Comments on the status of particular gauges, such as on lost data, are given 

 in the Comments column in Table 1-2. 



Summary 



Review of experiments and results 



A large data set of hydrodynamic measurements was obtained during the 

 SUPERTANK Laboratory Data Collection Project to support beach profile 

 change, sediment transport, wave transformation, and cross-shore flow 

 studies. This chapter describes the procedures used to collect and analyze 

 these data. Results from spectral and time series analysis are presented in 

 Appendix C, which is contained in Volume II of this report. 



Recommendations 



The analysis described in this chapter is only the first step in the SUPER- 

 TANK data analysis process. The data are now in a usable form for applica- 

 tion to beach profile change, wave transformation, and cross-shore current 

 research and modeling. The data contained in Appendix C can also be used to 

 identify trends in the data and lead to more detailed analysis including correla- 

 tion of wave and current measurements to suspended sediment concentration, 

 time varying wave and current parameters, and transformation of multiple 

 wave trains. 



Acknowledgements 



The success of the SUPERTANK hydrodynamics measurements was a 

 result of the cooperation and assistance of the entire SUPERTANK team. 

 Special acknowledgement is given to Messrs. Terry Dibble (OSU) and Bill 

 Grogg (U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Coastal 

 Engineering Research Center (CERC)) for designing the electronics and 

 overcoming all electronic problems, Mr. Bill Hollings (OSU) for designing 

 mounts, Mr. Dave Standley (OSU) for collecting the data, Drs. Ed Thornton 

 (Naval Postgraduate School) and Reggie Beach (OSU) for supplying current 

 meters, Mr. Gray Smith (CERC) for assisting in the development of the 

 analysis software, and Mr. Tom Wendell (CERC) for assisting in the data 

 analysis. 



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