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Satellite images of barrier island near Moses Point Fishing Village, taken in 1986 and 2023
Satellite images of barrier island near Moses Point Fishing Village, taken in 1986 and 2023
Satellite images of barrier island near Moses Point Fishing Village, taken in 1986 and 2023
Satellite images of barrier island near Moses Point Fishing Village, taken in 1986 and 2023

Satellite images of barrier island near Moses Point Fishing Village, Norton Sound, Alaska, taken in 1986 and 2023.

Schematic of trace metal inputs in a potential deep-sea mining dewatering waste plume
Schematic of trace metal inputs in a potential deep-sea mining dewatering waste plume
Schematic of trace metal inputs in a potential deep-sea mining dewatering waste plume
Schematic of trace metal inputs in a potential deep-sea mining dewatering waste plume

Schematic of the trace metal inputs in a potential deep-sea mining dewatering waste plume and accidental spills from both the riser pipe and the mining platform. The section plot is dissolved oxygen concentrations along 12° N. Dissolved oxygen data are retrieved from the World Ocean Atlas 2018 annual climatology, and the gray contours are oxygen concentrations.

Schematic of the trace metal inputs in a potential deep-sea mining dewatering waste plume and accidental spills from both the riser pipe and the mining platform. The section plot is dissolved oxygen concentrations along 12° N. Dissolved oxygen data are retrieved from the World Ocean Atlas 2018 annual climatology, and the gray contours are oxygen concentrations.

Map showing location of mapped submarine landslides off the southern California coast
Map showing location of mapped submarine landslides off the southern California coast
Map showing location of mapped submarine landslides off the southern California coast
Map showing location of mapped submarine landslides off the southern California coast

Regional land area/bathymetric map including submarine landslides, headwall scarps, and mass wasting zones compiled and mapped offshore of southern California for the study A comprehensive assessment of submarine landslides and mass wasting processes offshore southern California.

Videos

Elwha River Mouth flyover and timelapse cover image Elwha River Mouth virtual flyover and timelapse
Elwha River Mouth virtual flyover and timelapse
Elwha River Mouth virtual flyover and timelapse

This PlaneCam video was produced by developing animation tracklines in ArcGlobe, using imagery from PlaneCam flights.

This PlaneCam video was produced by developing animation tracklines in ArcGlobe, using imagery from PlaneCam flights.

Cover image for timelapse at Lake Mills Delta, Elwha River, on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington Lake Mills Delta timelapse
Lake Mills Delta timelapse
Lake Mills Delta timelapse

Timelapsed photo data is sequenced at about 1 pixel-averaged frame per day, meaning that all of the images from a given day are combined, and the RGB values for a given x/y location on the image are the average of every RGB value for that location for that day. 

Timelapsed photo data is sequenced at about 1 pixel-averaged frame per day, meaning that all of the images from a given day are combined, and the RGB values for a given x/y location on the image are the average of every RGB value for that location for that day. 

Cover image for timelapse at the Elwha River Mouth on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington Elwha River Mouth timelapse
Elwha River Mouth timelapse
Elwha River Mouth timelapse

This PlaneCam video was produced by developing animation tracklines in ArcGlobe, using imagery from PlaneCam flights.

This PlaneCam video was produced by developing animation tracklines in ArcGlobe, using imagery from PlaneCam flights.

Cover image for timelapse at Glines Canyon Dam, Elwha River, on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington Glines Canyon Dam timelapse
Glines Canyon Dam timelapse
Glines Canyon Dam timelapse

Timelapsed photo data is sequenced at about 1 pixel-averaged frame per day, meaning that all of the images from a given day are combined, and the RGB values for a given x/y location on the image are the average of every RGB value for that location for that day. 

Timelapsed photo data is sequenced at about 1 pixel-averaged frame per day, meaning that all of the images from a given day are combined, and the RGB values for a given x/y location on the image are the average of every RGB value for that location for that day. 

Cover image for timelapse at Lake Aldwell Delta, Elwha River, on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington Lake Aldwell Delta timelapse
Lake Aldwell Delta timelapse
Lake Aldwell Delta timelapse

Timelapsed photo data is sequenced at about 1 pixel-averaged frame per day, meaning that all of the images from a given day are combined, and the RGB values for a given x/y location on the image are the average of every RGB value for that location for that day. 

Timelapsed photo data is sequenced at about 1 pixel-averaged frame per day, meaning that all of the images from a given day are combined, and the RGB values for a given x/y location on the image are the average of every RGB value for that location for that day. 

Cover image for timelapse at Lower Lake Aldwell, Elwha River, on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington Lower Lake Aldwell timelapse
Lower Lake Aldwell timelapse
Lower Lake Aldwell timelapse

Timelapsed photo data is sequenced at about 1 pixel-averaged frame per day, meaning that all of the images from a given day are combined, and the RGB values for a given x/y location on the image are the average of every RGB value for that location for that day. 

Timelapsed photo data is sequenced at about 1 pixel-averaged frame per day, meaning that all of the images from a given day are combined, and the RGB values for a given x/y location on the image are the average of every RGB value for that location for that day. 

