Derived from experienced record 



of NOS tide goge at Atlantic City 

 (9-11 Mor. 1962) 



An arbitrary extension passing through 



the standard project hurricane volue 



of 16 feet assumed at 0.2 percent frequency 



J L 



10 20 50 80 90 95 98 99 



Frequency in Events / 100 Years 



99.8 99.9 100 



Figure 18. 



Frequency of maximum monthly high tides at 

 Atlantic City (from U.S. Congress, 1964a). 



20 r- 



15 



10 



Trend Line 



-10 



1910 



Figure 19. 



1920 



1930 



1940 

 Yr 



1950 



I960 



1970 



Change in sea level with respect to adjacent land 

 for Atlantic City, 1912 to 1969 (Hicks, 1973). 



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