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    "title": "Massachusetts Mean (interpolated) Beach Slope Point Data",
    "pubdate": "20161004",
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    "series_name": null,
    "issue": "doi:10.5066\/F7B8568F",
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    "descript": "The National Assessment of Coastal Change Hazards project derives beach morphology features from lidar elevation data for the purpose of understanding and predicting storm impacts to our nation's coastlines. This dataset defines mean beach slopes for Massachusetts for data collected at various times between 2000 and 2013.",
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            "name": "Doran, Kara S.",
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            "name": "Birchler, Justin J.",
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        {
            "name": "Long, Joseph W.",
            "role": "Author"
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        {
            "name": "Weber, Kathryn M.",
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