CONTENTS 



Page 



PREFACE 1 



LIST OF TABLES 2 



LIST OF FIGURES 3 



CONVERSION FACTORS, INCH-POUND TO METRIC (SI) 



UNITS OF MEASUREMENT 5 



PART I: INTRODUCTION 6 



PART II: CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY 9 



PART III: INSTRUMENTATION 11 



Wave Gages 11 



Tide Gages 21 



Meteorological Instruments 22 



PART IV: DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS 25 



Digital Wave Data 25 



Water Level Data 28 



Weather and Visual Observations 28 



Bathymetric and Pier Surveys 31 



Photography 32 



Sediment Data 34 



PART V: DATA AVAILABILITY/RESULTS 35 



Data Availability 35 



Results 35 



REFERENCES 81 



APPENDIX A: 



APPENDIX B 

 APPENDIX C 



No. 



METEOROLOGICAL DATA Al 



WAVE DATA Bl 



SURVEY DATA CI 



LIST OF TABLES 



1 1980 Calibration/Maintenance Schedule for 



Baylor Staff Gages 13 



2 Waverider Predeployment Calibration Information, 



1 August 1980 18 



3 1980 Data Availability 36 



4 Meteorological Data Summary for 1980 37 



5 Monthly Precipitation Means, Maxima, and Minima at 



the FRF from 1978 through 1980 38 



6 Seasonal Significant Wave Height Statistics for 1980 51 



7 Seasonal Peak Wave Period Statistics for 1980 51 



