6.6. Hypsometric curves for the upland areas of the Buzzards Bay towns of 



New Bedford and Wareham 112 



6.7. Future sea level projections by various authors 112 



6.8. Upland retreat rates for Massachusetts coastal communities 114 



6.9. Vertical range of Spartinaalterniflora in relation to the range of the tide 114 



6. 1 0. Response of the current barrier dune/marsh system to rising sea level 



under unrestricted and restricted conditions at the marsh-upland interface 115 



6.11. Photograph of dune overwash and remains of an old salt marsh 115 



6.12. Cyclone activity affecting the area of Cape Cod from 1885 to 198 land 



compilation of annual storm frequency from 1800 to 1980 117 



6.13. NOAA satellite photograph of Hurricane Bob, August 19, 1991 118 



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