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Time and the forces of nature will continue this reshaping of the barrier system. At the same time, waters around North Monomoy are shallower with sandbars and shoals closer to the water surface. By September 2015, the Monomoy islands have grown together. Storms have breached the barrier spit in several places. The changes are both subtle and substantial. Thirty-one years later, Landsat 8 reveals a landscape reshaped by the natural ebb and flow of waves, currents, winds, and tides. South of the mainland, North and South Monomoy Islands stand apart from each other and the coast. In the June 1984 scene acquired by Landsat 5, an unbroken barrier spit protects the Atlantic-facing coast of Chatham, MA, and its harbor. These images of the southeastern elbow of Cape Cod capture the impact of natural forces that have raised up, shifted, and torn down the Nauset-Monomoy coastal barrier system. The EarthView: Wind,Waves Alter Coastal Barriers

Image shows side-by-side satellite views of the Massachusetts coast. The Landsat image of the week for the week of April 11, 2016.

Earthview wind maps