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USGS
and Water in Alaska
The Water Resources Office works on a variety of programs
including: glacier monitoring, hydrologic data collection, the
National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA), and volcano hazards.
USGS
and Geography/Mapping
in Alaska
The
Geographic Sciences Office has three programmatic Components in
Alaska including: Geographic Analysis and Monitoring (GAM), Land
Remote Sensing (LRS), and Cooperative Topographic Mapping (CTM).
USGS and Geology in Alaska
The Geologic Sciences Office has programs active in mineral
resources, energy, volcano hazards and earthquake hazards.
USGS and Biology in Alaska
The Biological Science Office and the Alaska Cooperative Fish
& Wildlife Research Unit conduct research on wildlife and
their vast habitats in Alaska. USGS scientists provide
biological information and research findings to resource
managers, policymakers, and the public to support sound
management of biological resources and ecosystems in Alaska. |
