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Using Video Imagery to Study Storm Events at Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge

Completed
By Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center September 29, 2021

Two video cameras were temporarily mounted on a dune at Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

The cameras imaged the southern DUNEX (DUring Nearshore Event eXperiment) experiment site until late October of 2021, and were designed to have a stereo view of the beach and potential overwash path. Instruments from the USGS and collaborators are visible in the images. This study is part of DUNEX, involving a large group of researchers from Federal, academic, and non-governmental organizations.

Learn more about the overall DUNEX experiment and about the DUNEX Pea Island Experiment. The research is being conducted under National Fish and Wildlife Survey permits 2020-022R and 2021-021R, and National Park Service permits CAHA-2020-SCI-0014 and CAHA-2020-SCI-0016.

Below are the last images collected, on October 24, 2021:

Camera 1
Camera 2

 

 

Below are other science projects associated with this project.

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Two boats and multiple people on a calm ocean with a clear blue sky

USGS DUNEX Operations on the Outer Banks

DUring Nearshore Event eXperiment (DUNEX) is a multi-agency, academic, and non-governmental organization (NGO) collaborative community experiment designed to study nearshore coastal processes during storm events. The experiment began in 2019 and is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2021. USGS participation in DUNEX will contribute new measurements and models that will increase our...
By
Natural Hazards Mission Area, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
link

USGS DUNEX Operations on the Outer Banks

DUring Nearshore Event eXperiment (DUNEX) is a multi-agency, academic, and non-governmental organization (NGO) collaborative community experiment designed to study nearshore coastal processes during storm events. The experiment began in 2019 and is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2021. USGS participation in DUNEX will contribute new measurements and models that will increase our...
Learn More
link
lots of colorful bags and equipment on the beach as two men look on

DUNEX Pea Island Experiment

The DUring Nearshore Event eXperiment (DUNEX) is an aggregation of multiple scientific organizations collaborating to increase understanding of nearshore processes. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has chosen Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge as a study location to investigate and characterize the magnitude and timing of changes to coastal morphology (i.e., dunes, shorelines), bathymetry, and...
By
Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
link

DUNEX Pea Island Experiment

The DUring Nearshore Event eXperiment (DUNEX) is an aggregation of multiple scientific organizations collaborating to increase understanding of nearshore processes. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has chosen Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge as a study location to investigate and characterize the magnitude and timing of changes to coastal morphology (i.e., dunes, shorelines), bathymetry, and...
Learn More

Two video cameras were temporarily mounted on a dune at Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

The cameras imaged the southern DUNEX (DUring Nearshore Event eXperiment) experiment site until late October of 2021, and were designed to have a stereo view of the beach and potential overwash path. Instruments from the USGS and collaborators are visible in the images. This study is part of DUNEX, involving a large group of researchers from Federal, academic, and non-governmental organizations.

Learn more about the overall DUNEX experiment and about the DUNEX Pea Island Experiment. The research is being conducted under National Fish and Wildlife Survey permits 2020-022R and 2021-021R, and National Park Service permits CAHA-2020-SCI-0014 and CAHA-2020-SCI-0016.

Below are the last images collected, on October 24, 2021:

Camera 1
Camera 2

 

 

Below are other science projects associated with this project.

link
Two boats and multiple people on a calm ocean with a clear blue sky

USGS DUNEX Operations on the Outer Banks

DUring Nearshore Event eXperiment (DUNEX) is a multi-agency, academic, and non-governmental organization (NGO) collaborative community experiment designed to study nearshore coastal processes during storm events. The experiment began in 2019 and is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2021. USGS participation in DUNEX will contribute new measurements and models that will increase our...
By
Natural Hazards Mission Area, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
link

USGS DUNEX Operations on the Outer Banks

DUring Nearshore Event eXperiment (DUNEX) is a multi-agency, academic, and non-governmental organization (NGO) collaborative community experiment designed to study nearshore coastal processes during storm events. The experiment began in 2019 and is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2021. USGS participation in DUNEX will contribute new measurements and models that will increase our...
Learn More
link
lots of colorful bags and equipment on the beach as two men look on

DUNEX Pea Island Experiment

The DUring Nearshore Event eXperiment (DUNEX) is an aggregation of multiple scientific organizations collaborating to increase understanding of nearshore processes. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has chosen Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge as a study location to investigate and characterize the magnitude and timing of changes to coastal morphology (i.e., dunes, shorelines), bathymetry, and...
By
Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
link

DUNEX Pea Island Experiment

The DUring Nearshore Event eXperiment (DUNEX) is an aggregation of multiple scientific organizations collaborating to increase understanding of nearshore processes. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has chosen Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge as a study location to investigate and characterize the magnitude and timing of changes to coastal morphology (i.e., dunes, shorelines), bathymetry, and...
Learn More
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