New Jersey Beach Profile Network Annual Report, Spring of 2002 Through Fall of 2003, Ocean County

The 2003 New Jersey Beach Profile Network report covers 18 months of beach changes along the New Jersey coastline, from the spring of 2002 through the fall of 2003. The section of the report documents observations of the survey sites in Ocean County. These observations on beach changes along the New Jersey coastline have provided a means to determine both rapid seasonal changes and follow long-term trends in shoreline position or beach volume. The report focuses on shoreline and beach volume changes presented as tables, photographs and topographic profiles for each of the locations.This research was funded by the State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Construction and Engineering under the Shore Protection legislation authorizing the stable funding of coastal projects (NJ PL 93 Chap 155). This is the final report under contract #4135 and includes the first quarter's work under the new contract, #4154.Purpose: To document long-term trends in changes in NJ beaches and to to develop statistically meaningful information for State and local coastal zone managers