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Overview of USGS sediment research and monitoring capabilities

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For more than a century the USGS, as its name implies, has been the leading federal earth science research organization for the Nation. With the recent addition to the USGS of the National Biological Service in October 1996, as the Biological Resources Division, the mission of the USGS has broadened and the Survey's research capabilities are strengthened considerably. The USGS is now in a position to provide objective and credible scientific information across the fields of geology, geophysics, hydrology, geography, and biology and to provide the science information in an integrated and truly multidisciplinary manner.


The subject of sediment is one that is critical to nearly every activity in the USGS and is becoming increasingly important to society and protecting, sustaining, and restoring the Nation's natural resources.


The purpose of this workshop is to focus on this common denominator, sedimentary research, and bring together investigators to examine areas of expertise and collaboration on existing studies and to explore potential for future scientific interaction across all four of the divisions. A brief summary of sediment research capability for each division follows.

Publication type Conference Paper
Publication Subtype Conference Paper
Title Overview of USGS sediment research and monitoring capabilities
Year Published 1997
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Description HTML document
Larger Work Type Book
Larger Work Subtype Conference publication
Larger Work Title Expanding sediment research capabilities in today's USGS: proceedings of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Sediment Workshop
Conference Title Expanding sediment research capabilities in today's USGS
Conference Location Reston, VA; Harpers Ferry, WV
Conference Date 1997-02-04T00:00:00
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