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Corals as climate recorders

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Coral Reef Ecosystem Studies (CREST) Project is analyzing corals from various sites in the Caribbean region, Dry Tortugas National Park, Biscayne National Park, other areas of the Florida Keys, and the Virgin Islands. The objective of this project is to develop records of past environmental change to better our understanding of climate variability. The records are
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Jennifer A. Flannery, Richard Z. Poore

Environmental investigations using diatom microfossils

Diatoms are unicellular phytoplankton (microscopic plant-like organisms) with cell walls made of silica (called a frustule). They live in both freshwater and saltwater and can be found in just about every place on Earth that is wet. The shape and morphology of the diatom frustule unique to each species are used for identification. Due to the microscopic size of diatoms, high-power microscopy is re
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Kathryn E. L. Smith, James G. Flocks

Remotely sensed imagery revealing the effects of hurricanes Gustav and Ike on coastal Louisiana

Hurricane Gustav, a category 2 storm with 170 kilometers per hour (km/h) winds, approached the Louisiana coast from the south-southeast, making landfall near Cocodrie, La., on September 1, 2008 (Beven and Kimberlain, 2009); Hurricane Ike, a category 2 storm with 175 km/h winds, approached the Texas coast from the southeast, paralleling offshore of the Louisiana coast, before making landfall along
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John A. Barras, John Brock, Robert A. Morton, Laurinda J. Travers

EAARL coastal topography-Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina, post-Nor'Ida, 2009: first surface

These remotely sensed, geographically referenced elevation measurements of lidar-derived first-surface (FS) topography datasets were produced collaboratively by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg, FL, and the National Park Service (NPS), Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network, Kingston, RI. This project provides highly detailed and ac
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J.M. Bonisteel-Cormier, Amar Nayegandhi, J. C. Brock, C. W. Wright, D.B. Nagle, Xan Fredericks, Sara Stevens

EAARL coastal topography and imagery-Fire Island National Seashore, New York, 2009

These remotely sensed, geographically referenced color-infrared (CIR) imagery and elevation measurements of lidar-derived bare-earth (BE) and first-surface (FS) topography datasets were produced collaboratively by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg, FL, and the National Park Service (NPS), Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network, Kings
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Saisudha Vivekanandan, E.S. Klipp, Amar Nayegandhi, J.M. Bonisteel-Cormier, J. C. Brock, C. W. Wright, D.B. Nagle, Xan Fredericks, Sara Stevens

EAARL Coastal Topography-Mississippi and Alabama Barrier Islands, Post-Hurricane Gustav, 2008

These remotely sensed, geographically referenced elevation measurements of lidar-derived bare-earth (BE) and first-surface (FS) topography datasets were produced collaboratively by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg, FL; the National Park Service (NPS), Gulf Coast Network, Lafayette, LA; and the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis
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J.M. Bonisteel-Cormier, Amar Nayegandhi, C. W. Wright, A. H. Sallenger, J. C. Brock, D.B. Nagle, E.S. Klipp, Saisudha Vivekanandan, Xan Fredericks, Martha Segura

EAARL Coastal Topography-Fire Island National Seashore, New York, Post-Nor'Ida, 2009

These remotely sensed, geographically referenced elevation measurements of lidar-derived bare-earth (BE) and first-surface (FS) topography datasets were produced collaboratively by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg, FL, and the National Park Service (NPS), Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network, Kingston, RI. This project provides hi
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Amar Nayegandhi, Saisudha Vivekanandan, J. C. Brock, C. W. Wright, D.B. Nagle, J.M. Bonisteel-Cormier, Xan Fredericks, Sara Stevens

EAARL Coastal Topography-Sandy Hook Unit, Gateway National Recreation Area, New Jersey, Post-Nor'Ida, 2009

These remotely sensed, geographically referenced elevation measurements of lidar-derived bare-earth (BE) and first-surface (FS) topography datasets were produced collaboratively by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg, FL, and the National Park Service (NPS), Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network, Kingston, RI. This project provides hi
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Amar Nayegandhi, Saisudha Vivekanandan, J. C. Brock, C. W. Wright, J.M. Bonisteel-Cormier, D.B. Nagle, E.S. Klipp, Sara Stevens

EAARL Coastal Topography-Eastern Louisiana Barrier Islands, Post-Hurricane Gustav, 2008: First Surface

These remotely sensed, geographically referenced elevation measurements of lidar-derived first-surface (FS) topography datasets were produced collaboratively by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg, FL, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Wallops Flight Facility, VA. This project provides highly detailed and a
Authors
J.M. Bonisteel-Cormier, Amar Nayegandhi, C. W. Wright, A. H. Sallenger, J. C. Brock, D.B. Nagle, Saisudha Vivekanandan, Xan Fredericks

EAARL Coastal Topography and Imagery-Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland and Virginia, Post-Nor'Ida, 2009

These remotely sensed, geographically referenced color-infrared (CIR) imagery and elevation measurements of lidar-derived bare-earth (BE) and first-surface (FS) topography datasets were produced collaboratively by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg, FL, and the National Park Service (NPS), Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network, Kings
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J.M. Bonisteel-Cormier, Amar Nayegandhi, J. C. Brock, C. W. Wright, D.B. Nagle, E.S. Klipp, Saisudha Vivekanandan, Xan Fredericks, Sara Stevens

EAARL Coastal Topography-Maryland and Delaware, Post-Nor'Ida, 2009

These remotely sensed, geographically referenced elevation measurements of lidar-derived bare-earth (BE) and first-surface (FS) topography datasets were produced by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg, FL. This project provides highly detailed and accurate datasets of a portion of the eastern Maryland and Delaware coastline beachface,
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J.M. Bonisteel-Cormier, Saisudha Vivekanandan, Amar Nayegandhi, A. H. Sallenger, C. W. Wright, J. C. Brock, D.B. Nagle, E.S. Klipp

EAARL Coastal Topography-Eastern Florida, Post-Hurricane Jeanne, 2004: First Surface

These remotely sensed, geographically referenced elevation measurements of lidar-derived first-surface (FS) topography datasets were produced collaboratively by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg, FL, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Wallops Flight Facility, VA. This project provides highly detailed and a
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Xan Fredericks, Amar Nayegandhi, J.M. Bonisteel-Cormier, C. W. Wright, A. H. Sallenger, J. C. Brock, E.S. Klipp, D.B. Nagle