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Preface iii 



Summary iv 



Table of Contents vii 



List of Figures ix 



List of Tables xi 



1. Introduction 1-1 



1.1. Report Overview 1-1 



1.2. Plaintiffs 1-2 



1.3. Study Hypotheses and Main Conclusions 1-5 



1.3.1. Applegate Property 1-5 



1.3.2. Noro Property 1-6 



2. Background 2-1 



2.1. Study Site 2-1 



2.2. Canaveral Harbor 2-2 



2.3. Relevant Coastal Processes 2-8 



2.3.1. Sediment Transport 2-8 



2.3.2. Waves 2-8 



2.3.3. Storms 2-9 



2.3.4. Sea-Level Rise 2-10 



2.4. Datums and Shoreline Definitions 2-11 



2.4.1. Reference Datums 2-12 



2.4.2. High-Water Line (HWL) 2-13 



2.4.3. Comparison of Shoreline Definitions 2-14 



2.4.4. Florida CoastalJurisdictional Boundaries 2-14 



2.4.5. Federal Jurisdictional Boundaries 2-17 



3. Assessment of Coastal Change 3-1 



3.1. Data Sources 3-1 



3.2. Seasonal Beach Change and Variability 3-4 



3.3. Long-Term Shoreline Change 3-5 



3.3.1. Shoreline Change prior to Harbor Construction (1877 to 1948) 3-5 



3.3.2. Shoreline Change after Harbor Construction (1948 to 1996) 3-6 



3.3.3. Coastal Sand-Volume Change 3-11 



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