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White River at Hazelton IN - sunrise on the river
White River at Hazelton IN - sunrise on the river
White River at Hazelton IN - sunrise on the river
White River at Hazelton IN - sunrise on the river

White River at Hazelton IN - sunrise on the river

White River at Hazelton, IN - sunset view
White River at Hazelton, IN - sunset
White River at Hazelton, IN - sunset
White River at Hazelton, IN - sunset

White River at Hazelton, IN sunset view

Winter landscape at Bunnell Brook, Burlington, CT
Winter landscape at Bunnell Brook, Burlington, CT
Winter landscape at Bunnell Brook, Burlington, CT
Winter landscape at Bunnell Brook, Burlington, CT

Northeast Region Photo Contest Winner | March 2019 | Where We Work
Winter landscape at Bunnell Brook, Burlington, CT

Northeast Region Photo Contest Winner | March 2019 | Where We Work
Winter landscape at Bunnell Brook, Burlington, CT

Grand River near Painesville, OH - control on the stream
Grand River near Painesville, OH - control on the stream
Grand River near Painesville, OH - control on the stream
Grand River near Painesville, OH - control on the stream

Grand River near Painesville, OH - control on the stream

Grand River near Painesville, OH - control
Grand River near Painesville, OH - control
Grand River near Painesville, OH - control
Grand River near Painesville, OH - control

Grand River near Painesville, OH - control

Grand River near Painesville, OH - control on stream
Grand River near Painesville, OH - control on stream
Grand River near Painesville, OH - control on stream
Grand River near Painesville, OH - control on stream

Grand River near Painesville, OH - control on stream

Grand River near Painesville, OH - control
Grand River near Painesville, OH - control
Grand River near Painesville, OH - control
Grand River near Painesville, OH - control

Grand River near Painesville, OH - control

Wabash River at New Harmony IN - 2016 flooding
Wabash River at New Harmony IN - 2016 flooding
Wabash River at New Harmony IN - 2016 flooding
Wabash River at New Harmony IN - 2016 flooding

Wabash River at New Harmony IN - 2016 flooding

Groundwater staining in Pennsylvanian sandstone. A rock hammer is used as size reference.
Groundwater Staining in Pennsylvanian Sandstone, West Virginia
Groundwater Staining in Pennsylvanian Sandstone, West Virginia
Groundwater Staining in Pennsylvanian Sandstone, West Virginia

Fractures in bedrock transmit groundwater, and geologic mapping is conducted to provide the geologic framework for groundwater resource studies. This photo shows iron-oxide staining (Leisegang banding) from past groundwater flow along fractures formed prior to the rock having been blasted open during road construction. 

Fractures in bedrock transmit groundwater, and geologic mapping is conducted to provide the geologic framework for groundwater resource studies. This photo shows iron-oxide staining (Leisegang banding) from past groundwater flow along fractures formed prior to the rock having been blasted open during road construction. 

USGS scientists stand on the edge of a ship, preparing equipment to go into the ocean
Sediment Sampling for Gas Hydrate
Sediment Sampling for Gas Hydrate
Sediment Sampling for Gas Hydrate

USGS scientists collect sediment samples in a gas hydrates area during a cruise on the U.S. Atlantic margin in 2015.

A man stands near a lab counter holding a syringe which he is using to dispense a sample onto a circle of paper.
Measuring index properties on sediment samples
Measuring index properties on sediment samples
Measuring index properties on sediment samples

Junbong Jang of the USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center measures index properties on sediment collected during the Indian Government’s National Gas Hydrates Program (NGHP-02) drilling expedition offshore from eastern India in the summer of 2015.

Junbong Jang of the USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center measures index properties on sediment collected during the Indian Government’s National Gas Hydrates Program (NGHP-02) drilling expedition offshore from eastern India in the summer of 2015.

marsh, rocky coast, barrier beach, coastal bluff
Sea-level rise effects vary in geomorphology and ecology
Sea-level rise effects vary in geomorphology and ecology
Sea-level rise effects vary in geomorphology and ecology

The effects of sea-level rise will vary by differences in the geomorphology and ecology of the landscape.  Images show marsh (top left) rocky coast (top right), barrier beach (bottom left), and coastal bluff (bottom right)

The effects of sea-level rise will vary by differences in the geomorphology and ecology of the landscape.  Images show marsh (top left) rocky coast (top right), barrier beach (bottom left), and coastal bluff (bottom right)

Map showing extent and coverage of coastal response type predictions
Coastal Response Predictions
Coastal Response Predictions
Coastal Response Predictions

Map showing extent and coverage of coastal response type predictions; insets display different prediction types and geospatial variability through time. Predictions of coastal response likelihood for the four prediction time steps at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, VA.

Map showing extent and coverage of coastal response type predictions; insets display different prediction types and geospatial variability through time. Predictions of coastal response likelihood for the four prediction time steps at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, VA.

Map of coastal area within the North Atlantic Landscape Conservation
North Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative region
North Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative region
North Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative region

Coastal area within the North Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative region for which predictions have been generated.

Conceptual diagram showing the structure of the Bayesian network used to assess potential sea-level rise impacts
Conceptual diagram used to assess potential sea-level rise impacts
Conceptual diagram used to assess potential sea-level rise impacts
Conceptual diagram used to assess potential sea-level rise impacts

Conceptual diagram showing the structure of the Bayesian network used to assess potential sea-level rise impacts on the coastal landscape.

Conceptual diagram showing the structure of the Bayesian network used to assess potential sea-level rise impacts on the coastal landscape.

. Problem statement, objectives, and alternative actions defined by DOI collaborators using structured decision making framework
Decision Making Framework
Decision Making Framework
Decision Making Framework

Problem statement, objectives, and alternative actions defined by Department of Interior  collaborators using structured decision making framework

Problem statement, objectives, and alternative actions defined by Department of Interior  collaborators using structured decision making framework

orange geophysical surveying equipment on city street and in truck
Geophysical Surveying
Geophysical Surveying
Geophysical Surveying

Geophysical Surveying on city street in New York

Geophysical Surveying on city street in New York

Private domestic well in Loudon, New Hampshire
Private domestic well in Loudon, New Hampshire
Private domestic well in Loudon, New Hampshire
Private domestic well in Loudon, New Hampshire

Groundwater well serving private residence in Loudon, New Hampshire.

Monitoring Well at fort Knox KY
Monitoring Well at Fort Knox KY
Monitoring Well at Fort Knox KY
Monitoring Well at Fort Knox KY

Monitoring Well at fort Knox KY

Scientist collects samples from a temporary wooden platform in a New Jersey salt marsh
USGS scientist collects samples in a New Jersey salt marsh
USGS scientist collects samples in a New Jersey salt marsh
USGS scientist collects samples in a New Jersey salt marsh

Caption: USGS scientist Zafer Defne measures water and sediment movement at Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, New Jersey. Defne is co-author with USGS' Neil Ganju of a 2017 study on how to estimate coastal salt marshes' potential longevity, based on their sediment budgets and the ratio of open water to vegetation. Photo: Sandra Brosnahan, USGS

Caption: USGS scientist Zafer Defne measures water and sediment movement at Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, New Jersey. Defne is co-author with USGS' Neil Ganju of a 2017 study on how to estimate coastal salt marshes' potential longevity, based on their sediment budgets and the ratio of open water to vegetation. Photo: Sandra Brosnahan, USGS