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@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ of the water "runup" and rundown the beach. It is comprised of two components:
Setup, swash and other components of Total Water Level (TWL) rise are shown in this
handy figure below.
-.. figure:: ./docs/_static/VitousekDoubling2017Fig1.jpg
+.. image:: ./docs/_static/VitousekDoubling2017Fig1.jpg
- Figure from Vitousek et al. (2017) [#vit17]_
+| Figure from Vitousek et al. (2017) [#vit17]_
Wave runup can contribute a significant portion of the increase in TWL in coastal
storms causing erosion and inundation. For example, Stockdon et al. (2006) [#sto06]_