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localities. Median volume changes varied from 3.8 to -31.4 mVm with a single profile 

 maximum of -150 m^/m (measured along the south jetty of Absecon Inlet, Atlantic City). 

 Above msl volume changes were the best indicator of a storm's effect. Changes in slope 

 and shoreline (computed at msl) were surprisingly insensitive to storm effects. Of the 

 588 profile changes included in the study, 78.2 percent eroded based on volume losses 

 whereas only 55.1 percent had erosional shorelines. 



Though the data are widely scattered, volumetric changes correlate better with 

 measured peak water levels than with the hindcast wave heights, a finding consistent 

 with present models of storm erosion. 



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