Using Video Imagery to Study Coastal Change: Barter Island, Alaska
For a short study period, two video cameras overlooked the coast from atop the coastal bluff of Barter Island in northern Alaska. The purpose was to observe and quantify coastal processes such as wave run-up, development of rip channels, bluff erosion, and movement of sandbars and ice floes.
Read more about our current Arctic research projects:
Climate impacts to Arctic coasts
Read USGS Sound Waves newsletter articles about this research:
The Challenges of Arctic Fieldwork
Measuring Waves and Permafrost to Better Understand Erosion on Alaska’s Arctic Coast
Eyes on the Coast—Video Cameras Help Forecast Coastal Change
USGS Arctic researchers aimed a cellular-connected camera, used for tracking game, on another camera system as a means to keep an eye on the integrity of those video cameras “across the way.” What's funny is that the game cam went offline over the cold winter, and the scientists thought they'd lost it. Then suddenly, on April 15th, the game cam emailed an image! The one shown here is a bit more colorful and from a few days later, on April 19th. Now they know that #1 this game cam is still working (but just got a little frozen!) and #2 that their tower for mounting video cameras (used to observe and quantify coastal processes) is still standing and ready for summer installation.
Read more about our ongoing research about climate impacts to Arctic coasts.
Other research associated with this project
Climate impacts to Arctic coasts
Remote Sensing Coastal Change
Climate impacts to Arctic coasts, recent activities
For a short study period, two video cameras overlooked the coast from atop the coastal bluff of Barter Island in northern Alaska. The purpose was to observe and quantify coastal processes such as wave run-up, development of rip channels, bluff erosion, and movement of sandbars and ice floes.
Read more about our current Arctic research projects:
Climate impacts to Arctic coasts
Read USGS Sound Waves newsletter articles about this research:
The Challenges of Arctic Fieldwork
Measuring Waves and Permafrost to Better Understand Erosion on Alaska’s Arctic Coast
Eyes on the Coast—Video Cameras Help Forecast Coastal Change
USGS Arctic researchers aimed a cellular-connected camera, used for tracking game, on another camera system as a means to keep an eye on the integrity of those video cameras “across the way.” What's funny is that the game cam went offline over the cold winter, and the scientists thought they'd lost it. Then suddenly, on April 15th, the game cam emailed an image! The one shown here is a bit more colorful and from a few days later, on April 19th. Now they know that #1 this game cam is still working (but just got a little frozen!) and #2 that their tower for mounting video cameras (used to observe and quantify coastal processes) is still standing and ready for summer installation.
Read more about our ongoing research about climate impacts to Arctic coasts.
Other research associated with this project