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Cross-section of lidar data is extracted from the survey

By St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
graph showing raw and smoothed data for elevation and cross-shore distance
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Detailed Description

A cross-section of lidar data is extracted from the survey, creating a profile view of the beach and dune.  In order to eliminate small variations in elevation, the profile is mathematically smoothed.

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Public Domain.