SYMBOLS AND DEFINITIONS 



C suspended- sediment concentration (in parts per thousand) by weight, 



given by the ratio o£ the total weight of sediment sample to the total 

 weight of seawater in the pumped sample. Weight of water is determined 

 from volume pumped, assuming seawater density of 64 pounds per cubic 

 foot, less the weight of the sediment sample. 



d water depth at the sampl^iig station determined by surveying bottom 



elevation and subtracting it from the tidal stage at the time of sam- 

 ple collection 



d^ median sand size 



E distance of the intake nozzle above the ocean bottom 



H wave height, the vertical distance between a wave crest and the 

 preceding trough 



Hg significant wave height determined from analysis of pen-and-ink records 

 for a pressure gage located in a 15-foot water depth at the end of the 

 City Pier at Ventnor, New Jersey 



Q longshore transport rate 



R distance scale measured along sampler pipe, used to compute E, nozzle 

 elevation above bottom 



S horizontal distance from the breaker line to the sampling station at 



the time of the sample. (Distances to stations landward of the breaker 

 line are positive.) 



Sg distance from the sampling station to the estimated Stillwater level 

 (SWL), based on the tide stage at the time of sample collection 



T wave period (in seconds) 



Tg significant wave period as determined in the analysis for Hg 



t time 



V^ velocity of the water-sediment mixture in the 0.5-inch intake nozzle 



ajj estimated arigle between breaking wave crest and the shoreline 



9 angle of sampler pipe to vertical (in degrees) 



