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Kashwitna River sonar on a bridge
Kashwitna River sonar on a bridge
Kashwitna River sonar on a bridge
Kashwitna River sonar on a bridge

Kashwitna River sonar on a bridge

Two people stand on a coastal bluff wearing heavy coats and hoods to keep warm, with waves crashing in the distance.
Coastal bluff study site prep
Coastal bluff study site prep
Coastal bluff study site prep

Two scientists on the Arctic coastal bluff preparing a study location with cameras that they hope will run continuously, collecting images.

Two scientists on the Arctic coastal bluff preparing a study location with cameras that they hope will run continuously, collecting images.

Polar bear appears to walk on top of rippled gray water. Just behind it are very large breaking waves below a gray-blue sky.
Polar bear walks across flooded barrier island during Arctic storm
Polar bear walks across flooded barrier island during Arctic storm
Polar bear walks across flooded barrier island during Arctic storm

Adult polar bear walking across a recently overwashed barrier island during a large Arctic storm in September 2016. The barrier island is offshore of Barter Island on Alaska’s north coast.

Adult polar bear walking across a recently overwashed barrier island during a large Arctic storm in September 2016. The barrier island is offshore of Barter Island on Alaska’s north coast.

A shorebird walking in small rocks on a shore
Pacific Golden-Plover standing on rocks near Big Creek, Alaska
Pacific Golden-Plover standing on rocks near Big Creek, Alaska
Pacific Golden-Plover standing on rocks near Big Creek, Alaska

Pacific Golden-Plover standing on rocks near Big Creek, Alaska.

The Agashashok River and Asik watershed
Agashashok River and Asik watershed
Agashashok River and Asik watershed
Agashashok River and Asik watershed

The Agashashok River and Asik watershed

The Agashashok River and Asik watershed

Tyndall Glacier, Alaska
Tyndall Glacier in Taan Fiord, Alaska
Tyndall Glacier in Taan Fiord, Alaska
Tyndall Glacier in Taan Fiord, Alaska

Tyndall Glacier in Taan Fiord, Alaska, is a modern day remnant of the glaciers that once flowed over the Gulf of Alaska.

Tyndall Glacier in Taan Fiord, Alaska, is a modern day remnant of the glaciers that once flowed over the Gulf of Alaska.

Scientists operate equipment in snow-covered area.
GPR and Broadband Electromagnetic Induction
GPR and Broadband Electromagnetic Induction
GPR and Broadband Electromagnetic Induction

USGS scientists conduct field work in the foothills of the Brooks Range in Alaska. Hydrologist Eric White (left) is collecting ground-penetrating radar (GPR). Research Hydrologist Martin Briggs (right) is collecting broadband electromagnetic induction data. The flowing water visible in the background is groundwater discharging at a spring. (October 2016)

USGS scientists conduct field work in the foothills of the Brooks Range in Alaska. Hydrologist Eric White (left) is collecting ground-penetrating radar (GPR). Research Hydrologist Martin Briggs (right) is collecting broadband electromagnetic induction data. The flowing water visible in the background is groundwater discharging at a spring. (October 2016)

Example of thawing landscapes and thermokarst at our field sites
Example of thawing landscapes and thermokarst at our field sites
Example of thawing landscapes and thermokarst at our field sites
Example of thawing landscapes and thermokarst at our field sites

Example of thawing landscapes and thermokarst at our field sites

Scientist pours a dye in a pit to see how water moves through soil
Soil tracer applied on burned hillslope
Soil tracer applied on burned hillslope
Soil tracer applied on burned hillslope

Brian Ebel pours a dye tracer into a pit to observe how water moves through soils on a burned hillslope.

Brian Ebel pours a dye tracer into a pit to observe how water moves through soils on a burned hillslope.

Fog on Yukon River
Fog on Yukon River
Fog on Yukon River
Fog on Yukon River

Fog along the Yukon River showing a Black Spruce dominated forest in the foreground, which is prone to wildfire.  Photo by Bruce Wylie, USGS

Fog along the Yukon River showing a Black Spruce dominated forest in the foreground, which is prone to wildfire.  Photo by Bruce Wylie, USGS

Many Dolly Varden char and Arctic grayling underwater in the Agashashok River
Dolly Varden and Arctic grayling in the Agashashok River
Dolly Varden and Arctic grayling in the Agashashok River
Dolly Varden and Arctic grayling in the Agashashok River

Underwater photo of a large school of Dolly Varden char and Arctic grayling in the Agashashok River.  These fish were part of the Hydro-Ecology of Arctic Thawing (HEAT) project.

Underwater photo of a large school of Dolly Varden char and Arctic grayling in the Agashashok River.  These fish were part of the Hydro-Ecology of Arctic Thawing (HEAT) project.

A Horned Puffin taking off from the water
A Horned Puffin taking off from the water
A Horned Puffin taking off from the water
A Horned Puffin taking off from the water

A Horned Puffin taking off from the water

Horned Puffin, one of the species affected by a recent seabird die-off in the Pribilof Islands, AK
Horned Puffin, near Chisik Island in Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska
Horned Puffin, near Chisik Island in Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska
Horned Puffin, near Chisik Island in Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska

Horned Puffin, one of the species affected by a recent seabird die-off in the Pribilof Islands, AK. Near Chisik Island in Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska

Horned Puffin, one of the species affected by a recent seabird die-off in the Pribilof Islands, AK. Near Chisik Island in Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska

The north fork of the Agashashok River
The north fork of the Agashashok River
The north fork of the Agashashok River
The north fork of the Agashashok River

The north fork of the Agashashok River

Bedrock peaks in the Agashashok River Watershed
Bedrock peaks in the Agashashok River Watershed
Bedrock peaks in the Agashashok River Watershed
Bedrock peaks in the Agashashok River Watershed

Bedrock peaks in the Agashashok River Watershed

Copper River bridge longer view
Copper River bridge
Copper River bridge
Copper River bridge

Copper River bridge longer view

Copper River bridge longer view

A tributary of the Agashashok River
Tributary of the Agashashok River
Tributary of the Agashashok River
Tributary of the Agashashok River

A tributary of the Agashashok River.

Periphyton in a tributary of the Agashashok River
Periphyton in a tributary of the Agashashok River
Periphyton in a tributary of the Agashashok River
Periphyton in a tributary of the Agashashok River

Periphyton in a tributary of the Agashashok River

The Agashashok River Watershed
The Agashashok River Watershed
The Agashashok River Watershed
The Agashashok River Watershed

The Agashashok River Watershed

Kasilof River bridge during high water
Kasilof River bridge during high water
Kasilof River bridge during high water
Kasilof River bridge during high water

Kasilof River bridge during high water