the vicinity of Sea Bright. Detailed comparisons of the impacted area were 
not made since the precise amount of recession is not known. It was reported 
(CE 1954, p 48) that "At elevation 10 ft above mean low water recession aver- 
aged 98 ft." It was also reported that ". . . selected profiles subsequent to 
the November 1953 storm indicate recession of from 30 to 85 ft from the summer 
shore line position" (CE 1954, p D3). It can be inferred that the reported 
recession was not solely a result of the November storm, but of all storms 
occurring between the surveys of June - August 1953 and the November post- 
storm survey. Another major storm event, occurring on 22 October 1953 with an 
"observed storm tide" of 6 ft MSL (Dendrou, Moore, and Taylor 1981), probably 
contributed to the erosion documented by the November post-storm survey. The 
30-, 85-, and 98-ft recession figures most likely represent an overestimate of 
the November 1953 storm damage; nevertheless, it is well documented that 
erosion from this single event was devastating. 
150. The storm event was simulated by subjecting the summer 1953 
Profile 13 (CE 1954) to the November 1953 storm surge as documented by Pore 
and Barrientos (1976). The numerical simulation gave a maximum recession of 
48.3 ft, within the recession limits reported by CE (1954). Caldwell (1959) 
presents additional data on the November 1953 storm, which are given in 
Table 9 and used in the present study to assess longshore variability of beach 
erosion. 
Table 9 
Measured Changes in Contours Between Surveys Made in the Summer of 1953 
and Immediately after the 6-7 November 1953 Storm, Sea Bright, 
New Jersey (after Caldwell 1959} 
Contour Elevation Landward Retreat of Contour (ft) 
(ft above MLW) Average Maximum 
0 65 110 
5 63 90 
10 98 180 
15 53 120 
151. Results of the two verifications for seawall-backed beaches indi- 
cate that the model acceptably reproduces measured recession of a berm in 
front of a seawall which occurs in response to a known storm event. Although 
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