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U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2010-1146

Coastal Vulnerability Assessment of the Northern Gulf of Mexico to Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Change

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Figure 4. Coastal geomorphology for the Northern Gulf of Mexico. The colored shoreline represents the variations in coastal geomorphology along the coast. The very high vulnerability geomorphology (red) includes barrier islands, saltmarshes, tidal flats, and sand beaches, whereas high- vulnerability areas (orange) include estuaries and lagoons.

Figure 4 is a map of coastal geomorphology for the Northern Gulf of Mexico. The colored shoreline represents the variations in coastal geomorphology along the coast. The very high vulnerability geomorphology (red), primarily along the open-coast, includes barrier islands, saltmarshes, tidal flats, and sand beaches, whereas high- vulnerability areas (orange), located mostly within protected areas, include estuaries and lagoons.

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