Shifting sands on Burubbra Island | Digital Earth Australia

DEA Coastlines and Landsat data image of 32 years of coastal change at Barubbra Island, Queensland.

Creative Commons - Attribution International 4.0, © Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2023. Input data from Landsat 5, 7, and 8, courtesy of the US Geological Survey.

doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2021.112734

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