AVO seismologists work to repair a seismic station on Little Sitkin Volcano in the western Aleutians Islands.
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Repairing Seismic Stations in Alaska
AVO seismologists work to repair a seismic station on Little Sitkin Volcano in the western Aleutians Islands.
Repairing Seismic Stations in Alaska
USGS\AVO seismologist works to replace an old seismometer at seismic station LSSA on Little Sitkin Volcano in the western Aleutian Arc.
USGS\AVO seismologist works to replace an old seismometer at seismic station LSSA on Little Sitkin Volcano in the western Aleutian Arc.
Servicing Water Level sensor at Fire Island Breach, Long Island
Servicing Water Level sensor at Fire Island Breach. Long Island
Servicing Water Level sensor at Fire Island Breach. Long Island
Transmission electron micrographs of complete hepatitis B virus
Transmission electron micrographs of complete hepatitis B viral particles
Transmission electron micrographs of complete hepatitis B viral particles
Bridge at Ironton, Ohio
Bridge at Ironton, Ohio. The USGS operates a super gage at this location - Ohio River at Ironton, OH, station # 03216070.
Bridge at Ironton, Ohio. The USGS operates a super gage at this location - Ohio River at Ironton, OH, station # 03216070.
Harmful Algae Bloom on the Ohio River at Ironton, Ohio
Harmful Algae Bloom on the Ohio River at Ironton, Ohio.
Harmful Algae Bloom on the Ohio River at Ironton, Ohio.
Ohio River at Ironton OH - gage construction
Ohio River at Ironton OH - gage construction
Ohio River at Ironton OH - gage construction
Ohio River at Ironton OH - leaning tower
Ohio River at Ironton OH - leaning tower
Ohio River at Ironton OH - leaning tower
Ohio River at Ironton, OH - USGS Staff
Ohio River at Ironton, OH - USGS Staff
Ohio River at Ironton, OH - USGS Staff
Ohio River at Ironton, OH - view of the bridge
Ohio River at Ironton, OH - view of the bridge
Ohio River at Ironton, OH - view of the bridge
Ohio River at Ironton, OH - water quality equipment install
Ohio River at Ironton, OH - water quality equipment install
Ohio River at Ironton, OH - water quality equipment install
Periphyton at the shoreline of Lake Tahoe
Periphyton at the shoreline at the beginning of the Lake Tahoe nearshore periphyton study.
Periphyton at the shoreline at the beginning of the Lake Tahoe nearshore periphyton study.
USGS Scientists Retrieve a Caged Mussel Sampler from a Boat
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists retrieve and process an ecological processing monitoring station. Each station includes a caged native mussel (shown attached to the buoy rope) and a sampler for measuring invertebrate consumers (not shown).
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists retrieve and process an ecological processing monitoring station. Each station includes a caged native mussel (shown attached to the buoy rope) and a sampler for measuring invertebrate consumers (not shown).
A time-averaged image from Duck, North Carolina, on September 1, 2015
A time-averaged image from Duck, North Carolina, on September 1, 2015. Dark bands extending offshore from the beach show the rip current channels.
A time-averaged image from Duck, North Carolina, on September 1, 2015. Dark bands extending offshore from the beach show the rip current channels.
Boat Sampling QW
USGS Hydrologist Connor King-Souchek taking water quality samples off the side of a boat
USGS Hydrologist Connor King-Souchek taking water quality samples off the side of a boat
Colorado River looking downstream, Imperial National Wildlife Refuge
The Colorado River at the Imperial National Wildlife Refuge near Cabin Lake, Arizona.
The Colorado River at the Imperial National Wildlife Refuge near Cabin Lake, Arizona.
Ohio River at Ironton, OH - algae bloom in water surface
Ohio River at Ironton, OH - algae bloom on water surface
Ohio River at Ironton, OH - algae bloom on water surface
Ohio River at Ironton, OH - algae bloom on surface of water
Ohio River at Ironton, OH - algae bloom on surface of water
Ohio River at Ironton, OH - algae bloom on surface of water
Rocky Mountain National Park, early fall
Photo of Rocky Mountain National Park - fall trees in the foreground, mountains in the background.
Photo of Rocky Mountain National Park - fall trees in the foreground, mountains in the background.
Scientist Climbs Giant Sequoia, Sequoia National Park, CA
A scientist from the University of California, Berkeley climbs a giant sequoia to measure its drought stress.
A scientist from the University of California, Berkeley climbs a giant sequoia to measure its drought stress.