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Dark image from a video camera shooting for 10 minutes, shows a beach and where varying degrees of movement happened.
Isla Verde Video Camera 4 Variance Image
Isla Verde Video Camera 4 Variance Image
Isla Verde Video Camera 4 Variance Image

Variance image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is compiled from 10 minutes of video and shows areas of more movement as brighter colors.

Variance image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is compiled from 10 minutes of video and shows areas of more movement as brighter colors.

Image from a video camera shooting for 10 minutes tracks the brightest pixels through that time.
Isla Verde Video Camera 1 Bright Image
Isla Verde Video Camera 1 Bright Image
Isla Verde Video Camera 1 Bright Image

Bright image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is compiled from 10 minutes of video and tracks the brightest pixels through 10 minutes of motion.

Bright image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is compiled from 10 minutes of video and tracks the brightest pixels through 10 minutes of motion.

Image from a video camera shooting for 10 minutes tracks the brightest pixels through that time.
Isla Verde Video Camera 2 Bright Image
Isla Verde Video Camera 2 Bright Image
Isla Verde Video Camera 2 Bright Image

Bright image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is compiled from 10 minutes of video and tracks the brightest pixels through 10 minutes of motion.

Bright image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is compiled from 10 minutes of video and tracks the brightest pixels through 10 minutes of motion.

Image from a video camera shooting for 10 minutes tracks the brightest pixels through that time.
Isla Verde Video Camera 3 Bright Image
Isla Verde Video Camera 3 Bright Image
Isla Verde Video Camera 3 Bright Image

Bright image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is compiled from 10 minutes of video and tracks the brightest pixels through 10 minutes of motion.

Bright image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is compiled from 10 minutes of video and tracks the brightest pixels through 10 minutes of motion.

Image from a video camera shooting for 10 minutes tracks the brightest pixels through that time.
Isla Verde Video Camera 4 Bright Image
Isla Verde Video Camera 4 Bright Image
Isla Verde Video Camera 4 Bright Image

Bright image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is compiled from 10 minutes of video and tracks the brightest pixels through 10 minutes of motion.

Bright image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is compiled from 10 minutes of video and tracks the brightest pixels through 10 minutes of motion.

Time exposure image shows a beach with palm trees and a blurry area where waves were breaking, over a 10-minute period.
Isla Verde Video Camera 1 Timex
Isla Verde Video Camera 1 Timex
Isla Verde Video Camera 1 Timex

Time exposure image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image represents a time-averaged image from 10 minutes of video.

Time exposure image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image represents a time-averaged image from 10 minutes of video.

Time exposure image shows a beach with a blurry area where waves were breaking, over a 10-minute period.
Isla Verde Video Camera 4 Timex
Isla Verde Video Camera 4 Timex
Isla Verde Video Camera 4 Timex

Time-exposure image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is time-averaged over 10 minutes of video.

Time-exposure image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is time-averaged over 10 minutes of video.

Dark image from a video camera shooting for 10 minutes, shows a beach and where varying degrees of movement happened.
Isla Verde Video Camera 1 Variance Image
Isla Verde Video Camera 1 Variance Image
Isla Verde Video Camera 1 Variance Image

Variance image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is compiled from 10 minutes of video and shows areas of more movement as brighter colors.

Variance image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is compiled from 10 minutes of video and shows areas of more movement as brighter colors.

Dark image from a video camera shooting for 10 minutes, shows a beach and where varying degrees of movement happened.
Isla Verde Video Camera 2 Variance Image
Isla Verde Video Camera 2 Variance Image
Isla Verde Video Camera 2 Variance Image

Variance image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is compiled from 10 minutes of video and shows areas of more movement as brighter colors.

Variance image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is compiled from 10 minutes of video and shows areas of more movement as brighter colors.

Dark image from a video camera shooting for 10 minutes, shows a beach and where varying degrees of movement happened.
Isla Verde Video Camera 3 Variance Image
Isla Verde Video Camera 3 Variance Image
Isla Verde Video Camera 3 Variance Image

Variance image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is compiled from 10 minutes of video and shows areas of more movement as brighter colors.

Variance image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is compiled from 10 minutes of video and shows areas of more movement as brighter colors.

Image from a video camera shooting for 10 minutes tracks the darkest pixels through that time.
Isla Verde Video Camera 1 Dark Image
Isla Verde Video Camera 1 Dark Image
Isla Verde Video Camera 1 Dark Image

Dark image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is compiled from 10 minutes of video and tracks the darkest pixels through 10 minutes of motion.

