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Grand River near Painesville, OH - railway bridge at site
Grand River near Painesville, OH - railway bridge at site
Grand River near Painesville, OH - railway bridge at site
Grand River near Painesville, OH - railway bridge at site

Grand River near Painesville, OH - railway bridge at site

Grand River near Painesville, OH - railway bridge at site
Grand River near Painesville, OH - railway bridge at site
Grand River near Painesville, OH - railway bridge at site
Grand River near Painesville, OH - railway bridge at site

Grand River near Painesville, OH - railway bridge at site

Grand River near Painesville, OH - view from bridge
Grand River near Painesville, OH - view from bridge
Grand River near Painesville, OH - view from bridge
Grand River near Painesville, OH - view from bridge

Grand River near Painesville, OH - view from bridge

Meagan Gonneea checks on instruments at a tidal creek in Great Pond, Falmouth, MA
Instrument check at a tidal creek, Falmouth, MA
Instrument check at a tidal creek, Falmouth, MA
Instrument check at a tidal creek, Falmouth, MA

Meagan Gonneea checks on instruments at a tidal creek in Great Pond, Falmouth, MA. Daily tides drive exchange between coastal wetlands and adjacent estuaries. Here we have instrumented a tidal channel to measure those fluxes over a tidal cycle. When the marsh floods, material is imported from the estuary.

Meagan Gonneea checks on instruments at a tidal creek in Great Pond, Falmouth, MA. Daily tides drive exchange between coastal wetlands and adjacent estuaries. Here we have instrumented a tidal channel to measure those fluxes over a tidal cycle. When the marsh floods, material is imported from the estuary.

Image from a video camera shooting for 10 minutes tracks the darkest pixels through that time.
Isla Verde Video Camera 1 Dark Image
Isla Verde Video Camera 1 Dark Image
Isla Verde Video Camera 1 Dark Image

Dark image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is compiled from 10 minutes of video and tracks the darkest pixels through 10 minutes of motion.

Dark image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is compiled from 10 minutes of video and tracks the darkest pixels through 10 minutes of motion.

Time exposure image shows a beach with palm trees and a blurry area where waves were breaking, over a 10-minute period.
Isla Verde Video Camera 1 Timex
Isla Verde Video Camera 1 Timex
Isla Verde Video Camera 1 Timex

Time exposure image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image represents a time-averaged image from 10 minutes of video.

Time exposure image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image represents a time-averaged image from 10 minutes of video.

Dark image from a video camera shooting for 10 minutes, shows a beach and where varying degrees of movement happened.
Isla Verde Video Camera 1 Variance Image
Isla Verde Video Camera 1 Variance Image
Isla Verde Video Camera 1 Variance Image

Variance image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is compiled from 10 minutes of video and shows areas of more movement as brighter colors.

Variance image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is compiled from 10 minutes of video and shows areas of more movement as brighter colors.

Image from a video camera shooting for 10 minutes tracks the darkest pixels through that time.
Isla Verde Video Camera 2 Dark Image
Isla Verde Video Camera 2 Dark Image
Isla Verde Video Camera 2 Dark Image

Dark image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is compiled from 10 minutes of video and tracks the darkest pixels through 10 minutes of motion.

Dark image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is compiled from 10 minutes of video and tracks the darkest pixels through 10 minutes of motion.

Dark image from a video camera shooting for 10 minutes, shows a beach and where varying degrees of movement happened.
Isla Verde Video Camera 2 Variance Image
Isla Verde Video Camera 2 Variance Image
Isla Verde Video Camera 2 Variance Image

Variance image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is compiled from 10 minutes of video and shows areas of more movement as brighter colors.

Variance image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is compiled from 10 minutes of video and shows areas of more movement as brighter colors.

Image from a video camera shooting for 10 minutes tracks the darkest pixels through that time.
Isla Verde Video Camera 3 Dark Image
Isla Verde Video Camera 3 Dark Image
Isla Verde Video Camera 3 Dark Image

Dark image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is compiled from 10 minutes of video and tracks the darkest pixels through 10 minutes of motion.

Dark image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is compiled from 10 minutes of video and tracks the darkest pixels through 10 minutes of motion.

Dark image from a video camera shooting for 10 minutes, shows a beach and where varying degrees of movement happened.
Isla Verde Video Camera 3 Variance Image
Isla Verde Video Camera 3 Variance Image
Isla Verde Video Camera 3 Variance Image

Variance image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is compiled from 10 minutes of video and shows areas of more movement as brighter colors.

Variance image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is compiled from 10 minutes of video and shows areas of more movement as brighter colors.

Image from a video camera shooting for 10 minutes tracks the darkest pixels through that time.
Isla Verde Video Camera 4 Dark Image
Isla Verde Video Camera 4 Dark Image
Isla Verde Video Camera 4 Dark Image

Dark image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is compiled from 10 minutes of video and tracks the darkest pixels through 10 minutes of motion.

