Figure 2. Dwyer Wind Meter, Abney Topographic Hand Level, and Tape. 



Each observation site is provided with a set of instructions to 

 facilitate filling out the LEO data form. These instructions, illus- 

 trated in Figure 3, consist of short, concise statements relative to 

 each variable to be recorded, and the manner in which each observation 

 is to be made. 



7. Site Selection 



In October 1969 there were 36 sites in the State of California 

 participating in the LEO data collection program. Table I lists the 

 sites and their code numbers in a north to south direction. Thirty-two 

 of these sites are part of the California State Park system. The re- 

 maining sites are publically owned property but are not State Parks. 

 Maps of California with the locations of all sites are shown in Figures 

 4 and 5. 



The selection of the sites depended on various factors, including 

 whether the park is operated and staffed on a full-year basis, whether 

 there is need for data on the area to assist in planning, design, con- 

 struction or maintenance of coastal works, and whether the data would 

 serve to document the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of an existing 



