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Recent Fieldwork
Last month USGS scientists visited more than 13 coastal and offshore locations—plus one very much onshore location—studying hurricane damage, an underwater earthquake fault, a major western reservoir, and much more. Here’s a quick overview of some fieldwork by our researchers.
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| Above: Approximate locations of some recent USGS coastal and offshore fieldwork. Dark blue areas outline the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone; purple areas show U.S. Great Lakes waters.
. Map base:
https://coastalmap.marine.usgs.gov. [larger version]
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Miami Beach, Florida: Performed beach topographic survey and collected calibration data to allow for the utilization of a Surfline camera for scientific measurements, December 4–5. Details:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-365-FA Islamorada, Florida: Studied wave and ocean circulation, and sediment suspension, at Crocker Reef, November 27 to December 4. Details:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-340-FA San Pablo Bay, California: Collected seismic reflection data from the Hayward-Rodgers Creek fault and other faults, September 25 to November 30. Details:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-669-FA Indian Rocks Beach, Florida: Assessed monitoring wells, November 29. Details:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-370-FA Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts: Mapped coastal change and measured sediment transport on Coast Guard Beach and Nauset Inlet, November 27–28. Details:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-063-FA Florida Keys: Collected baseline information from Hurricane Irma impacts to mangroves, November 16–22. Details:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-368-FA Lake Powell, Arizona and Utah: Collected multibeam bathymetry and sub-bottom data in the lake and at the confluence of the Colorado, Escalante, and San Juan rivers, October 3 to November 17. Details:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-049-FA San Francisco, California: Monitored changes in Ocean Beach sand volume and distribution, November 16. Details:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-692-FA Tampa Bay, Florida: Took measurements to mount the OCS V2 solar panel, November 15. Details:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-369-FA Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Massachusetts: Collected air photos of the Plum Island marsh for a sediment budget study, November 13–14. Details:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-057-FA West Maui, Hawaiʻi: Collected wave, tide, circulation, and turbidity measurements for computer models, November 6–14. Details:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-679-FA Florida Keys: Measured coral and algae calcification rates at monitoring sites from Biscayne National Park to Dry Tortugas National Park, October 23 to November 10. Details:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-352-FA Long Island, New York: Measured sediment transport of wetland complexes in Cape Cod NS, Fire Island NS, Gateway NRA, and Assateague Island NS, November 6–9. Details:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-061-FA and
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-062-FA
Madeira Beach, Florida: Collected air photos to test the structure-from-motion technique for measuring coastal topography; collected data for beach profiles, November 9. Details:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-366-FA and
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-367-FA
For a complete list of USGS Coastal and Marine Geology program fieldwork, see:
http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data_search.php |
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 Nov. - Dec. 2017
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in this issue:
Evolution of a Hurricane-Generated Breach
News Briefs
Annual Southern Sea Otter Survey
Three New Studies added to USGS Oceanographic Time-Series Data Collection
Recent Fieldwork
Graduate Students View Evidence of Carmel River Recovery after Dam Removal
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Outreach
SACNAS Conference
Ferromanganese Deposits Record History of the Arctic Ocean
Nov. - Dec. Publications
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