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Pre-Storm lidar topography, Outer Banks, NC, from Nov. 27-Dec.1, 2009

By St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center 2011 (approx.)
In this elevation image, red colors indicate topographic highs, while blues indicate topographic lows.
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Pre-storm lidar topography from November 27-December 1, 2009, for a portion of the Outer Banks near Rodanthe, NC. In the pre-storm image, note where the road bends seaward, approaching the Atlantic Ocean. Here, the road is protected by sand filled bags that appear dune-like in the lidar topography. (The Atlantic Ocean is on the bottom right.)
 

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