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

• 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

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)