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Hurricane Carol, 1954
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1930
Time of day
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Track of Hurricane Carol, 1954, and tide records along the United States east coast (after Harris, 1956).
Fig. 3.25
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mean sea
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Shoreline
Open ocean or
deep water
Continental shelf
Continental slope
Seabed
Fig. 3.26
Effect of wave shoaling on the height of long waves crossing the continental shelf.
