CONTENTS 



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CONVERSION FACTORS, U.S. CUSTOMARY TO METRIC (SI) _. 9 



I INTRODUCTION 11 



1. Use of the FRF 13 



2. Description of the Area 15 



3. FRF Specifications 18 



II LOCAL INFORMATION 21 



1. Research Support 21 



2. Living Accommodations 24 



III BASIC ENVIRONMENTAL MEASUREMENTS 27 



1 . Instrumentation 27 



2. Surveying Control 30 



3. Bath3mietrlc Surveying 30 



IV ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS 36 



1. General Weather 36 



2. Waves 36 



3. Currents 41 



4. Storms. 44 



3. Sediment Transport 49 



6. Tides and Sea Level Rise 52 



7. Surface Water Temperatures 53 



V BEACHES AND GEOLOGY 54 



1 . Origin 54 



2. Shoreline Changes 34 



3. Topography 56 



4. Beach Changes 57 



5. Bathymetry 63 



6. Longshore Bars 67 



7. Sediment Characteristics.... 69 



VI ECOLOGY OF THE FRF SITE 80 



1. Vegetation 80 



2. Fauna Studies 82 



VII OTHER AVAILABLE DATA 83 



LITERATURE CITED 88 



BIBLIOGRAPHY 91 



APPENDIX 



A EXAMPLE OF LIABILITY RELEASE 103 



B DIVE PLAN 104 



C BENCH-MARK DOCUMENTATION FORM 108 



D MONTHLY JOINT WAVE HEIGHT-PERIOD DISTRIBUTIONS 109 



E LISTS OF FLORA AND FAUNA AT THE FRF 115 



