Recent Coastal and Marine Fieldwork - January 2018
Last month USGS scientists visited more than 15 coastal and offshore locations studying tsunami deposits, shoreline change, a giant coastal landslide, and much more. Here’s a quick overview of some fieldwork by our researchers.
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Kaua‘i and Oahu, Hawai‘i: Collected sediment cores in coastal wetlands that may record evidence of historic and pre-historic tsunamis, January 3–6. Details: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-603-FA
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Tampa Bay, Florida: Collected water samples at Ocean Carbon System site for lab analysis, January 5. Details: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2018-302-FA
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Carmel River, California: Measured topography and sediment properties of the Carmel River and Los Padres reservoir to study watershed response to dam removal and large floods. Details: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-635-FA
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Santa Cruz, California: Measured shoreline, sandbar, and river- mouth changes using Argus camera system, May 5–December 31, 2017. Details: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-690-FA
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Sunset State Beach, California: Measured shoreline, sandbar, and river-mouth changes using Argus camera system, September 15–December 31, 2017. Details: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-691-FA
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Avon Park, Florida: Collected water samples to measure chemical composition in Lake Tulane, August 29–December 29, 2017. Details: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-341-FA
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Long Island, New York: Measured currents, waves, pressure, suspended-sediment concentration, volatile solids, and stable- isotope analysis; took time series photos of the marsh edge in Jamaica Bay and Great South Bay, December 21 and December 11–18. Details:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-067-FA
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Madeira Beach, Florida: Collected GPS ground control points for drone surveys, December 21 and December 6. Details: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-377-FA https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-371-FA
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Cape Cod, Massachusetts: Conducted surveys in 11 estuaries, December 18. Details: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-066-FA
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Stellwagen Bank NMS, Massachusetts: Collected seabed sediment samples for geological mapping, November 15–December 15. Details: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-058-FA
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Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts: Mapped coastal change, December 11 and 15. Details:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-063-FA
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Tampa Bay, Florida: Deployed and repaired Ocean Carbon System to measure water temperature, conductivity, pressure, salinity, pH, carbon dioxide, dissolved oxygen, and sunlight, December 11–15. Details: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-376-FA https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-375-FA https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-374-FA
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San Francisco, California: Monitored changes in Ocean Beach sand volume and distribution, December 12. Details: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-696-FA
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Madeira Beach, Florida: Collected air photos to test Structure-from-Motion for estimating coastal topography, December 11. Details: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-372-FA
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Gulf of Mexico: Collected and redeployed sediment trap, December 7–10. Details: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-349-FA
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Monterey Bay, California: Collected bathymetry and beach topography at Seascape and Sunset State Beaches, November 30–December 8. Details: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-694-FA
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Big Sur, California: Surveyed Mud Creek coastal landslide using drone photography and Structure from Motion, December 7. Details: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-695-FA
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Long Island Sound, Connecticut: Collected sediment samples, video, and photographs to characterize seafloor geology and biology, November 26–December 5. Details: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-056-FA
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