Join the Celebration!

   

Celebrating 100 Years of Science! | 1925-2025

  • UMCES HOME
  • DONATE

Search form

  • Work with Us
    • Science communication services
    • Environmental report card production
    • Training and capacity building
    • Stakeholder Engagement
    • Careers
  • Media Library
    • Symbols
    • Graphics
    • Photos
    • Videos
  • Report cards
  • Education
    • Professional Certificate
    • MEES Graduate Program
    • Short Courses
    • Initiatives
  • Blog
  • Enewsletter
  • Publications
    • Books
    • Report Cards
    • Newsletters
    • Reports
    • Brochures
    • Posters
    • Papers
  • Projects
  • About
    • Who we are
    • What we do
    • Our Mission
    • History
    • Partnerships
    • Contact
    • Land Acknowledgment Statement
    • Project Videos
  • Home
  • Media Library
Clear Filters

Lightbox (0)

Symbol Package
This diagram, which appeared in
Fiji's coastal communities are linked with their…
orange sunset over a beach with various waterbirds flying overhead.
Sunset over the Pacific
Close up shot of feet walking over a sandy beach with waves in the background.
Feet on the Beach
water gently lapping against a quiet beach.
Water lapping against the shore
Close up of waves rolling on a dark beach with a branch.
Waves
waves rolling against a sandy beach
Waves 2
Wake from the the back of a boat, camera on the boat.
Wake from boat
A diagram illustrates the current state of Assateague Island's dunes and grasslands and shows the impacts climate change will likely have on this ecosystem.
Climate Change Effects on the Dunes of Assateague…
A conceptual diagram illustrates the current threats to native salt marsh species as well as the threats these species will face as their habitat is altered by climate change.
Effects of Climate Change on the Salt Marsh…
A conceptual diagram illustrates the current issues that beach intertidal habitats face as well as the problems they are likely to face in the future as climate change impacts this ecosystem.
The effects of climate change on the beach…
Heat wave icon.
Climate change: heat wave
Illustration of satellite-tracked drifter, a remote sensing instrument.
Satellite-tracked drifter
Illustration of a 2D coastline with nearshore reef.
Coastline 2D: nearshore reef
Tide pools form in the lava rocks along portions of Maui's coast
Tide pools along the lava rocks of Maui's coast
Tide pools form in some of the lava rocks that make up a portion of Maui's coast.
Tide pools in lava rocks
Erosional forces from the river have exposed these roots near the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers at Harper's Ferry
Exposed root structure
Lava rocks form a portion of Maui's coast
Lava rocks along Maui coast
Lava coastline of Maui
Maui's lava coast
Illustration of a barrier island coast with microtidal, wave-dominated energy. The morphology shows an flood-tidal delta, recurved spit, washover fans,
Coastline 2D: barrier island with microtidal…
Illustration of a barrier island coast with mixed (wave & tide) energy. The morphology shows an ebb-tidal delta, a drumstick barrier island, tidal inlets, tidal creeks, and saltmarsh.
Coastline 2D: barrier island with mixed energy
Conceptual diagram illustrating classification of estuaries according to the relative influence of rivers, waves and tides.
Classification of estuaries & coastal water
Conceptual diagram illustrating the differences in how barrier islands are formed along the shore. The structure of the island depends mainly on the balance between wave and tide energy.
Morphology of different barrier islands
Illustration of tsunami sensor and transmitting buoy
Tsunami sensor and transmitting buoy
Illustration of satellite dish
Communications: satellite dish
  • 1
  • 2
  • Next

UMCES Links

  • Home
  • About
  • Campuses
  • News & Events
  • Directory
  • Employment
  • Research
  • Press Room

Contact Info

2020 Horns Point Rd
Cambridge, MD 21613

410-221-2048

Contact

Enewsletter

Subscribe to our enewsletter

Copyright 2025 UMCES | Privacy/Terms of Use | An Institution of the University System of Maryland