Sound Waves Newsletter - February - March 2016
Learn how USGS mapping solved a 50-year-old mystery, how coastal scientists study El Niño, the science behind an award winning interagency team, new seabed maps of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, and more in this March 2016 issue of Sound Waves.
50-Year-Old Mystery Solved: Seafloor Mapping Reveals Cause of 1964 Tsunami that Destroyed Alaskan Village
Minutes after the 1964 magnitude-9.2 Great Alaska Earthquake (see “The Great Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami of March 27, 1964”), a series of tsunami waves swept through the village of Chenega in Prince William Sound, destroying all but two of the buildings and killing 23 of the 75 inhabitants. Fifty years later, detailed seafloor images revealed the likely cause of the tsunami.
"Atlantic Canyons" Interagency Study Team Receives Excellence in Partnering Award
The "Atlantic Canyons" interagency team which included members from NOAA, BOEM, and the USGS recently received the "Excellence in Partnering Award" from the NOPP.
New Map Series Shows Physical Characteristics of the Seabed and the Distribution of Geologic Substrates off Boston, Massachusetts
Read more about the newly developed seabed maps.
Local Research with Global Effects
Coastal Scientists Study El Niño in Northern California
Second Phase of Photo and Video Portal Completed
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has completed the second phase of releasing thousands of photos and videos of the seafloor and coastline through their Coastal and Marine Video and Photography Portal.
A Childhood Love for Plants Becomes a Career in Wetland Science
From plant lover to scientist, the story of a USGS research ecologist.
USGS Scientist Takes Post with the International Atomic Energy Agency in Monaco
USGS research oceanographer Peter Swarzenski has taken a post as the head of the Radioecology Laboratory laboratory at the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Recent Publications - February-March 2016
List of recent USGS publications and data releases based on coastal and marine research.