DANGER! INSTRUMENTS IN THE WATER AT PEA ISLAND!
USGS DUNEX Operations on the Outer Banks
DUring Nearshore Event eXperiment (DUNEX) is a multi-agency, academic, and non-governmental organization (NGO) collaborative community experiment designed to study nearshore coastal processes during storm events.
DUNEX Research and Experiments
USGS participation in DUNEX will contribute new measurements and models that will increase our understanding of storm impacts to coastal environments, including hazards to humans and infrastructure and changes in landscape and natural habitats.
Metal poles and equipment will be installed on the beach and in the surf zone out to 600 yards from the shore at Pea Island, just south of New (Pea Island) Inlet, from September (after Labor Day) to mid-November. Installations may not be visible at all tides and conditions.
These are EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS!!
Please DO NOT SWIM, SURF, FISH, or BOAT between the signs on the beach (red zone below) and be cautious of currents that may cause you to drift into the hazardous area.
The poles are 3” diameter and 15’ long, with about 5 feet extending above the seabed. They are used to support the instruments that continuously measure wave heights, water levels, and currents using acoustics.
Below are other science projects associated with DUNEX Hazards at Pea Island.
USGS DUNEX Operations on the Outer Banks
DUNEX Nearshore Geology
DUNEX Aerial Imagery of the Outer Banks
DUNEX Modeling Waves, Water Levels, Sediment Transport, and Shoreline Change
DUNEX Pea Island Experiment
- Overview
DANGER! INSTRUMENTS IN THE WATER AT PEA ISLAND!
USGS DUNEX Operations on the Outer Banks
DUring Nearshore Event eXperiment (DUNEX) is a multi-agency, academic, and non-governmental organization (NGO) collaborative community experiment designed to study nearshore coastal processes during storm events.
DUNEX Research and ExperimentsUSGS participation in DUNEX will contribute new measurements and models that will increase our understanding of storm impacts to coastal environments, including hazards to humans and infrastructure and changes in landscape and natural habitats.
Metal poles and equipment will be installed on the beach and in the surf zone out to 600 yards from the shore at Pea Island, just south of New (Pea Island) Inlet, from September (after Labor Day) to mid-November. Installations may not be visible at all tides and conditions.
These are EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS!!
Please DO NOT SWIM, SURF, FISH, or BOAT between the signs on the beach (red zone below) and be cautious of currents that may cause you to drift into the hazardous area.
The poles are 3” diameter and 15’ long, with about 5 feet extending above the seabed. They are used to support the instruments that continuously measure wave heights, water levels, and currents using acoustics.
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.The cross-shore array will pose a hazard to swimmers, boaters, fisherman, and surfers in the nearshore and should be avoided. (Credit: Jin-Si Over, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center. Public domain.)
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.The Pea Island cross-shore array will pose a hazard to swimmers, boaters, fisherman, and surfers in the nearshore and the area should be avoided about 50 m to either side of the array and up to a kilometer offshore (Credit: Jin-Si Over, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center. Public domain.) - Science
Below are other science projects associated with DUNEX Hazards at Pea Island.
USGS DUNEX Operations on the Outer Banks
DUring Nearshore Event eXperiment (DUNEX) is a multi-agency, academic, and non-governmental organization (NGO) collaborative community experiment designed to study nearshore coastal processes during storm events. The experiment began in 2019 and is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2021. USGS participation in DUNEX will contribute new measurements and models that will increase our...DUNEX Nearshore Geology
As part of the DUring Nearshore Event eXperiment (DUNEX) we are mapping the geology and morphology of the nearshore coastal environment before and after weather events to assess the impact storms have on coastal erosion.DUNEX Aerial Imagery of the Outer Banks
The During Nearshore Event Experiment (DUNEX) project is a large collaborative scientific study focusing on understanding the consequences of coastal storms on the morphology of coastal ecosystems. By flying large sections of the coast and collecting still images using structure from motion (SfM) techniques, we hope to contribute high resolution (20cm) elevation maps for time series comparisons...DUNEX Modeling Waves, Water Levels, Sediment Transport, and Shoreline Change
Large, collaborative field experiments such as DUNEX leverage observations of the coastal ocean made by multiple academic, agency, and NGO teams, providing the opportunity to grasp a broader picture of the forces responsible for coastal change. Despite deployment of many instruments, it’s impossible to measure everything, everywhere, at all times. Numerical models that represent the physical...DUNEX Pea Island Experiment
The DUring Nearshore Event eXperiment (DUNEX) is an aggregation of multiple scientific organizations collaborating to increase understanding of nearshore processes. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has chosen Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge as a study location to investigate and characterize the magnitude and timing of changes to coastal morphology (i.e., dunes, shorelines), bathymetry, and...