 06/13/2003 15:09 Panorama of the norther part of the Sand Key barrier island taken from the jetty protecting Clearwater Pass from drifting sand. Park like area in left part has accumulated rapidly (several hundred metres in 4-5 years) and has been stable since the early 1980s. |
 05/20/2003 22:02 Typical setting of an afternoon thunderstorm approaching Sand Key showing the beach with embryonic dune development. |
 05/20/2003 22:11 Hotels and condos in the northern part of Sand Key have 'suffered' from rapid accretion in that the beach is now about 200m wide in front of them (Sheraton Sand Key is the left hand building). |
 05/20/2003 22:14 Pionier dune vegetation at Sand Key (trainers for scale). |
 05/20/2003 22:14 Pionier dune vegetation at Sand Key (watch for scale). |
 05/20/2003 22:16 Pionier dune vegetation at Sand Key (one cent coin for scale). Note the shelly composition of the top layer. |
 05/20/2003 22:30 Attempts to create dune vegetation further south on Sand Key where the beach is narrower and the trampling is likely due to the condos lining this stretch of the coast. |
 05/21/2003 19:20 View from the Sheraton Sand Key north towards the Clearwater Pass inlet. All the area seen has accumulated between 1976 and 1980. |
 05/21/2003 19:21 View from the Sheraton Sand Key south. The updrift thinning out of the accumuated 'filet' can be clearly seen. |
 05/26/2003 14:29 View south along Sand Key. Choppy sea has created berm at high tide which is occasionally overtopped. |