Wave Climate at Selected Locations Along U.S. Coasts.

Since 1948, the Coastal Engineering Research Center (CERC) and its predecessor, the Beach Erosion Board (BEB) have gathered wave data from U.S. coastal locations. Staff and pressure-sensitive gages, generally shore-based, were used to obtain the data; a few gages were operated at offshore locations....

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Main Author: Thompson,Edward F
Other Authors: COASTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER FORT BELVOIR VA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1977
Subjects:
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
*OCEAN WAVES
*OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA
UNITED STATES
COASTAL REGIONS
PRESSURE GAGES
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MARINE CLIMATOLOGY
NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
HEIGHT
NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN
MAGNETIC RECORDING SYSTEMS
MEXICO GULF
Gage
Pacific
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA037904
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA037904
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Summary:Since 1948, the Coastal Engineering Research Center (CERC) and its predecessor, the Beach Erosion Board (BEB) have gathered wave data from U.S. coastal locations. Staff and pressure-sensitive gages, generally shore-based, were used to obtain the data; a few gages were operated at offshore locations. Wave records were initially 7-minute pen and ink records taken six times a day, but more recently, 1,024-second digital records on magnetic tape taken four times daily have been used to determine significant wave heights and periods. Summaries of significant heights and periods for 19 gage locations provide useful information on ranges, and annual and seasonal variations of wave climate. (Author)

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