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From: Long-term washover fan accretion on a transgressive barrier island challenges the assumption that paleotempestites represent individual tropical cyclones

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DEMs showing morphologic changes at the site. Background aerial photography from United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Aerial Photography Field Office (USDA-FSA-APFO) and maps were created using Surfer® 17.1.288 (www.goldensoftware.com). Circles show well locations. (a) Morphology of the site 5 days before Hurricane Sandy. (b) The washover deposit had more than doubled in size 2 days after Hurricane Sandy. (c,d) The washover deposit continued to grow during the subsequent 6 months. (e,f) The size of the washover deposit changed little until Hurricane Joaquin on October 12, 2015. (g) Along-shore elevation profiles extracted from all DEMs obtained. Profiles are from where the elevation is at a maximum (commonly the foredune crest) and numbered consecutively from October 2012. The gray shading highlights profiles from DEMs showing little change in washover area and volume (5–13; Supplementary Fig. S1). Dashed line = Mean Higher High Water (MHHW).

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