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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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Earth tides and volcano monitoring [New Window]
Article in the May 28, 1998 issue of Volcano Watch describing of correlation of earth tides to volcanic eruptions and value in monitoring underground magma movement with deformation measurement instruments including tiltmeters and strainmeters.
River inventory and monitoring [New Window]
Links to science programs on upper Midwest river inventory and monitoring with links to databases on macroinvertebrates, fisheries, vegetation, water quality, bathymetry, floodplain forest, wildlife, sediment, contaminants and nutrients.
Volcano monitoring at Yellowstone National Park [New Window]
Describes volcano monitoring at Yellowstone National Park including an update of recent volcanic activity, real-time data, and link to volcano monitoring techniques information.
Hydroacoustic current meters for the measurement of discharge in shallow streams and rivers [New Window]
Description and illustrations of hydroacoustic current meters for measuring the discharge in streams and rivers with links to wading discharge measurements, project progress and plans and references.
Cascades Volcano Observatory - Mount St. Helens real-time hydrologic monitoring [New Window]
Real-time and historic data from gaging stations for water and mudflow detection in the Mount St. Helens, WA vicinity with data tables and plots, interactive location map and station descriptions.
Grand Canyon studies: using ocean-research techniques to study a river system [New Window]
Brief review of studies with sidescan sonar on sediment in the Grand Canyon as part of research on the changes brought about by the Glen Canyon Dam and the results gathered from a 1996-controlled flood experiment with links to related information.
International Program at the Earth Resources Observation Systems (EROS) Data Center - environmental monitoring and information systems [New Window]
Overview of the environmental monitoring component of the international program at the EROS Data Center using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology, with links to data, partners, publications, and workshops.
Maine river ice monitoring system [New Window]
The USGS in Augusta, Maine monitors river and ice conditions in areas of ice accumulation on the Kennebec River near Augusta providing real-time river stage data and real-time pictures of ice conditions at this location.
North Dakota River Basin map for current streamflow conditions [New Window]
Links by geographic area in North Dakota or by gaging station number to hydrographs, downloadable data, and site description of streamflow stations.
PDF Relations among geology, physiography, land use, and stream habitat conditions in the Buffalo and Current River systems, Missouri and Arkansas [New Window]
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