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• A measurement that is added to the base flood elevation for V Zones shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Map published prior to 1981. For coastal communities, the base flood elevation shown on Flood Insurance Rate Maps published prior to 1981 are still-water elevations, which include only the effects of tide and storm surge, and not the height of wind-generated waves.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Wave Height Adjustment. (n.d.). National Flood Insurance Glossary. Retrieved May 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/wave-height-adjustment.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Wave Height Adjustment. National Flood Insurance Glossary. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/wave-height-adjustment (accessed: May 28, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Wave Height Adjustment." National Flood Insurance Glossary. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). 28 May. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/wave-height-adjustment.

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