Hurricane Sandy dune-elevation change - New Jersey
By St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
2012 (approx.)
Detailed Description
Hurricane Sandy dune-elevation change (A), shoreline change (B), and beach-volume change (C) between October and November 2012 for the New Jersey coast. Vertical dashed lines indicate the center of Cape May, the communities of Atlantic City and Seaside Heights, and Sandy Hook, New .Jersey. Horizontal axis is distance from landfall (DFL) in kilometers where negative numbers indicate areas south of landfall, and positive numbers indicate areas north of landfall.
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