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Hurricane Ivan Impact Studies

Hurricane & Extreme Storm Impact Studies Hurricane Ivan Oblique Aerial Photography Index: Area 1 - Florida Coast Area 2 - Alabama Coast Pre-Landfall Vulnerability: Discussion Before and After Photo Pairs: Alabama Florida Contacts: USGS Hurricane Impact Studies Abby Sallenger NASA EAARL Wayne Wright USACE CHARTS Jeff Lillycrop

Hurricane Ivan Hurricane Ivan. Image courtesy of the National Weather Service. [larger version] Category-3 Hurricane Ivan came ashore near Gulf Shores, Alabama, on September 16, 2004. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), NASA, US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and University of New Orleans (UNO) are cooperating in a research project investigating coastal change that occurred during Hurricane Ivan. In the coming days, aerial video, still photography, and airborne laser mapping data will be acquired from the impacted areas and compared with earlier data. The comparisons will detect the nature, magnitude, and spatial variability of coastal changes such as beach erosion and overwash deposition. These data will be used to develop and test predictive models of coastal impacts from severe storms. The data will be made available to local, state and federal agencies for purposes of disaster recovery and erosion mitigation. Hurricane Ivan before and after photo pairs are available online. See examples of extreme coastal change in photos taken September 17 after Ivan's landfall.

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