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5.1 Measured Storm Surge in Galveston, Texas Area during Hurricane 

 Carla 52 



5.2 Isolines of Non-Dimensional Significant Wave Height for 

 Hurricane -generated Wind- waves 53 



5.3 Idealized Geometries for the Continental Shelf: a) Uniform 



Depth, b) Uniform Slope 54 



6.1 Historical Shoreline Changes at the Isles Dernieres , 



Louisiana 65 



6.2 The Shoal System at Cape Canaveral, Florida 66 



6.3 Bathymetric Chart of Nassau Sound, Florida, Showing Ebb 



Shoals. Depths are in Feet 68 



6.4 Shoreline Between Two Headlands at Wreck Bay, Vancouver 



Island, with Observed Wave Patterns 71 



6.5 Examples of Design Cross-sections for Sea Dikes 72 



6.6 Shoreline of Holland if There Were No Dikes, Showing a 



50% Loss in Land Area 74 



6.7 Typical Cross sections of a) Seawall, b) Bulkhead and 



c) Revetment 76 



6.8 Plan view of the Galveston Seawall 77 



6.9 Breakwater Project and Shoreline Response at Presque Isle, 

 Pennsylvania 79 



6.10 Groin Field at Long Branch, New Jersey 81 



6.11 Shoreline Response to Jetty Construction at Ocean City, 



Maryland 83 



6.12 Beach Nourishment Project at Harrison County, 



Mississippi 84 



7.1 The Rise of Sea Level as Obtained from Carbon-14 Dates in 

 Relatively Stable Areas. Break in Slope some 6000 Years 



BP may have Provided Basis for Barrier Island Stability ... 91 



7.2 Components of Sand Volume Balance Due to Sea Level Rise and 

 Associated Profile Retreat According to Bruun Rule 92 



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