Dark image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is compiled from 10 minutes of video and tracks the darkest pixels through 10 minutes of motion.

Time exposure image shows a beach with a blurry area where waves were breaking, over a 10-minute period.
Isla Verde Video Camera 4 Timex
Isla Verde Video Camera 4 Timex
Isla Verde Video Camera 4 Timex

Time-exposure image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is time-averaged over 10 minutes of video.

Time-exposure image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is time-averaged over 10 minutes of video.

Kīlauea Volcano showing the main collapse area
Kīlauea Volcano showing the main collapse area
Kīlauea Volcano showing the main collapse area
Kīlauea Volcano showing the main collapse area

September 19, 2018 USGS photo of the south caldera of Kīlauea Volcano showing the main collapse area. The south Sulphur Bank is in the left side of the photo. Uēkahuna Bluff, from where this photo was taken, cuts across the bottom and lower right corner of the photo. After the collapse of 1868, the caldera floor may have looked something like this.

September 19, 2018 USGS photo of the south caldera of Kīlauea Volcano showing the main collapse area. The south Sulphur Bank is in the left side of the photo. Uēkahuna Bluff, from where this photo was taken, cuts across the bottom and lower right corner of the photo. After the collapse of 1868, the caldera floor may have looked something like this.

Image of a well sensor located in a salt marsh
Salt Marsh Well Sensor
Salt Marsh Well Sensor
Salt Marsh Well Sensor

A well sensor continuously monitors salinity, temperature, and water level in a salt marsh, Cape Cod, MA

A well sensor continuously monitors salinity, temperature, and water level in a salt marsh, Cape Cod, MA

Dark image of a coastal area shows standard deviation of pixel density for 10 minutes, brighter areas mean more movement.
Sunset State Beach variance image
Sunset State Beach variance image
Sunset State Beach variance image

Image from video camera along Sunset State Beach in Watsonville, CA, looking northwest. Every half hour during daylight hours, the camera shoots video for 10 minutes.

Image from video camera along Sunset State Beach in Watsonville, CA, looking northwest. Every half hour during daylight hours, the camera shoots video for 10 minutes.

USGS scientists collect sediment cores to examine the amount and distribution of metals within Lake Powell.
USGS scientists collect sediment cores on Lake Powell
USGS scientists collect sediment cores on Lake Powell
USGS scientists collect sediment cores on Lake Powell

USGS scientists collect sediment cores to examine the amount and distribution of metals within Lake Powell.  

USGS scientists collect sediment cores to examine the amount and distribution of metals within Lake Powell.  

Photo of drone and controller under umbrella with stream and hills in the background
Drone being prepared for survey
Drone being prepared for survey
Drone being prepared for survey

In this photo, a small unoccupied aicraft (sUAS) or drone is being prepared to collect thermal infrared data to assess groundwater discharge into Las Vegas Wash, in Clark County, Nevada. The umbrella provides shade to keep the equipment from getting too hot.

 

In this photo, a small unoccupied aicraft (sUAS) or drone is being prepared to collect thermal infrared data to assess groundwater discharge into Las Vegas Wash, in Clark County, Nevada. The umbrella provides shade to keep the equipment from getting too hot.

 

Kristi Sayler speaks at LCMAP workshop
Kristi Sayler at LCMAP workshop
Kristi Sayler at LCMAP workshop
Kristi Sayler at LCMAP workshop

USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center scientist Kristi Sayler speaks to participants in a November 2018 workshop on Land Change Monitoring, Assessment, and Projection in Sioux Falls, SD. 

USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center scientist Kristi Sayler speaks to participants in a November 2018 workshop on Land Change Monitoring, Assessment, and Projection in Sioux Falls, SD. 

Photo of validation presentation at LCMAP workshop
LCMAP Workshop - Validation
LCMAP Workshop - Validation
LCMAP Workshop - Validation

USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center contractor Bruce Pengra presents on LCMAP validation during a workshop in Sioux Falls, SD.

USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center contractor Bruce Pengra presents on LCMAP validation during a workshop in Sioux Falls, SD.

USGS EROS researcher Roger Auch presents at an LCMAP workshop
Roger Auch Presentation at LCMAP Workshop
Roger Auch Presentation at LCMAP Workshop
Roger Auch Presentation at LCMAP Workshop

USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center scientist Roger Auch presents on Land Change in the Piedmont Ecoregion at a November 2018 workshop on Land Change Monitoring, Assessment, and Projection in Sioux Falls, SD. 

USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center scientist Roger Auch presents on Land Change in the Piedmont Ecoregion at a November 2018 workshop on Land Change Monitoring, Assessment, and Projection in Sioux Falls, SD. 

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