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helpful comments on a thesis draft. We also thank 3 
anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments. This 
research was supported by a grant from MOAA, Na¬ 
tional Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Center for 
Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research (award number 
NA09NOS4730219) to T. Targett. This short contri¬ 
bution is publication no. 16-003 of the NOAA/CSCOR 
Mid-Atlantic Shorelines project. 
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