additional results and explanation of the various analyses performed in this 
study. 
Units of Measurement 
8. In conformance with the trend in the United States to employ SI 
(metric) units of measurement in engineering and science, calculations and 
data analyses associated with numerical models newly developed in this study 
were performed and reported in metric units. Most historical engineering work 
for the north New Jersey coast has been done in American customary units, 
whereas in the related scientific literature dealing with this coast numerical 
values are given in metric form. For tasks a, b, and c, numerical values have 
usually been expressed in metric form; however, certain tables and citations 
contain customary unit conversions. In particular, customary units were em- 
ployed in discussion of previous engineering results and design specifications 
in order to provide continuity and ease of cross reference. A table contain- 
ing conversion factors is given on page 7. 
