Along the 10.7 km coast of the Barrow Environmental Observatory erosion has been monitored with DGPS since 2002. During the past decade, we have noted an average of 18.5m (19.3 ha) of coastal retreat.

Related Efforts
 

Community-based monitoring of critical coastal infrastructure for the city of Barrow
Anne Garland and Kathleen Fischer, Applied Research in Environmental Sciences Nonprofit, Inc.

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Regional shoreline changes and coastal erosion hazards
Ann Gibb, U.S. Geological Survey

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State of Alaska Coastal Monitoring Network
Nicole Kinsman, Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Survey

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Alaska ShoreZone Coastal Mapping and Imagery
NOAA Fisheries

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North Coast Working Group 
Arctic Landscape Conservation Cooperative

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Historical AHAP Orthomosaics for the Northern Alaska Coastline
University of Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska Satellite Facility

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