Page Valentine and Dann Blackwood on the fantail of the NOAA R/V Auk. Dann is photographing a sediment sample collected on the seabed.
Images
Page Valentine and Dann Blackwood on the fantail of the NOAA R/V Auk. Dann is photographing a sediment sample collected on the seabed.
Page Valentine works with NOAA staff from the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary to ready the SEABoss for deployment off the fantail of the NOAA R/V Auk.
Page Valentine works with NOAA staff from the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary to ready the SEABoss for deployment off the fantail of the NOAA R/V Auk.
Aerial photograph looking north, Scott Creek Beach in distance, along the California coast near Davenport.
Aerial photograph looking north, Scott Creek Beach in distance, along the California coast near Davenport.
USGS research oceanographer Amy Gartman waits for an X-ray diffractometer to analyze samples of hydrothermal sulfide minerals.
USGS research oceanographer Amy Gartman waits for an X-ray diffractometer to analyze samples of hydrothermal sulfide minerals.
Cross section of a seafloor crust (AKA, ferromanganese or cobalt-rich crusts) from the Marshall Islands collected at almost 2,000 meters depth.
Cross section of a seafloor crust (AKA, ferromanganese or cobalt-rich crusts) from the Marshall Islands collected at almost 2,000 meters depth.
The USGS uses observations and data collection in the back-barrier environment at Fire Island, NY to inform numerical models.
The USGS uses observations and data collection in the back-barrier environment at Fire Island, NY to inform numerical models.
USGS monitors the growth rates of the threatened Elkhorn Coral (Acropora palmata) at Dry Tortugas National Park (pictured) and throughout the Florida Keys, U.S.A.
USGS monitors the growth rates of the threatened Elkhorn Coral (Acropora palmata) at Dry Tortugas National Park (pictured) and throughout the Florida Keys, U.S.A.
![Image of USGS scientist, Meagan Gonneea, at the Woods Hole Science Stroll outreach event](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/DSC_3610.jpg?itok=Dj0QZkbz)
USGS Research Scientist, Meagan Gonneea, talking about the differences between coastal salt marshes and invasive phragmites at the 2017 Woods Hole Science Stroll outreach event
USGS Research Scientist, Meagan Gonneea, talking about the differences between coastal salt marshes and invasive phragmites at the 2017 Woods Hole Science Stroll outreach event
![Image of children surrounding USGS drone pilot, Emily Sturdivant, at the Woods Hole Science Stroll](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/DSC_3649%20%282%29.jpg?itok=pgjQE7zW)
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center drone pilot, Emily Sturdivant, provides a demonstration of drone capabilities at the 2017 Woods Hole Science Stroll
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center drone pilot, Emily Sturdivant, provides a demonstration of drone capabilities at the 2017 Woods Hole Science Stroll
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center drone pilot, Emily Sturdivant, lands a drone on target at the 2017 Woods Hole Science Stroll
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center drone pilot, Emily Sturdivant, lands a drone on target at the 2017 Woods Hole Science Stroll
![Image of USGS Scientific Programmer, Tarandeep Kalra sharing science at the 2017 Woods Hole Science Stroll](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/DSC_3695%20%282%29.jpg?itok=N30aJPRP)
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Scientific Programmer, Tarandeep Kalra, talking to children about oceanographic modeling at the 2017 Woods Hole Science Stroll
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Scientific Programmer, Tarandeep Kalra, talking to children about oceanographic modeling at the 2017 Woods Hole Science Stroll
SeaBOSS Selfies were a big hit at the 2017 Woods Hole Science Stroll.
SeaBOSS Selfies were a big hit at the 2017 Woods Hole Science Stroll.
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Science Stroll participants; Dann Blackwood, Andrea Toran, Emily Sturdivant, Ellyn Montgomery, Sara Zeigler, Neil Ganju, Seth Ackerman, Laura Brothers, Meagan Gonneea
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Science Stroll participants; Dann Blackwood, Andrea Toran, Emily Sturdivant, Ellyn Montgomery, Sara Zeigler, Neil Ganju, Seth Ackerman, Laura Brothers, Meagan Gonneea
Aeiral image of Woods Hole, MA taken during the 2017 Woods Hole Science Stroll. The green USGS tent generated a lot of interest and participation from Science Stroll attendees
Aeiral image of Woods Hole, MA taken during the 2017 Woods Hole Science Stroll. The green USGS tent generated a lot of interest and participation from Science Stroll attendees
![Josh Logan operates a drone carrying a precision GPS and special camera to map the shore at Long Beach, Washington](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/Drone%20and%20operator%20map%20Long%20Beach%20Washington.jpg?itok=1qOUV6v3)
Josh Logan operates a drone carrying a precision GPS and special camera to map the shore at Long Beach, Washington. USGS scientists used the same system for detailed mapping of beaches beside Monterey Bay, California.
Josh Logan operates a drone carrying a precision GPS and special camera to map the shore at Long Beach, Washington. USGS scientists used the same system for detailed mapping of beaches beside Monterey Bay, California.
Flow from San Gregorio Creek in San Gregorio, California is often blocked by a natural sand levee when the flow is not strong enough to push through to the Pacific Ocean.
Flow from San Gregorio Creek in San Gregorio, California is often blocked by a natural sand levee when the flow is not strong enough to push through to the Pacific Ocean.
Instrument package mounted to the seaward slope of a coral reef off southwestern Puerto Rico.
Instrument package mounted to the seaward slope of a coral reef off southwestern Puerto Rico.
Left to right: In July 2017 Tim Elfers (USGS), Hannah Drummond (WA State Dept. of Ecology), Heather Weiner (WA State Dept. of Ecology), Andrew Stevens (USGS), and Andy Ritchie (USGS) used handheld computers and backpack-mounted GPS equipment to record topography along a beach near the mouth of the Elwha River.
Left to right: In July 2017 Tim Elfers (USGS), Hannah Drummond (WA State Dept. of Ecology), Heather Weiner (WA State Dept. of Ecology), Andrew Stevens (USGS), and Andy Ritchie (USGS) used handheld computers and backpack-mounted GPS equipment to record topography along a beach near the mouth of the Elwha River.
![A man kneels in a grassy marsh handling samples through a grid](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/DSCN0958.jpg?itok=K_mUVqGi)
Joseph Terrano of the USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center retrieves a sediment sample from under the marsh grass. Scientists installed several Net Sediment Tiles (NST) on the surface of the marsh to measure sediment deposition.
Joseph Terrano of the USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center retrieves a sediment sample from under the marsh grass. Scientists installed several Net Sediment Tiles (NST) on the surface of the marsh to measure sediment deposition.
Lead-in to the Mud Creek slide UAS (drone) footage, Big Sur, California, July 19. 2017.
Lead-in to the Mud Creek slide UAS (drone) footage, Big Sur, California, July 19. 2017.
The small computer, or “micro-controller,” at the bottom of this photo controls the operation of two video cameras mounted on the 10-story Dream Inn hotel in Santa Cruz, California.
The small computer, or “micro-controller,” at the bottom of this photo controls the operation of two video cameras mounted on the 10-story Dream Inn hotel in Santa Cruz, California.