Welcome to the Field Research Facility. Located on the Atlantic Ocean near the town of Duck, North Carolina
(...2MB pdf map), the FRF is an internationally-recognized
coastal observatory. Instruments at the facility constantly record the changing waves, winds, tides, and currents.
Central to the facility is a 1840 foot long pier and specialized vehicles.
The FRF was established in 1977 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and is part of the Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (headquarters in Vicksburg, MS).
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