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Field inventory and monitoring
Repeated observation or sampling at a site, on a scheduled or event basis, for study and analysis. In general, this category excludes sampling programs in which materials are obtained in the field and brought back to a laboratory for study and analysis.
Subtopics:
Acoustic methods (29 items)
Borehole logging (4 items)
CTD measurement (1 items)
Ecosystem monitoring (72 items)
Electromagnetic surveying (8 items)
Handheld field spectroscopy (1 items)
Seismic methods (37 items)
Stream-gage measurement (109 items)
Telemetry (10 items)
Tiltmeter measurement (4 items)
Video monitoring (6 items)
Vocalization methods (1 items)
Animal and plant census (3 items)
Optical methods (3 items)
Gravimeter measurement (3 items)
Magnetometer measurement (1 items)
Tomography (1 items)

Ocean current measurement (1 items)
Ocean monitoring (29 items)
Volcano monitoring (10 items)
Weather monitoring (40 items)
Precipitation measurement (10 items)
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Northern Appalachian Field Lab, Leetown Science Center [New Window]
Description of scientific focus and research at the Northern Appalachian Field Lab on mining land use impacts and mediation, aquatic ecology, effects of dam removal, and invasive plant and animal species.
Office of the Delaware River Master (ODRM) [New Window]
This web site is intended to provide the user with general information on the Office of the Delaware River Master and with timely access to the data and information collected and disseminated by the Office.
P-wave data from the Indian subcontinent [New Window]
Compilation of P-wave data from the Indian subcontinent Deep Seismic Sounding (DSS) profiles that used refraction and reflection techniques to provide an estimate of crustal thickness across the subcontinent.
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center monitoring program [New Window]
Entry to biomonitoring projects studying the status and trends of the nation's environmental resources and programs studying amphibians and birds. Links to long-term programs, resources and references, and related links.
Platte River Program, a USGS Place-Based Studies Program [New Window]
Site for the Platte River Program in Nebraska an area that is a critical staging area for migratory waterbirds of the Central Flyway. Includes links to color-infrared aerial photos, 1938 historic aerial photos, and Cottonwood Ranch research site.
Real-time precipitation data for Illinois [New Window]
Access to real-time precipitation data for Illinois.
Real-time water-quality monitoring and regression analysis to estimate nutrient and bacteria concentration in Kansas streams. [New Window]
Report on the use of regression equations from measurements made by water quality monitors and analytical results of manually collected samples estimating nutrient, bacteria, and other constituent concentrations to study streams in Kansas.
Remote video monitoring [New Window]
Links to remote video monitoring field stations with video and water level data, plus links to image processing software tools, processed video examples, and other uses of video descriptions.
River corridor habitat dynamics, Lower Missouri River [New Window]
Detailed description of The Lower Missouri River Corridor Habitat Dynamics Project studying river habitat in a heavily engineered river.
Seabed Observation and Sampling System (SEABOSS) [New Window]
Link to PDF fact sheet describing the SEABASS system that collects seabed images and sediment samples in coastal regions.
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