Figure V-3-10. Naturally stable shorelines with beach width dependent on stormwave energy (from Silvester and Hsu 1993)

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a. Aerial view (schematic from photograph) of Cloudy Bay, Bruny Island,

Tasmania, Australia, showing greater natural beach berm width along the

more exposed section of coast (adapted from cover photograph and Fig-

ure 3-21 in Silvester and Hsu (1993))

b. Schematic of minimum dry beach width, Ymin

Figure V-3-10. Naturally stable shorelines with beach width dependent on stormwave energy (from Silvester

and Hsu 1993)

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