Bathymetry is the science of measuring the depth of water in ocean, river and lake environments. Learn how USGS measures bathymetry in this video by the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, originally created for the 2021 virtual St. Petersburg Science Festival.
Chelsea Stalk
Chelsea Stalk is an Electronics Technician Specialist in Marine Instrumentation at the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center in St. Petersburg, Florida.
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Single-beam Bathymetry Data Collected in 2022 From Point Aux Chenes Bay, Mississippi
Chirp Sub-Bottom Profile Geophysical Data Collected in 2023 From the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana
Coastal Bathymetry and Backscatter Data Collected in May 2023 From Rockaway Peninsula, New York
Coastal Multibeam Bathymetry and Backscatter Data Collected in May 2023 From Seven Mile Island, New Jersey
Nearshore Multibeam and Single-beam Bathymetry Data: Madeira Beach, Florida, February 2017
High-resolution Geophysical and Imagery Data Collected in May 2023 Near Fort Hase, Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Coastal Single-beam Bathymetry Data Collected in 2022 From Breton Island, Louisiana
Archive of Chirp Subbottom Profile Data Collected in 2023 From Oahu, Hawaii
Archive of Chirp Subbottom Profile Data Collected in 2022 From Boca Chica Key, Florida
High-resolution Geophysical Data Collected in June 2022 Near Tyndall Air Force Base, Panama City, Florida
Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center in St. Petersburg, Florida (USGS - SPCSMC), conducted a geophysical survey within the interior bay north of the Tyndall Air Force Base, Panama City, Florida, during June 2022. During this study, multibeam bathymetry and acoustic backscatter data were collected aboard the research vessel (R/V) Sallenger usin
High-resolution Geophysical and Imagery Data Collected in November 2022 Offshore of Boca Chica Key, FL
Archive of Chirp Subbottom Profile Data Collected in June 2022 Near Panama City, Florida
Bathymetry is the science of measuring the depth of water in ocean, river and lake environments. Learn how USGS measures bathymetry in this video by the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, originally created for the 2021 virtual St. Petersburg Science Festival.
Bathymetry is the science of measuring the depth of water in ocean, river and lake environments. Learn how USGS measures bathymetry in this video by the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, originally created for the 2021 virtual St. Petersburg Science Festival.
Bathymetry is the science of measuring the depth of water in ocean, river and lake environments. Learn how USGS measures bathymetry in this video by the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, originally created for the 2021 virtual St. Petersburg Science Festival.
![A scientist sits on a personal watercraft near a vegetated, marsh shoreline.](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/MicrosoftTeams-image%20%281%29_4.png?itok=tMH6fwQl)
A USGS scientist sits on a personal watercraft (PWC) equipped with scientific equipment to collect bathymetry data - or the depth of the water - at locations of interest in Point Aux Chenes Bay, Mississippi.
A USGS scientist sits on a personal watercraft (PWC) equipped with scientific equipment to collect bathymetry data - or the depth of the water - at locations of interest in Point Aux Chenes Bay, Mississippi.
Nearshore single-beam bathymetry data collected in 2015, Dauphin Island, Alabama
Nearshore coastal bathymetry data collected in 2016 from West Ship Island to Horn Island, Gulf Islands National Seashore, Mississippi
Single-beam bathymetry data collected in 2015 from Grand Bay, Alabama-Mississippi
Analysis of seafloor change around Dauphin Island, Alabama, 1987–2015
Sediment data collected in 2014 and 2015 from around Breton and Gosier Islands, Breton National Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana
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Single-beam Bathymetry Data Collected in 2022 From Point Aux Chenes Bay, Mississippi
Chirp Sub-Bottom Profile Geophysical Data Collected in 2023 From the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana
Coastal Bathymetry and Backscatter Data Collected in May 2023 From Rockaway Peninsula, New York
Coastal Multibeam Bathymetry and Backscatter Data Collected in May 2023 From Seven Mile Island, New Jersey
Nearshore Multibeam and Single-beam Bathymetry Data: Madeira Beach, Florida, February 2017
High-resolution Geophysical and Imagery Data Collected in May 2023 Near Fort Hase, Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Coastal Single-beam Bathymetry Data Collected in 2022 From Breton Island, Louisiana
Archive of Chirp Subbottom Profile Data Collected in 2023 From Oahu, Hawaii
Archive of Chirp Subbottom Profile Data Collected in 2022 From Boca Chica Key, Florida
High-resolution Geophysical Data Collected in June 2022 Near Tyndall Air Force Base, Panama City, Florida
Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center in St. Petersburg, Florida (USGS - SPCSMC), conducted a geophysical survey within the interior bay north of the Tyndall Air Force Base, Panama City, Florida, during June 2022. During this study, multibeam bathymetry and acoustic backscatter data were collected aboard the research vessel (R/V) Sallenger usin
High-resolution Geophysical and Imagery Data Collected in November 2022 Offshore of Boca Chica Key, FL
Archive of Chirp Subbottom Profile Data Collected in June 2022 Near Panama City, Florida
Bathymetry is the science of measuring the depth of water in ocean, river and lake environments. Learn how USGS measures bathymetry in this video by the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, originally created for the 2021 virtual St. Petersburg Science Festival.
Bathymetry is the science of measuring the depth of water in ocean, river and lake environments. Learn how USGS measures bathymetry in this video by the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, originally created for the 2021 virtual St. Petersburg Science Festival.
Bathymetry is the science of measuring the depth of water in ocean, river and lake environments. Learn how USGS measures bathymetry in this video by the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, originally created for the 2021 virtual St. Petersburg Science Festival.
Bathymetry is the science of measuring the depth of water in ocean, river and lake environments. Learn how USGS measures bathymetry in this video by the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, originally created for the 2021 virtual St. Petersburg Science Festival.
![A scientist sits on a personal watercraft near a vegetated, marsh shoreline.](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/MicrosoftTeams-image%20%281%29_4.png?itok=tMH6fwQl)
A USGS scientist sits on a personal watercraft (PWC) equipped with scientific equipment to collect bathymetry data - or the depth of the water - at locations of interest in Point Aux Chenes Bay, Mississippi.
A USGS scientist sits on a personal watercraft (PWC) equipped with scientific equipment to collect bathymetry data - or the depth of the water - at locations of interest in Point Aux Chenes Bay, Mississippi.