PREFACE 



This report is the eleventh in a series of annual data summaries 

 authorized by Headquarters, US Army Corps of Engineers (HQUSACE) , under Civil 

 Works Research Work Unit 32525, Field Research Facility Analysis, Coastal 

 Flooding Program. Funds were provided through the US Army Engineer Waterways 

 Experiment Station (WES), Coastal Engineering Research Center (CERC) , under 

 the program management of Dr. C. Linwood Vincent, CERC. Mr. John H. Lockhart, 

 Jr., was HQUSACE Technical Monitor. 



The data for the report were collected and analyzed at the WES/CERC Field 

 Research Facility (FRF) in Duck, NC. The report was prepared by Mr. Michael 

 W. Leffler, Computer Programmer Analyst, FRF, under the direct supervision of 

 Mr. William A. Birkemeier, Chief, FRF Group, Engineering Development Division 

 (EDD) , and Mr. Thomas W. Richardson, Chief, EDD; and under the general 

 supervision of Dr. James R. Houston and Mr. Charles C. Calhoun, Jr., Chief and 

 Assistant Chief, CERC, respectively. Messrs. Kent K. Hathaway, Oceanographer , 

 FRF, and Ralph T. Hayes, Electronics Technician, FRF, assisted with 

 instrumentation; and Mr. Brian L. Scarborough, Amphibious Vehicle Operator, 

 FRF, assisted with data collection. Messrs. Clifford F. Baron, James E. 

 Martin, and Mark A. McConathy, and Ms. Wendy L. Smith assisted with data 

 analysis at the FRF. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad- 

 ministration/National Ocean Service maintained the tide gage and provided 

 statistics for summarization. 



Commander and Director of WES during the publication of this report was 

 COL Larry B. Fulton, EN. Dr. Robert W. Whalin was Technical Director. 



