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National Assessment of Coastal Vulnerability to Sea-Level Rise: Preliminary Results for the U.S. Gulf of Mexico Coast

Figure 9.   Map of the erosion rate variable for the U.S. Gulf of Mexico coast. Most of the Gulf of Mexico coast receives a moderate to very high risk ranking, meaning the coastline is either stable or is eroding. There are few accreting areas.

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Figure 9.Map of the erosion rate variable for the U.S. Gulf of Mexico coast.
Figure 9.Map of the erosion rate variable for the U.S. Gulf of Mexico coast.




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Introduction Risk
Variables		 Data
Ranking		 C.V.I. Results Discussion Summary References
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