103.6 meters\u2026 meters. Such is the height of the highest point of the Dune du Pilat, recorded on May 12 by the team from the Observatoire de la c\u00f4te de Nouvelle-Aquitaine during the annual monitoring of the site.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n
How do the experts from the Observatoire de la c\u00f4te de Nouvelle-Aquitaine carry out their measurements?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFor a whole day, three agents from the Observatory survey this exceptional natural monument (2.9 km long and 616 m wide) and thus cover the equivalent of 7 times the ascent of the highest dune in Europe in order to study its evolution over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These topographical studies and photo interpretations have been carried out every year since 2009. The goal: to understand the changes in the morphology and measurements of the Dune. Two main phenomena shape it over time:
\u2013 the phenomenon of erosion \/ accretion: active at the level of the coastline (ie the junction space between the land and the sea);
\u2013 the phenomenon known as dune advance or migration (the Dune moves towards the forest): displacement mainly caused by the action of the prevailing winds (West) which carry millions of grains of sand inland every day .<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n
A rather mild winter season compared to previous years<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nLast year, the Dune du Pilat peaked at 102.4 meters, the lowest altitude measured since 2009. A year later, it won 1.2 meters<\/strong> at its top, located on the central part of the site. With a height of 103.6m<\/strong>, the altitude exceeds the heights measured in 2020 and 2022 but remains lower than the other annual measurements carried out since 2009. There is a loss of altitude of 5.5 m between 2009 and 2022. As a reminder, the maximum altitude reached by the Dune was 110.5m in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\nNote that thehe crest of the Dune is not the general witness of the evolution of the dune<\/strong>. The crest is very mobile and can move quickly (forward or backward) depending on the wind, without however directly testifying to the advance of the whole building towards the forest. Likewise, the maximum altitude of the Dune can vary rapidly from day to day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For a whole day, three agents from the Observatory survey this exceptional natural monument (2.9 km long and 616 m wide) and thus cover the equivalent of 7 times the ascent of the highest dune in Europe in order to study its evolution over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These topographical studies and photo interpretations have been carried out every year since 2009. The goal: to understand the changes in the morphology and measurements of the Dune. Two main phenomena shape it over time:
\u2013 the phenomenon of erosion \/ accretion: active at the level of the coastline (ie the junction space between the land and the sea);
\u2013 the phenomenon known as dune advance or migration (the Dune moves towards the forest): displacement mainly caused by the action of the prevailing winds (West) which carry millions of grains of sand inland every day .<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n
A rather mild winter season compared to previous years<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nLast year, the Dune du Pilat peaked at 102.4 meters, the lowest altitude measured since 2009. A year later, it won 1.2 meters<\/strong> at its top, located on the central part of the site. With a height of 103.6m<\/strong>, the altitude exceeds the heights measured in 2020 and 2022 but remains lower than the other annual measurements carried out since 2009. There is a loss of altitude of 5.5 m between 2009 and 2022. As a reminder, the maximum altitude reached by the Dune was 110.5m in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\nNote that thehe crest of the Dune is not the general witness of the evolution of the dune<\/strong>. The crest is very mobile and can move quickly (forward or backward) depending on the wind, without however directly testifying to the advance of the whole building towards the forest. Likewise, the maximum altitude of the Dune can vary rapidly from day to day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last year, the Dune du Pilat peaked at 102.4 meters, the lowest altitude measured since 2009. A year later, it won 1.2 meters<\/strong> at its top, located on the central part of the site. With a height of 103.6m<\/strong>, the altitude exceeds the heights measured in 2020 and 2022 but remains lower than the other annual measurements carried out since 2009. There is a loss of altitude of 5.5 m between 2009 and 2022. As a reminder, the maximum altitude reached by the Dune was 110.5m in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Note that thehe crest of the Dune is not the general witness of the evolution of the dune<\/strong>. The crest is very mobile and can move quickly (forward or backward) depending on the wind, without however directly testifying to the advance of the whole building towards the forest. Likewise, the maximum altitude of the Dune can vary rapidly from day to day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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