All Research Projects

Current SGD projects are primarily focused on the first-order questions of the locations and rates of discharge, as well as studies of nutrient delivery from SGD.

To view additional information about our research projects, please click on the links below.

Israel

• Combined time-series resistivity and geochemical tracer techniques to examine submarine groundwater discharge at Dor Beach, Israel (386 KB PDF)

Crescent Beach, Florida

• Using multiple geochemical tracers to characterize the hydrogeology of the submarine spring off Crescent Beach, Florida (751 KB PDF)

Indian River Lagoon, Florida

• Advection Within Shallow Pore Waters of a Coastal Lagoon, Florida (256 KB PDF)

Santa Barbara, California

• Sources of Microbial Contamination in Urban Streams and Ocean Beaches Santa Barbara, California (2.08 MB PDF)

Suwannee River, Florida

• Submarine Groundwater Discharge off the Suwannee River/Estuary (1.41 MB PDF)

Where applicable, click on a location name below to view Web pages or publications associated with the project location.

Click on the images below to open a printable version of the USGS Report in Adobe Reader.

OFR 2004-1226 (808 KB PDF)

Submarine ground water discharge and its role in coastal processes and ecosystems http://sofia.usgs.gov/publications/ofr/2004-1226/

FS 2004-3117 (1.16 MB PDF)

Novel geophysical and geochemical techniques used to study submarine groundwater discharge in Biscayne Bay, Florida http://sofia.usgs.gov/publications/fs/2004-3117/

OFR 2004-1369 (1.03 MB PDF)

An autonomous, electromagnetic seepage meter to study coastal groundwater/ surface-water exchange http://sofia.usgs.gov/publications/ofr/2004-1369/