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Elevation change at Madeira Beach due to Hurricane Irma

By St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Data readout shows changes in elevation at a beach using varying color intensities.
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Elevation change at Madeira Beach, Florida, due to Hurricane Irma, produced by applying structure-from-motion techniques to UAS (drone) aerial imagery. The blue color indicates sand loss on the lower beach and the red color indicates sand gain on the upper beach. Figure credit: Jenna Brown, USGS.

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Public Domain.