peak flood or ebb and a tidal reversal . When a range contained only three 

 stations, each station was profiled at approximately 1-hr intervals, as 

 planned. The 1-hr return interval proved less attainable when a range con- 

 tained five stations, and return intervals varied from 1-1/2 to 2 hr. In- 

 creased travel time between stations, increased anchoring time in deeper 

 water, and occasional instrument malfunction contributed to the overall in- 

 crease in return intervals. The complete data set is listed in Appendix B. 

 Wind data 



49 . An anemometer deployed on the outer Los Angeles breakwater failed 

 to record data during the measurement interval. Wind and pressure data were 

 obtained from daily logs of hourly surface observations compiled by the 

 National Weather Service (NWS) at Long Beach Airport and provided through the 

 US Air Force Environmental Technical Applications Center, Asheville, NC. 

 (Appendix J) . Data were also obtained from an anemometer located on the Port 

 Authority building in San Pedro and provided by the Port of Los Angeles. 

 These data were digitized and used as input to the model. 



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