Coastal Engineering Research Center (Continued) 
Mississippi Sound Wave-Hindcast Study 
Jensen, Robert E., TR HL-83-8 
Publication Date: April 1983 
Location: 23 stations in the Mississippi Sound 
Period of Coverage: 20 years (1956-1975) 
Contents: This 878-page manual contains hindcast data on wind waves in the 
Mississippi Sound during the period 1956 to 1975. It is divided into three 
volumes. Volume one contains the main text and Appendices A and B. The main 
text discusses the methodology and the shallow-water wave model utilized in 
the hindcast computations. Appendix A is a verification of the shallow-water 
wave model, while Appendix B is on the notation used. 
Volume two contains Appendices C and D. Appendix C contains water 
depths, wave directions, fetch length, and frequency data used by the shallow- 
water wave model. Appendix D contains wave data for stations 1-12. The data 
given are (a) seasonal and 20-year percent occurrence tables, (b) percent 
exceedance diagrams, (c) height, period, and direction histograms, and 
(d) mean and largest significant wave height tables. 
Volume three contains Appendices E through G. Appendix E contains simi- 
lar wave data as Appendix D for stations 13-23. Appendix F contains duration 
of waves over a specified height, while Appendix G contains duration of waves 
under a specified height. Both Appendices F and G give data for all 
23 stations. 
Available From: US Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station 
ATTN: Technical Information Center - Library 
Branch 
PO Box 631 
Vicksburg, MS 39180-0631 
(601) 634-2571, FTS 542-2571 
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