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USGS | 2017
Barrier islands are dynamic environments due to their position at the land-sea interface. Storms, waves, tides, currents, and relative sea-level rise are powerful forces that shape barrier island…
USGS | 2017
Marsh canopy structure indicators of leaf area index (LAI) and leaf angle distribution (LAD) were mapped yearly from 2009 to 2012 in the Barataria Bay, Louisiana, coastal region – an area severely…
USGS | 2017
The USGS has produced datasets that contain probabilities of hurricane-induced erosion for each 1-km section of the Gulf of Mexico coast in response to category 1–5 hurricanes. The analysis is based…
USGS | 2017
An automated shoreline identification method was developed using standard image processing, geographic information system (GIS) techniques (https://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/DSAS/version4…
USGS | 2017
Substantial loss of coastal wetland caused by the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill was documented for the first time in recent publications (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2016GL070624/…
USGS | 2017
Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) changes are environmental processes that modify the land surface and affect a broad range of socioeconomic, biologic, geologic, and hydrologic systems. The goals of…
USGS | 2017
The USGS, working in partnership with the Federal interagency Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics (MRLC) Consortium, is developing the National Land Cover Database (NLCD) 2016. NLCD serves as the…
USGS | 2017
The USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory utilizes oblique and vertical aerial photography to monitor topographic changes at Mount St. Helens volcano. Annual photogrammetry surveys are conducted to…
USGS | 2017
Climate variability and ballooning populations are putting unprecedented pressure on agricultural croplands and their water use, which are vital for ensuring global food and water security in the…
USGS | 2017
One measure of a society’s security is access to food, which is produced by a functioning, viable agricultural system that has access to sufficient water. An important metric to monitor for…
USGS | 2017
In the Chesapeake Bay region, conservation tillage is an important best management practice that is often emphasized in watershed implementation plans designed to meet water-quality objectives.…
USGS | 2017
Watershed restoration efforts have been made to rejuvenate vegetation, biological diversity, and land productivity at Cienega San Bernardino, an important wetland in southeastern Arizona and northern…