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Visual Observation at Atlantic City ( Jon. 1968 - Oct. 1974 ) 



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Toms River COSOP Data ( 1954 - 1957 ) 



Atlantic City Gage Oato( 1964 -1967) (see Figs. 14, 15, ond 16) 



Atlantic City COSOP Ooto (1955-1964) * 



Jon Feb. Mar. Apr May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 



Figure 50. Mean monthly gage and visual data for wave 

 heights and periods for Atlantic City. 



The visual observation data indicate that the breaker approach is 

 predominantly from within a sector of 5° to the left of shore-normal to an 

 observer on the beach. 



3. Coastal Engineering Implications. 



The data in this study largely indicate the far-reaching influence of the 

 two beach fills of 1963 and 1970. Judging from the volumetric and MSL shore- 

 line changes through time, shown in Figures 33 and 44, respectively, the beach 

 fills accomplished their purpose of rebuilding the beach, not only where the 

 fill was directly placed, but also downdrift, as the result of natural lit- 

 toral processes. The severe erosional condition at profile line 2, however, 

 bears closer examination to determine the specific causes as well as possible 

 solutions to this critical problem. 



Among the greatest difficulties in determining how and where the sand is 

 transported are the incomplete surveying of the entire Absecon Island and the 



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