Hurricane Katrina - Documentation of Coastal Change
Aerial video, still photography, and laser altimetry surveys show the nature, magnitude, and spatial variability of coastal changes such as beach erosion, overwash deposition, and island breaching.
Pre- and Post Storm 3D Topography
Three-dimensional views of Dauphin Island show coastal change resulting from Hurricanes Ivan and Katrina.
Before and After Photo Comparisons
Pre- and post- storm photos show coastal change caused by Hurricane Katrina.
New Post-Hurricane Katrina Data Collected
Hurricane Katrina made landfall as a Category 3 storm in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, on August 29, 2005. The USGS, NASA, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the University of New Orleans cooperated in a research project investigating coastal change that occurred as a result of Hurricane Katrina.
Aerial video, still photography, and laser altimetry surveys of post-storm beach conditions were collected August 31 and September 1, 2005, for comparison with earlier data. The comparisons will show the nature, magnitude, and spatial variability of coastal changes such as beach erosion, overwash deposition, and island breaching. These data were used to further refine predictive models of coastal impacts from severe storms and were made available to local, state, and federal agencies for purposes of disaster recovery and erosion mitigation.
Below are other science projects associated with this project.
Hurricane Katrina - Before and After Photo Comparisons
Hurricane Katrina - Pre- and Post-Storm 3D Topography of Dauphin Island
Forecasting Coastal Change
Aerial video, still photography, and laser altimetry surveys show the nature, magnitude, and spatial variability of coastal changes such as beach erosion, overwash deposition, and island breaching.
Pre- and Post Storm 3D Topography
Three-dimensional views of Dauphin Island show coastal change resulting from Hurricanes Ivan and Katrina.
Before and After Photo Comparisons
Pre- and post- storm photos show coastal change caused by Hurricane Katrina.
New Post-Hurricane Katrina Data Collected
Hurricane Katrina made landfall as a Category 3 storm in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, on August 29, 2005. The USGS, NASA, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the University of New Orleans cooperated in a research project investigating coastal change that occurred as a result of Hurricane Katrina.
Aerial video, still photography, and laser altimetry surveys of post-storm beach conditions were collected August 31 and September 1, 2005, for comparison with earlier data. The comparisons will show the nature, magnitude, and spatial variability of coastal changes such as beach erosion, overwash deposition, and island breaching. These data were used to further refine predictive models of coastal impacts from severe storms and were made available to local, state, and federal agencies for purposes of disaster recovery and erosion mitigation.
Below are other science projects associated with this project.