Photo of undercut coral taken at Hen and Chickens Reef Sanctuary Preservation Area, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
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Undercut Coral in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Photo of undercut coral taken at Hen and Chickens Reef Sanctuary Preservation Area, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
A Red-breasted Nuthatch captured at an Anchorage banding station
A Red-breasted Nuthatch captured at an Anchorage banding station
A Red-breasted Nuthatch captured at an Anchorage banding station
White River at Hazelton IN - Aubrey and Tim during gage installation
White River at Hazelton IN - Aubrey and Tim during gage installation
White River at Hazelton IN - Aubrey and Tim during gage installation
White River at Hazelton IN - closeup of rain gage equipment on bridge
White River at Hazelton IN - closeup of rain gage equipment on bridge
White River at Hazelton IN - closeup of rain gage equipment on bridge
White River at Hazelton IN - raingage
White River at Hazelton IN - raingage
White River at Hazelton IN - raingage
White River at Hazelton, IN - bridge view of rain gage equipment
White River at Hazelton, IN - bridge view of rain gage location
White River at Hazelton, IN - bridge view of rain gage location
White River at Hazelton, IN - gage location
White River at Hazelton, IN - gage location
White River at Hazelton, IN - gage location
White River at Hazelton, IN - water quality gage install
White River at Hazelton, IN - water quality gage install
White River at Hazelton, IN - water quality gage install
White River at Hazelton, IN - water quality gage install
White River at Hazelton, IN - water quality gage install
White River at Hazelton, IN - water quality gage install
305(b) groundwater quality sampling
305(b) groundwater quality sampling
305(b) groundwater quality sampling
Core samples from Herricks Lane North test boring
Core samples from Herricks Lane North test boring showing contact between the upper glacial (Pleistocene) and Magothy (Cretaceous) aquifers
Core samples from Herricks Lane North test boring showing contact between the upper glacial (Pleistocene) and Magothy (Cretaceous) aquifers
Great Salt Lake ADCP measurement at Bear River Bay causeway bridge
USGS scientist makes ADCP measurement from canoe where the Bear River enters Great Salt Lake
USGS scientist makes ADCP measurement from canoe where the Bear River enters Great Salt Lake
Juvenile Lake Sturgeon with Anchor Tag
A juvenile lake sturgeon with an anchor tag at the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Oneida Fish Hatchery.
A juvenile lake sturgeon with an anchor tag at the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Oneida Fish Hatchery.
Mooring deployment, Monterey Canyon
Scientists deploy a mooring holding current meters and other instruments on October 6, 2015.
Scientists deploy a mooring holding current meters and other instruments on October 6, 2015.
Preparing mooring for deployment
USGS oceanographer Kurt Rosenberger prepares a mooring for deployment from the research vessel Rachel Carson on October 6, 2015. The tan, cone-shaped instrument is a sediment trap. Near the far end of the trap is a CTD (with small red tag) for measuring seawater conductivity (related to salinity), temperature, and depth.
USGS oceanographer Kurt Rosenberger prepares a mooring for deployment from the research vessel Rachel Carson on October 6, 2015. The tan, cone-shaped instrument is a sediment trap. Near the far end of the trap is a CTD (with small red tag) for measuring seawater conductivity (related to salinity), temperature, and depth.
Remote geophysical sensor
This sensor, called a bird, is tethered to a helicopter during USGS geophysical surveys. As the helicopter flies low over specific areas, the bird transmits electromagnetic waves deep into the ground to measure the below-surface physical properties. This scientific system is called Resolve and is operated by CGG Canada Servives, Ltd.
This sensor, called a bird, is tethered to a helicopter during USGS geophysical surveys. As the helicopter flies low over specific areas, the bird transmits electromagnetic waves deep into the ground to measure the below-surface physical properties. This scientific system is called Resolve and is operated by CGG Canada Servives, Ltd.
USGS Scientist Inspects Streamgage During Flooding Event
USGS scientist Matt Jennings inspects streamgage number 02136361 at Turkey Creek near Maryville, South Carolina, the morning of October 4, 2015. The discharge they measured was 6,000 cfs.
USGS scientist Matt Jennings inspects streamgage number 02136361 at Turkey Creek near Maryville, South Carolina, the morning of October 4, 2015. The discharge they measured was 6,000 cfs.
Aerial view of lower Colorado River
Aerial view showing the intense greenup of restoration plots in the lower Colorado River Delta following the 2014 Minute 319 pulse flow.
Aerial view showing the intense greenup of restoration plots in the lower Colorado River Delta following the 2014 Minute 319 pulse flow.
Drought-related tree mortality in Sequoia National Park
Drought-related tree mortality at a low elevation forest in Sequoia National Park.
Drought-related tree mortality at a low elevation forest in Sequoia National Park.
Koa forest in former pastureland
Overlooking koa (Acacia koa) restoration forest in former pastureland at Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, Hawai‘i.
Overlooking koa (Acacia koa) restoration forest in former pastureland at Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, Hawai‘i.
Large wave crashing on the reef at Laysan Island
A large wave crashes on the reef at Laysan Island, located in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
A large wave crashes on the reef at Laysan Island, located in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.