PREFACE 



This report presents field survey data collected between 1962 and 1978 

 that document the effects of storms on seven beaches on the east coast of the 

 United States. The data have been used to quantify the magnitude of 

 storm-induced changes in terms of sediment gains and losses to the beach 

 face. Expectations are that this unique data set will also be used in 

 developing and evaluating models for predicting the large and often dramatic 

 changes caused by coastal storms. 



This report was prepared at the Coastal Engineering Research Center 

 (CERC) of the US Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station (WES) as part of 

 the Storm Erosion Studies Work Unit (No. 31467), Shore Protection and 

 Restoration Program, Coastal Engineering Area, Civil Works Research and 

 Development. Technical Monitors were Mr. John H. Lockhart, Jr., and Mr. John 

 G. Housley, Headquarters, US Army Corps of Engineers. 



Mr. William A. Birkemeier, Ms. Rebecca J. Savage, and Mr. Michael W. 

 Leffler, all of CERC's Field Research Facility (FRF) Group, prepared this 

 report under the supervision of Mr. Curt Mason, Chief, FRF, Mr. Thomas 

 Richardson, Chief, Engineering Division, Dr. Linwood Vincent, Program 

 Manager, and Dr. James Houston, Chief, CERC. Dr. Cyril Galvin, Mr. Rudolph 

 Savage, Mr. Allen DeWall, Dr. Craig Everts, Ms. Karen Jacobs, and Ms. 

 Jennifer Miller also contributed to either the planning of the project or to 

 the processing of the data, particularly during the beginning of this study. 



Commander and Director of WES upon publication of this report was COL 

 Dwayne G. Lee, CE. Dr. Robert W. Whalin was Technical Director. 



