Table 1. Representative values of the breach susceptibility index
B = S10/R for selected locations
Breach
Susceptibility
Surge, S10
Diurnal Tide
(m)
Range, R (m)
Index, B
Location, USA
New York, New
Jersey
1.5
1.5
1.0
Florida (Atlantic
side)
1.0
1.0
1.0
Louisiana, Texas
1.5
0.5
3.0
Northern Calif.,
Oregon, Wash.
0.5
2.0 to 2.5
0.25 to 0.2
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