CONTENTS 
CONVERSION FACTORS, U.S. CUSTOMARY TO METRIC (SI). 
I INTRODUCTION . 
II METEOROLOGY OF STORM . é 0 
1. Characteristics and Path of hor DrroSsiuERS yecent 
2. Windspeed and Wind Direction . 
III WAVES, TIDES, AND SURGE. 
1. Waves. 4 
2. Storm Surge. 
3. Wave Direction . 
IV BEACH SURVEYS. 
1. Background . : 
2. Beach Characteristics. 
3. Data Collection. 
4. Data Processing. 
V BEACH SURVEY RESULTS BY LOCALITIES . 
. Cape Cod, Massachusetts. 
. Misquamicut Beach, Rhode edna 
. Westhampton Beach, New York. 
Southampton Beach, New York. 
. Jones Beach, New York. 
Long Beach Island, New Jersey . 
Atlantic City, New Jersey. 
Ludlam Island, New Jersey. 
CONDUNBRWNE 
VI DISCUSS TON * ‘ 
Storm Surge Elevation and Duration versus Nesdimem 
Erosion Elevation. 
VII CONCLUSIONS. 
LITERATURE CITED . 
TABLES 
1 Before-and-after BEP survey dates of the 17 December 1970 
storm . she Gata TS suhag cen Reus 
2 Physical parameters of the seven localities. 
3 Shoreline and unit volume changes at Cape Cod for 17 December 1970 
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