ARGUS imagery video technique for monitoring coasts

Over the past 30 years, optical remote sensing has been developed into a very useful tool for sampling the nearshore environment. This tool is called the ARGUS system. The system depends on an understanding of the physics of the camera as an optical sensor and of the relationship of optical signals to the geophysical signals they represent (see HOLMAN and STANLEY (2007) for more details). This paper describes the applications of the ARGUS system with an emphasis on those relevant for monitoring the morphodynamics of the coasts.