intended to assist numerical modelers in developing and testing theories of 

 wave transformation across a continental shelf. Results also can be used by 

 numerical and physical modelers to establish realistic seaward wind wave 

 boundary conditions for models of nearshore processes. Illustrations are con- 

 tained primarily in Appendix A. Chapters 2 and 3 of this report describe the 

 experiment site, gauges, sampling pattern, storm definition, characterizing 

 parameters, and format of displayed results. Common features of storm wave 

 frequency-direction spectra are described, and some conjecture about unusual 

 spectral properties, along with the appropriate path of future research, is 

 presented in Chapter 4. 



Chapter 1 Introduction 



