PREFACE 



The model development documented here was authorized as part of the 

 Civil Works Research and Development Program of the Office, Chief of Engineers 

 (OCE), US Army. The research work unit funding this work, Regional Coastal 

 Processes Numerical Modeling System, is part of the Shore Protection and Res- 

 toration Program. Messrs. John H. Lockhart and John G. Housley were the OCE 

 Technical Monitors during preparation and publication of this report. 



The study was conducted under the direction of Dr. James R. Houston, 

 Chief, Coastal Engineering Eesearch Center (CERC) of the US Army Engineer 

 Waterways Experiment Station (WES); Mr. Charles C. Calhoun, Jr., Assistant 

 Chief, CERC; and Mr. H. Lee Butler, Chief, Research Division, The report 

 was prepared by Mr. Bruce A. Ebersole, Research Hydraulic Engineer; Mrs. Mary 

 A. Cialone, Hydraulic Engineer; and Mr. Mark D. Prater, Research Hydraulic 

 Engineer. The prototype data used in the model verification procedure were 

 supplied by members of the staff of CERC's Field Research Facility, particu- 

 larly Messrs. William A. Birkemeier and H. Carl Miller. This report was 

 edited by Ms. Shirley A. J. Hanshaw, Publications and Graphic Arts Division, 

 WES. 



Director of WES during publication of this report was COL Allen F. Grum, 

 USA. Technical Director was Dr. Robert W. Whalin. 



