TABLE 3-5 



NET CHANGE IN ACRES (AND PERCENTAGE) BETWEEN 1980 AND 2075 FOR 



PRINCIPAL ZONES UNDER VARIOUS SCENARIOS 



Zone 



Baseline 



Low Scenario 



High Scenario 



TUCKERTON MARSH (Tidal Range = 61 cm [2.0 FTQ 



TOTAL 



GREAT BAY BOULEVARD MARSH (Tidal Range = 96.9 cm [3.18 FT]) 



FIGURE 3-5 



CONCEPTUAL MODEL OF A LOW-SCENARIO SEA LEVEL RISE IN THE 

 TUCKERTON MARSH (Tidal Range = 2.0 ft) 



Highland 



Transition 



2075 



7% 



High Marsh 

 2075 

 3% 



Low Marsh 

 2075 



29% 



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Highland 

 1980 

 30% 



Transition 

 1980 

 7% 



1980 +2.0 ■;"?■■ ■■■■ 



1980 + 0.5" 



High Marsh 

 1980 

 28% 



Low Marsh 

 1980 — 



2% 



Tidal Flat Water 



2075 2075 



-2% 33% 



2075 (+ 4.5 ft.) 

 2075 (+ 2.8 ft.) 

 2075 (+ 2.0 ft.) 

 ■ 2075(+ 0.5 ft.) 



¥-2075 MSL 



Low Scenario 



5-1980 MSL 



Tidal Flat Water 



,-1980 1980 



<1% 33% 



*Axis on left shows NGVD elevation; spot elevations are relative to 1980 or 2075 mean sea level. 



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