PREFACE 



This report provides a basic description of the oceanographic and meteoro- 

 logical instrumentation used for the collection of environmental data at the 

 Coastal Engineering Research Center's (CERC) Field Research Facility (FRF) at 

 Duck, North Carolina; it also provides the information necessary for proper 

 interpretation of the instrument data. The report is intended as a reference 

 for subsequent reports which will contain summaries of the data collected from 

 the instruments. The work was carried out under the CERC's waves and coastal 

 flooding program. 



The report was prepared by H. Carl Miller, Oceanographer , under the super- 

 vision of Dr. C.L. Vincent, Chief, Coastal Oceanography Branch and C. Mason, 

 Chief, Field Research Facility Group, Research Division. 



The author acknowledges the helpful review comments from M.G. Mattie of 

 CERC, R. Masterson, National Ocean Survey (NOS) , and J. O'Brien, National Wea- 

 ther Service (NWS) , National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) . 



Comments on this publication are invited. 



Approved for publication in accordance with Public Law 166, 79th Congress, 

 approved 31 July 1945, as supplemented by Public Law 172, 88th Congress, 

 approved 7 November 1963. 



TED E. BISHOP 



Colonel, Corps of Engineers 



Commander and Director 



