The eight regions selected are not necessarily those of highest 

 priority with respect to economic iraportanbe because selection has been 

 governed to some extent by availability of data „ For example^ it has 

 been necessary to exclude the entire South Atlantic Coast in the initial 

 program because of the uncertainty of obtaining statistical wave data 

 for that area» Knowledge gained through the research program is expected 

 to enable future coverage of coastal areas omitted at this time o The 

 initial program provides for reports on the following regions; 



lo The South Shore of Long Island 

 ■ 2„ The New Jersey Shore from Sandy Hook to Gape May Point 

 3o The Peninsular Gulf Coast of Florida^ from Cedar Keys to 



Cape Sable 

 4.0 The Gulf Coast of Texas 

 5„ The Coast of Southern California from Pto Fermin to the 



Mexican Border 

 60 The Coast of Southern California from Pto Conception to 



pto Fermin 

 7.. The Shores of Lake Michigan 

 80 The United States Shore of Lake Erie o 



Each report will consist of five chapters titled as follows? 



lo C^eomorphology 



2o Littoral Forces 



3o Littoral Materials 



l^.„ Littoral Measurements 



5o summary and Conclusions 



The chapter on geomorphology is intended to include all description 

 necessary to make the report corapletej, and to supply the most acceptable 

 hypothesis of the geological background of the region in non-technical 

 language o It will include such data as are available concerning sediment 

 supplied to the shore from upland tributaries and shore headlands „ It 

 is planned that this chapter will be written by an outstanding geomorpho- 

 logist long familiar with the area concerned^ following a detailed out- 

 line prepared by the Board Staff to insure that it will be concise and 

 clear » 



The chapter on littoral forces will consist principally of wave 

 statistics determined by hindcasting at selected stations j, and will in- 

 clude comparisons of observed and hindcast waves within the region to pro- 

 vide a measure of the limits of accuracy,, Typical examples of refraction 

 analysis will be given^ and existing refraction analysis for all localities 

 within the region will be identified in tabular form with references to 

 the offices in which the drawings are filed » Tide and c\irrent data will 

 be extracted from existing publications or covered by reference to 

 appropriate publications o The compilation of wave statistics will be a 

 joint effort, accomplished in part by the Board Staff and in part by 



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