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US Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station 
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Vicksburg, MS 39180-0631 
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Publications 
Atlantic Coast Hindcast, Deepwater, Significant Wave Information 
Corson, W. D., et al., WIS Report 2 
Publication Date: January 1981 
Location: 13 stations along US Atlantic coast 
Period of Coverage: 1956-1975 
Contents: Using numerical hindcast techniques, deepwater significant wave 
data (height, period, and direction) are computed for the 20-year interval, 
1956-1975. The wave data are presented for 13 stations in 8 data products: 
(a) Seasonal percent occurrence tables. 
(b) Percent exceedance diagrams. 
(@) ee Durataonmitabilies 
(d) Wave rose diagrams (season and year). 
(e) Height, period, direction histograms (season and year). 
(f) Return period diagrams. 
(f) Wave steepness diagrams. 
(g) Mean and largest wave-height tables. 
Description and method of use of the products are given in the report. 
The hindeast data are generated specifically for deepwater conditions 
which represent Phase I of the Atlantic Coast Wave Information Study (ACWIS) 
conducted by the US Army Corps of Engineers. Since waves generated from 
tropical storms or hurricanes are excluded in the analyses, caution must be 
exercised when the data are applied for design or analysis purposes. 
Available From: National Technical Information Service 
US Department of Commerce 
5285 Port Royal Road 
Springfield, VA 22161 
(703) 487-4650, FTS 737-4650 
(NTIS Accession No. AD-A095-497) 
Costs: Costs of hard copies or microfiches are avail- 
able from NTIS upon request. 
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