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Head of the Meadow Beach video camera 2 timex image

By Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
View of a sandy beach with gentle waves.
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Using Video Imagery to Study Head of the Meadow Beach

Photograph of Head of the Meadow Beach shoreline

Learn how the USGS is using video imagery to study the beach and nearshore environment in North Truro, Massachusetts.

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Detailed Description

Two video cameras are mounted on a bluff near Head of the Meadow Beach, Cape Cod National Seashore, North Truro, MA. One camera looks directly offshore (north east), and the second looks alongshore (north-northeast). A timex is a time-averaged image of all frames, smoothing away surface waves and determining the location of persistent wave-breaking (indicative of shallow sandbars). Today’s most recent image from camera 2, pointing offshore, is shown here. Please note that it takes 10 minutes for the images to be posted once they are collected by the camera. (Larger Version)

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Public Domain.