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FIGURES --Continued 



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15 Wave data obtained at Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1957-67 28 



16 Monthly wave power at Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1962-67 29 



17 Direction of monthly wave approach at Ludlam Beach, New Jersey, 



illustrating the tendency of waves to approach from north of the 

 shoreline orientation, 1969-74 29 



18 BEP survey frequency, Ludlam Beach, New Jersey 31 



19 Survey party measuring profile line 14, 16 January 1968 32 



20 Rodman at seaward end of profile line, 16 January 1968 32 



21 Shoreline orientation and shape of Ludlam Beach, showing the 



indentation near the island center and seaward projections of the 

 shoreline near the inlets 36 



22 Superimposed beach profiles obtained from Ludlam Beach on 11 January 



1963 and 14 January 1971 36 



23 Superimposed beach profiles obtained from Ludlam Beach on 28 March 



1963 and 13 April 1971 37 



24 Superimposed beach profiles obtained from Ludlam Beach in August 1963 



and August 1970 37 



25 Superimposed beach profiles obtained from Ludlam Beach in October 1963 



and October 1970 38 



26 Average beach width and foreshore slope at profile lines in 1963, 



1970, and 1971 on Ludlam Beach, showing a noticeable decrease in 



beach width from north to south through the groin fields ....... 38 



27 Shoreline position of Ludlam Beach as obtained from U.S. Coast and 



Geodetic Survey charts, 1842-1936, and a Corps of Engineers survey, 



1955 39 



28 Shoreline change for Ludlam Beach, 1949-74 . . 40 



29 Yearly change in shoreline position on Ludlam Beach, obtained from 



BEP survey data, 1962-72 41 



30 MSL shoreline changes resulting from seven storms at Ludlam Beach. . . 43 



31 Beach volume changes resulting from seven storms at Ludlam Beach ... 44 



32 Shoreline and beach volume changes averaged for seven storms at 



Ludlam Beach, showing the large changes which occurred near Corson 



Inlet and the apparent effect of the Sea Isle City groins in 



reducing storm losses from above MSL 46 



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