North Carolina Outer Banks - Evolution of Jockey's Ridge

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Helena Mitasova, Margery Overton, Tom Drake, NCSU, and Russell Harmon, ARO

Evolution of dune peaks elevation (rounded to meters)

Year            1915  1950   1974   1995  1998  1999   2001   2002  2004  2007  2008
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Main peak  [m]   20    42     33     26    24    26     25     24    22    21    22
East peak  [m]   nd    22     21     18    17    18     18     nd    19    18    19
West1 peak [m]   nd    nd     23     20    20    21     21     nd    22    22    22
West2 peak [m]   nd    nd     20     20    20    20     20     nd    19    21    21

Animations : dune migration 1974-2008 View from top-south View from top-east


View from Northeast (yellow:1974, grey:2001)


View from East (yellow:1974, grey:2001)


LIDAR-based 1m resolution DEM

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History of Outer Banks