Audio

Eyes on Earth thumbnail image for Episode 120 – Mapping the California Coastline showing guest Sean Vitousek on a watercraft
Thumbnail image for EonE Episode 120 – Mapping the California Coastline
Thumbnail image for EonE Episode 120 – Mapping the California Coastline
Eyes on Earth Episode 120 – Mapping the California Coastline
Eyes on Earth Episode 120 – Mapping the California Coastline
Eyes on Earth thumbnail image for Episode 120 – Mapping the California Coastline showing guest Sean Vitousek on a watercraft
Thumbnail image for EonE Episode 120 – Mapping the California Coastline
Thumbnail image for EonE Episode 120 – Mapping the California Coastline
Eyes on Earth Episode 120 – Mapping the California Coastline

In this episode of Eyes on Earth, we begin a series on Landsat’s usefulness in coastal studies. First, we talk with Sean Vitousek, a USGS research oceanographer, about changes to beaches in California and how he is using Landsat and other data to create models that can predict how the coastline may change in the future because of sea level rise and coastal erosion.

In this episode of Eyes on Earth, we begin a series on Landsat’s usefulness in coastal studies. First, we talk with Sean Vitousek, a USGS research oceanographer, about changes to beaches in California and how he is using Landsat and other data to create models that can predict how the coastline may change in the future because of sea level rise and coastal erosion.

Webcams

View of an Arctic beach area with gentle waters.
Nuvuk video camera 2 bright image
Nuvuk video camera 2 bright image
Nuvuk video camera 2 bright image

Two video cameras are installed atop a utility pole near the northernmost point of land in the United States at Nuvuk (Point Barrow), Alaska. The cameras point northwest toward the Arctic Ocean and the boundary between the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas. Every half hour during daylight hours, the cameras collect snapshots and video for 10 minutes.

Two video cameras are installed atop a utility pole near the northernmost point of land in the United States at Nuvuk (Point Barrow), Alaska. The cameras point northwest toward the Arctic Ocean and the boundary between the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas. Every half hour during daylight hours, the cameras collect snapshots and video for 10 minutes.

View of an Arctic beach area with gentle waters.
Nuvuk video camera 1 dark image
Nuvuk video camera 1 dark image
Nuvuk video camera 1 dark image

Two video cameras are installed atop a utility pole near the northernmost point of land in the United States at Nuvuk (Point Barrow), Alaska. The cameras point northwest toward the Arctic Ocean and the boundary between the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas. Every half hour during daylight hours, the cameras collect snapshots and video for 10 minutes.

Two video cameras are installed atop a utility pole near the northernmost point of land in the United States at Nuvuk (Point Barrow), Alaska. The cameras point northwest toward the Arctic Ocean and the boundary between the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas. Every half hour during daylight hours, the cameras collect snapshots and video for 10 minutes.

View of an Arctic beach area with gentle waters.
Nuvuk video camera 2 dark image
Nuvuk video camera 2 dark image
Nuvuk video camera 2 dark image

Two video cameras are installed atop a utility pole near the northernmost point of land in the United States at Nuvuk (Point Barrow), Alaska. The cameras point northwest toward the Arctic Ocean and the boundary between the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas. Every half hour during daylight hours, the cameras collect snapshots and video for 10 minutes.

Two video cameras are installed atop a utility pole near the northernmost point of land in the United States at Nuvuk (Point Barrow), Alaska. The cameras point northwest toward the Arctic Ocean and the boundary between the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas. Every half hour during daylight hours, the cameras collect snapshots and video for 10 minutes.

View of an Arctic beach area with gentle waters.
Nuvuk video camera 2 snapshop
Nuvuk video camera 2 snapshop
Nuvuk video camera 2 snapshop

Two video cameras are installed atop a utility pole near the northernmost point of land in the United States at Nuvuk (Point Barrow), Alaska. The cameras point northwest toward the Arctic Ocean and the boundary between the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas. Every half hour during daylight hours, the cameras collect snapshots and video for 10 minutes.

Two video cameras are installed atop a utility pole near the northernmost point of land in the United States at Nuvuk (Point Barrow), Alaska. The cameras point northwest toward the Arctic Ocean and the boundary between the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas. Every half hour during daylight hours, the cameras collect snapshots and video for 10 minutes.

View of an Arctic beach area with gentle waters.
Nuvuk video camera 1 time exposure
Nuvuk video camera 1 time exposure
Nuvuk video camera 1 time exposure

Two video cameras are installed atop a utility pole near the northernmost point of land in the United States at Nuvuk (Point Barrow), Alaska. The cameras point northwest toward the Arctic Ocean and the boundary between the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas. Every half hour during daylight hours, the cameras collect snapshots and video for 10 minutes.

Two video cameras are installed atop a utility pole near the northernmost point of land in the United States at Nuvuk (Point Barrow), Alaska. The cameras point northwest toward the Arctic Ocean and the boundary between the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas. Every half hour during daylight hours, the cameras collect snapshots and video for 10 minutes.

View of an Arctic beach area with gentle waters.
Nuvuk video camera 2 time exposure
Nuvuk video camera 2 time exposure
Nuvuk video camera 2 time exposure

Two video cameras are installed atop a utility pole near the northernmost point of land in the United States at Nuvuk (Point Barrow), Alaska. The cameras point northwest toward the Arctic Ocean and the boundary between the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas. Every half hour during daylight hours, the cameras collect snapshots and video for 10 minutes.

Two video cameras are installed atop a utility pole near the northernmost point of land in the United States at Nuvuk (Point Barrow), Alaska. The cameras point northwest toward the Arctic Ocean and the boundary between the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas. Every half hour during daylight hours, the cameras collect snapshots and video for 10 minutes.