Recent Coastal and Marine Fieldwork - January-February 2017
USGS scientists visited more than a dozen locations in the last few months, studying beach changes after winter storms, DNA in marshes, plankton flux, and much more. Here is a quick overview of some coastal and offshore fieldwork by our researchers.
This article is part of the January-February 2017 issue of Sound Waves.
- Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California: Collected time-series measurements of suspended sediment, tides, and waves for habitat restoration, October 12 –December 9, 2016. Details at
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-669-FA - St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands: Recovered oceanographic mooring with sediment traps and current-profile data, December 4–10, 2016. Details at https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-050-FA
- San Francisco, California: Monitored changes in Ocean Beach and undersea sand volume and distribution, December 13, 2016; January 1, January 9, and January 25, 2017. Details at https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-684-FA
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-604-FA
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-605-FA
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-610-FA - Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts: Installed oceanographic moorings to study ocean-bottom characteristics, December 17, 2016, and January 23, 2017. Details at https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-052-FA
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-007-FA - Little Manatee River, Florida: Collected sediment cores for DNA extraction, along with temperature, salinity, and pH in mangroves, marsh, and transition on January 5, 2017. Details at:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-301-DD - Cape Cod, Massachusetts: Surveyed Town Neck and Spring Hill Beaches, January 7–11 and January 25, 2017. Details at
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-005-FA
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-008-FA - Nisqually River Delta, Washington: Measured turbidity, light attenuation, light, pressure, sediment-size distribution, organic-carbon content, and temperature for one month in winter, January 9–13, 2017. Details at https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-601-FA
- Monterey Bay, California: Collected nearshore bathymetry and beach topography immediately after winter storms, January 12–13, 2017. Details at https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-608-FA
- Grand Bay, Mississippi: Installed sediment tracers and sediment traps at marsh erosion-monitoring sites, January 17–21, 2017. Details at
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-303-FA - Elwha River, Washington: Monitored the change in the river, estuary, and nearshore following dam removal, January 22–26, 2017. Details at https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-602-FA
- Grand Bay, Mississippi: Evaluated sediment dynamics and sediment fluxes in the estuary, January 22–30, 2017. Details at
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-006-FA - Indian River Lagoon, Florida: Evaluated the spatial variability of groundwater discharge in the surface waters, January 23–30, 2017. Details at https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-306-FA
- Fire Island, New York: Measured beach profiles for post Hurricane Sandy beach-recovery assessment, January 24–27, 2017. Details at https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-304-FA
- Gulf of Mexico: Collected and reinstalled sediment trap to measure plankton flux, January 31–February 3, 2017. Details at
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-302-FA
For a complete list of USGS Coastal and Marine Geology program fieldwork, see: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data_search.php.
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