PREFACE 



This report is published to provide, basic inforftation about the Coastal 

 Engineering llesearch Center's (CERC) Field Research Facility (FRF) at Duck, 

 North Carolina. Although the primary purpose of the facility is to support 

 CERC's research programs, use by other agencies and organizations of both the 

 facility and the data being collected is encouraged. The work, on this report 

 was carried out under CERCs waves and coastal flooding program. 



The report was prepared by William A. Birkeraeier, Hydraulic Engineer, 

 under the supervision of C. Mason, Field Research Facility Group," Research 

 Division; sections of the i;,eport were prepared by A]»Lan E. OeWall, Carol S. 

 Corbies, and H. Carl Miller. 



The authprs acknowledge the assistance of the following members of the 

 CERC staff: G. Bichner, C. Judge, and R. Townsend for collecting much of the 

 data; J. Miller, J. Headlanct, and M. Lester for their analyses of beach pro- 

 file and sand sample data; K. Jacobs for compiling the bibliography; H. Klein 

 for her acute knowledge of the local area; and C. ^■^ason. R.P. Savage, D. Berg, 

 C. Judge, G. Bichner, H. Klein, A. Hurme, and J. Pullen for their reviews 

 which contributed greatly to the quality of the final ^report. 



Comments on this publication are invited. 



Approved for publication in accordance with Public Law 166, 79th Congress, 

 approved 31 July 1945, as supplemented by Public Law 172, 88th Congress, 

 approved 7 Noyember 1963. 



TED E. BISHOP 



Colonel, Corps of Engineers 



Commander and Director 



