CONTENTS 



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 CONVERSION FACTORS, U.S. CUSTOMARY TO METRIC (SI) 6 



I INTRODUCTION 7 



II INSTRUMENTATION AT THE FRF 7 



1. Oceanographic Instruments 7 



2. Meteorological Instrumentation 23 



HI SAMPLING INFORMATION AND SUMMARY DESCRIPTIONS 31 



1. Digital Wave Data 31 



2. Current Meter Data 31 



3. Conductivity and Temperature Data 31 



4. Monthly Tide Summaries 31 



5. Meteorological Observations 37 



IV DATA REQUESTS 37 



LITERATURE CITED 40 



APPENDIX INSTRUMENT INSTALLATION CHART 41 



FIGURES 



1 FRF location map 8 



2 Instrument locations at FRF 9 



3 Baylor wave staff gage and support system 11 



4 Water depth envelope along the FRF pier 12 



5 Waverider buoys 12 



6 Waverider moorings 13 



7 Pressure wave gage 14 



8 T-bracket used for current meter and pressure gage installations .... 15 



9 Current meter installation 17 



10 Hydrolab Model TC-2 conductivity probe 18 



11 Hydrolab Model T-4 temperature probe 18 



12 Hydrolab temperature and conductivity meters 19 



13 NOS control station at end of pier 19 



14 Leupold-Stevens tide gage 20 



15 Bristol pressure tide gage 20 



