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View of the ocean with an island in the distance.

Tres Palmas Video Camera Far-Field Snapshot

Video camera snapshot at Tres Palmas in Rincón, on the west coast of Puerto Rico. [Larger version]
Learn more about the cameras and how we're using them to study wave dynamics.

Attribution: Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Region 2: South Atlantic-Gulf (Includes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

Video image of a beach shows the changes in dark pixels over a 10 minute exposure period.

Tres Palmas Video Camera Beach View Dark Image

Video camera dark image at Tres Palmas in Rincón, on the west coast of Puerto Rico. [Larger version]
Learn more about the cameras and how we're using them to study wave dynamics.

Attribution: Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Region 2: South Atlantic-Gulf (Includes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

Sky view looking down at a sandy beach with two palm trees on each side of photograph.

Tres Palmas Video Camera Beach View Snapshot

Video camera snapshot at Tres Palmas in Rincón, on the west coast of Puerto Rico. [Larger version]
Learn more about the cameras and how we're using them to study wave dynamics.

Attribution: Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Region 2: South Atlantic-Gulf (Includes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

Video camera image of the ocean exposed for 10 minutes to show the changes in the darkest pixels.

Tres Palmas Video Camera Mid-Field Dark Image

Video camera dark image at Tres Palmas in Rincón, on the west coast of Puerto Rico. [Larger version]
Learn more about the cameras and how we're using them to study wave

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Attribution: Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Region 2: South Atlantic-Gulf (Includes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

View looks out over the ocean with the horizon in distance.

Tres Palmas Video Camera Mid-Field Snapshot

Video camera snapshot at Tres Palmas in Rincón, on the west coast of Puerto Rico. [Larger version]
Learn more about the cameras and how we're using them to study wave dynamics.

Attribution: Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Region 2: South Atlantic-Gulf (Includes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

View looking out over the ocean to the horizon, with a small portion of the beach and part of a tree visible in the foreground.

Tres Palmas Video Camera Mid-Field Snapshot, 2

Video camera snapshot at Tres Palmas in Rincón, on the west coast of Puerto Rico. [Larger version]
Learn more about the cameras and how we're using them to study wave dynamics.

Attribution: Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Region 2: South Atlantic-Gulf (Includes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

Video camera image of the ocean exposed over 10 minutes to show the changes in the dark pixels.

Tres Palmas Video Camera Mid-Field Dark Image, 2

Video camera dark image at Tres Palmas in Rincón, on the west coast of Puerto Rico. [Larger version]
Learn more about the cameras and how we're using them to study wave

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Attribution: Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Region 2: South Atlantic-Gulf (Includes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

April 8, 2020

Aggregates Data by State, Type, and End Use; 1971–2016

This data set contains supplemental aggregates data for the USGS Minerals Yearbook Volume II—Area Reports: Domestic. It contains data for the years 1971 through 2016 and replaces the discrete construction aggregate tables that were included in the individual State chapters prior to 2014. It contains

Attribution: National Minerals Information Center

View looks out across the ocean with an island on the horizon.

Tres Palmas Video Camera Far-Field Timex

Video camera time-exposure image at Tres Palmas in Rincón, on the west coast of Puerto Rico. [Larger version]
Learn more about the cameras and how we're using them to study wave dynamics.

Attribution: Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Region 2: South Atlantic-Gulf (Includes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

Sky view of a sandy beach with palm tree and other vegetation.

Tres Palmas Video Camera Beach View Timex

Video camera time-exposure image at Tres Palmas in Rincón, on the west coast of Puerto Rico. [Larger version]
Learn more about the cameras and how we're using them to study wave dynamics.

Attribution: Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Region 2: South Atlantic-Gulf (Includes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

View looks out over the ocean with the horizon in the distance.

Tres Palmas Video Camera Mid-Field Timex

Video camera time-exposure image at Tres Palmas in Rincón, on the west coast of Puerto Rico. [Larger version]
Learn more about the cameras and how we're using them to study wave dynamics.

Attribution: Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Region 2: South Atlantic-Gulf (Includes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

3D map illustrated to show the seafloor depths north of Puerto Rico with labels identifying features like ridges and fissures.

Seafloor map of Puerto Rico Trench

A NOAA image of the bathymetry north of Puerto Rico. Two ancient submarine landslides are visible as head scarps (labeled Loiza and Arecibo Amphitheaters). Seafloor fissures are indicated by black arrows, and dashed lines outline debris flows from past failures. Map annotated by Uri ten Brink, USGS

Attribution: Natural Hazards, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Earthquake Hazards Program, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center