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X marks the spot

By Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center September 2019 (approx.)
View of a high coastal bluff with a square tarp marked with an X on the tundra and two people in background and beach below.
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On Barter Island, on the north coast of Alaska, GPS targets are set out to precisely locate photographs taken from an unmanned aircraft system (UAS, or “drone”).

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Public Domain.

Climate impacts to Arctic coasts
The Arctic region is warming faster than anywhere else in the nation. Understanding the rates and causes of coastal change in Alaska is needed to identify and mitigate hazards that might affect people and animals that call Alaska home.