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Installing CoastCam at Pea Island before a storm

By Sound Waves Newsletter September 2021 (approx.)
two people stand by a support wire for a tall tower on a vegetated dune
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Assembling the CoastCam station, USGS researchers Jenna Brown and Meg Palmsten stake down support wires as a storm approaches the Pea Island field site.

This field work was conducted as part of the During Nearshore Event Experiment (DUNEX) in 2021. 

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