Sound Waves Sound Waves - USGS Newsletter of Coastal Science - Stories in the June - July 2016 issue http://soundwaves.usgs.gov/ Fri, 05 Aug 2016 08:00:00 EST This Hurricane Season, Scientists Bring Wave Action into the Picture USGS Coastal change forecasts are now publicly available online for beaches within a hurricane’s predicted strike zone approximately 36 hours before the storm makes landfall. http://soundwaves.usgs.gov/2016/07/ Fri, 05 Aug 2016 08:00:00 EST New Quaternary Geology Map Reuses Decades-Old USGS Data A new Quaternary geologic map for Massachusetts and adjacent offshore areas incorporates all available offshore data (more than 20,000 line-kilometers of high-resolution seismic-reflection profiles), including data that were collected in the 1970s. http://soundwaves.usgs.gov/2016/07/research2.html Fri, 05 Aug 2016 08:00:00 EST Updated Website Provides Easy Access to Oceanographic Time-Series Data An updated interface for the USGS Oceanographic Time-Series Data Collection website improves access to datasets. http://soundwaves.usgs.gov/2016/07/research3.html Fri, 05 Aug 2016 08:00:00 EST Data from Three Recent Studies Released in the USGS Oceanographic Time-Series Data Collection Oceanographic time-series data from Chincoteague Bay, Barnegat Bay, and two southern California coastal estuaries were released in the USGS Oceanographic Time-Series Data Collection. http://soundwaves.usgs.gov/2016/07/research4.html Fri, 05 Aug 2016 08:00:00 EST First USGS Coastal Maps from Unmanned Aerial Systems Unmanned aerial system flights were used to map Coast Guard Beach in Cape Cod National Seashore. http://soundwaves.usgs.gov/2016/07/fieldwork.html Fri, 05 Aug 2016 08:00:00 EST Future Fieldwork, August-September 2016 August and September fieldwork: USGS scientists plan to visit more than 20 locations, studying estuaries, post-dam river recovery, hydrothermal vents, and much more. http://soundwaves.usgs.gov/2016/07/fieldwork2.html Fri, 05 Aug 2016 08:00:00 EST USGS Science Center Increases Support of USF Oceanography Camp for Girls The USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center hosts USF Oceanography Camp for Girls. http://soundwaves.usgs.gov/2016/07/outreach.html Fri, 05 Aug 2016 08:00:00 EST USGS Student Trainee Studies Effects of Wave Energy on a Salt Marsh Boundary USGS student trainee studies effects of wave energy on a salt marsh boundary. http://soundwaves.usgs.gov/2016/07/staff.html Fri, 05 Aug 2016 08:00:00 EST New Review Paper on the Conservation of Western Atlantic Coral Reefs A new publication highlights the importance of geologic processes and geomorphologic structure of reefs in providing ecosystem services such as coastline protection and habitat for fisheries. http://soundwaves.usgs.gov/2016/07/pubs.html Fri, 05 Aug 2016 08:00:00 EST Polar Bear Outlook Favorable Under Certain Scenarios A new USGS study finds that aggressive greenhouse gas mitigation could greatly reduce the chance of a substantial decline in the worldwide polar bear population. http://soundwaves.usgs.gov/2016/07/pub2.html Fri, 05 Aug 2016 08:00:00 EST