Dark image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is compiled from 10 minutes of video and tracks the darkest pixels through 10 minutes of motion.

Image from a video camera shooting for 10 minutes tracks the darkest pixels through that time.
Isla Verde Video Camera 2 Dark Image
Isla Verde Video Camera 2 Dark Image
Isla Verde Video Camera 2 Dark Image

Dark image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is compiled from 10 minutes of video and tracks the darkest pixels through 10 minutes of motion.

Dark image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is compiled from 10 minutes of video and tracks the darkest pixels through 10 minutes of motion.

Image from a video camera shooting for 10 minutes tracks the darkest pixels through that time.
Isla Verde Video Camera 3 Dark Image
Isla Verde Video Camera 3 Dark Image
Isla Verde Video Camera 3 Dark Image

Dark image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is compiled from 10 minutes of video and tracks the darkest pixels through 10 minutes of motion.

Dark image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is compiled from 10 minutes of video and tracks the darkest pixels through 10 minutes of motion.

Image from a video camera shooting for 10 minutes tracks the darkest pixels through that time.
Isla Verde Video Camera 4 Dark Image
Isla Verde Video Camera 4 Dark Image
Isla Verde Video Camera 4 Dark Image

Dark image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is compiled from 10 minutes of video and tracks the darkest pixels through 10 minutes of motion.

Dark image of Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from a coastal video monitoring station. Image is compiled from 10 minutes of video and tracks the darkest pixels through 10 minutes of motion.

Dark image of a coastal area shows standard deviation of pixel density for 10 minutes, brighter areas mean more movement.
Sunset State Beach variance image
Sunset State Beach variance image
Sunset State Beach variance image

Image from video camera along Sunset State Beach in Watsonville, CA, looking northwest. Every half hour during daylight hours, the camera shoots video for 10 minutes.

Image from video camera along Sunset State Beach in Watsonville, CA, looking northwest. Every half hour during daylight hours, the camera shoots video for 10 minutes.

A man stands near cameras mounted on a pole, on top of a building, with a beach in the background.
Video camera setup at Isla Verde
Video camera setup at Isla Verde
Video camera setup at Isla Verde

Shawn Harrison stands near video cameras on top of a building overlooking Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The cameras measure wave run-up and flooding as part of a study in response to Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria.

Shawn Harrison stands near video cameras on top of a building overlooking Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The cameras measure wave run-up and flooding as part of a study in response to Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria.

View from atop a building looks down on a sandy beach with a rainbow, palm tree just below view, and buildings in distance.
Isla Verde, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Isla Verde, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Isla Verde, San Juan, Puerto Rico

The urban reef at Isla Verde supports various species of protected corals, sea turtles, and crustaceans, as well as many Caribbean fish. It also protects the International Airport and numerous homes and resorts on the coast.

The urban reef at Isla Verde supports various species of protected corals, sea turtles, and crustaceans, as well as many Caribbean fish. It also protects the International Airport and numerous homes and resorts on the coast.

Shallow, underwater photo of a reef with various species of corals growing on the rocky substrate.
Wave-tide gauge off San Juan
Wave-tide gauge off San Juan
Wave-tide gauge off San Juan

Wave-tide gauge, pictured here on a coral reef amongst sea rods, brain corals, and sea fans, installed off Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Wave-tide gauge, pictured here on a coral reef amongst sea rods, brain corals, and sea fans, installed off Isla Verde in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

View of a coastline from a camera that changes every half hour, with calm waters and tundra in foreground.
Unalakleet video camera snapshot
Unalakleet video camera snapshot
Unalakleet video camera snapshot

Two video cameras overlook the coast from atop a windmill tower in Unalakleet, Alaska where they look westward over Norton Sound. This is a snapshot taken from one of the cameras.

Two video cameras overlook the coast from atop a windmill tower in Unalakleet, Alaska where they look westward over Norton Sound. This is a snapshot taken from one of the cameras.

Four people on the stern of a boat wear life jackets and prepare a long cable.
Preparing the multi-channel streamer
Preparing the multi-channel streamer
Preparing the multi-channel streamer

USGS science crew prepare to pull in the multi-channel streamer to troubleshoot the system.

USGS science crew prepare to pull in the multi-channel streamer to troubleshoot the system.