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TA8LEIV 1 5 DOMINATING ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS OF THE ESTUARINE ZONE OF THE UNITED STATES 



MEAN RANGE IFT.I 



IEOUAL IEQUAL IEOUAL 



ISEMl- ISEMI- ISEMI- 



IDIURNAL I0IURNAL IOIURNAL 



I 10 | 5 I 2 



I JNtJJALl JNEjJA 

 ISEMI- ISEMI- 

 101 JRNAL I 31I1NA 

 I 20 I 2 



I1IDATA GIVEN ARE FlR SOUTHEAST ANO SOUTH COASTS ONLY. 



I2IDATA ARE TYPICAL NEAR-COASTAL VALUES FOR THE REGION, EXCEPT FOR CHESAPEAKE SAY, WHERE OATA APE FOR THE MIuOLE OF 



THE BAY. 

 I3I0ATA ARE FOR A POINT TYPICAL OF THE REGION. 

 REFERENCE: THE NATIONAL ESTUARINE INVENTORY 

 OATA SOURCE U.S. COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, U.S. WEATHER BUREAU 



