems.
Preparing sediment samples in the lab
Physical Scientist Michelle Leung and Research Geologist Natalie Kehrwald prepare sediment samples from Santa Fe Lake, New Mexico to analyze records of interactions between past fires and human activity over the last few thousand years.
Physical Scientist Michelle Leung and Research Geologist Natalie Kehrwald prepare sediment samples from Santa Fe Lake, New Mexico to analyze records of interactions between past fires and human activity over the last few thousand years.
Sand Island, Palmyra Atoll
Sand Island, one of the first islands on the atoll to have successfully eradicated coconut palms, which were quickly replaced by a healthy Pisonia forest with abundant shorebird life.
Sand Island, one of the first islands on the atoll to have successfully eradicated coconut palms, which were quickly replaced by a healthy Pisonia forest with abundant shorebird life.
Western Lagoon Shoreline, Palmyra Atoll
A view of the shoreline with palm trees above bright blue water in the Western Lagoon, Palmyra Atoll.
A view of the shoreline with palm trees above bright blue water in the Western Lagoon, Palmyra Atoll.
Aerial View of Palmyra Atoll
Aerial view of the Palmyra Atoll, looking west. The forested island is surrounded by blue water.
Aerial view of the Palmyra Atoll, looking west. The forested island is surrounded by blue water.
Dead Coconut Palms, Palmyra Atoll
A recently treated stand of coconut palms, standing and dead, which will naturally convert back to Pisonia forest, on Palmyra Atoll.
A recently treated stand of coconut palms, standing and dead, which will naturally convert back to Pisonia forest, on Palmyra Atoll.
Videos
Climate Research and Development Program – Day in the Life of Climate R & D
USGS science helps to understand the causes and effects of environmental change. Scientists in the Climate Research and Development Program focus specifically on these changes, conducting their work across many fields and disciplines throughout the United States and the globe.
USGS science helps to understand the causes and effects of environmental change. Scientists in the Climate Research and Development Program focus specifically on these changes, conducting their work across many fields and disciplines throughout the United States and the globe.
Climate Research and Development Program – Day in the Life of Climate R & D (AD)
USGS science helps to understand the causes and effects of environmental change. Scientists in the Climate Research and Development Program focus specifically on these changes, conducting their work across many fields and disciplines throughout the United States and the globe.
USGS science helps to understand the causes and effects of environmental change. Scientists in the Climate Research and Development Program focus specifically on these changes, conducting their work across many fields and disciplines throughout the United States and the globe.
Climate Research and Development Program – Ariana Sutton-Grier
USGS science helps to understand the causes and effects of environmental change. Ariana Sutton-Grier is the coordinator of the Climate Research and Development Program, whose scientists focus specifically on environmental changes that have occurred in the past, are taking place now, or will occur in the future.
USGS science helps to understand the causes and effects of environmental change. Ariana Sutton-Grier is the coordinator of the Climate Research and Development Program, whose scientists focus specifically on environmental changes that have occurred in the past, are taking place now, or will occur in the future.
Climate Research and Development Program – Ariana Sutton-Grier (AD)
USGS science helps to understand the causes and effects of environmental change. Ariana Sutton-Grier is the coordinator of the Climate Research and Development Program, whose scientists focus specifically on environmental changes that have occurred in the past, are taking place now, or will occur in the future.
USGS science helps to understand the causes and effects of environmental change. Ariana Sutton-Grier is the coordinator of the Climate Research and Development Program, whose scientists focus specifically on environmental changes that have occurred in the past, are taking place now, or will occur in the future.
Deploying the Marine Sediment Sampler in Gulf of Mexico
Video of scientific and ship crew deploying a sediment trap in the Gulf of Mexico off of a research vessel.
Video of scientific and ship crew deploying a sediment trap in the Gulf of Mexico off of a research vessel.
Deploying the Marine Sediment Sampler in Gulf of Mexico (AD)
Video of scientific and ship crew deploying a sediment trap in the Gulf of Mexico off of a research vessel.
Video of scientific and ship crew deploying a sediment trap in the Gulf of Mexico off of a research vessel.