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Hurricane Sandy dune-elevation change - MD and DE

Detailed Description

Hurricane Sandy dune-elevation change (A), shoreline change (B), and beach-volume change (C) between September 2010 and November 2012 for the Maryland and Delaware coasts. Vertical dashed lines indicate the center of Assateague Island, Ocean City and Bethany Beach, and Cape Henlopen. 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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