Preface 



A request for a model investigation to study navigation improvements at Nome 

 Harbor, Alaska, was initiated by the U.S. Army Engineer District, Alaska, in a 

 letter to the U.S. Army Engineer Division, Pacific Ocean. Headquarters, U.S. 

 Army Corps of Engineers (HQUSACE) subsequentiy authorized the U.S. Army 

 Engineer Waterways Experiment Station (WES), Coastal and Hydraulics Labora- 

 tory (CHL), to perform the study. Funds were provided by the Alaska District 

 on 4 August 1997, 14 October 1997, 9 January 1998, and 27 February 1998. 



Model experiments were conducted at WES during the period December 1997 

 through March 1998 by personnel of the Harbors and Entrances Branch (HEB) of 

 the Navigation and Harbors Division (NHD), CHL, under the direction of 

 Dr. James R. Houston and Mr. Charles C. Calhoun, Jr., Director and Assistant 

 Director of CHL, respectively; and under the direct guidance of Messrs. C. E. 

 Chatham, Jr., Chief of NHD; and Dennis G. Markle, Chief of HEB. Model ex- 

 periments were conducted by Messrs. Hugh F. Acuff and Larry R. Tolliver, Civil 

 Engineering Technicians, and William G. Henderson, Computer Assistant, under 

 the supervision of Mr. Robert R. Bottin, Jr., Research Physical Scientist. This 

 report was prepared by Messrs. Bottin and Acuff. Word Processing and format- 

 ting were completed by Ms. Myra E. Willis, CHL. 



Prior to the model investigation, Messrs. Bottin and Acuff met with represen- 

 tatives of the Alaska District and visited Nome Harbor to inspect the prototype 

 site. During the course of the study, liaison was maintained by means of confer- 

 ences, telephone communications, E-mail, and monthly progress reports. 

 Messrs. Ken Eisses and Ed Sorenson were technical points of contact for the 

 Alaska District. The following personnel visited WES to attend briefings, confer- 

 ences, and/or observe model operation during the course of the study. 



Mr. Let Mon Lee HQUSACE 



Mr. Henri Langlois HQUSACE 



Mr. Jim Nakasone Pacific Ocean Division 



Mr. Carl Stormer Alaska District 



Mr. Ken Eisses Alaska District 



Mr. Ed Sorenson Alaska District 



Mr. John Burns Alaska District 



Mr. Will Appleton Alaska District 



