PREFACE 



This study ^as authorized by the U. S. Army Engineer District, Wilming- 

 ton (SAW), and conducted at the U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment 

 Station \WES). The study was performed, and this report prepared, by Messrs. 

 David Leenknecht, Jeff Earickson, and H. Lee Butler of the Wave Dynamics 

 Division (WDD), H>Jraulics Laboratory. Providing general supervision were 

 Mr. H. B. Simmons, Chief ol the Hydraulics Laboratory, and Dr. R. W. Whalin 

 and Mr. C. E. Chatham, Jr., former and acting Chiefs of the Wave Dynamics 

 Division. The WWD and its personnel were transferred to the Coastal Engineer- 

 ing Research Center (CFP.C) of WES on 1 July 1983 under the supervision of 

 Dr. Whalin, Chief of CERC. 



This report describes the application of numerical hydrodynamic models 

 to Pamlico Sound and adjacent areas. Following model calibrations and 

 verifications, ar^ evaluation of proposed jetty configurations fo'- Oregon 

 Inlet was made. All numerical computatior.3 were performed on the CRAY 1 

 and Control Data Cyber computers of Boeing Computer Services in Bellevue, 

 Washington. 



Commanders and Directors of WES during this investigation and the prep- 

 aration and publication of this report were COL Nelson P. Conover, CE, and 

 COL Tilford C. Creel, CE. Technical Director was Mr. F. R. Brown. 



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