PREFACE 



Data and data summaries presented herein were collected during 1981 and 

 compiled at the US Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station (WES) Coastal 

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

 N. C. This report is the third of a series of annual FRF data summaries 

 carried out under CERC's Waves and Coastal Flooding Program. 



The report was prepared by H. Carl Miller, oceanographer, under the 

 supervision of Curt Mason, Chief, FRF Group, Research Division. William E. 

 Grogg, Jr. , electronics technician, assisted with instrumentation. J. Ross 

 Rottier, oceanographer; Michael W. Leffler, civil engineering technician; and 

 C. Ray Townsend III, amphibious vehicle operator, assisted with data collec- 

 tion and analysis. Drs. Robert W. Whalin and Lewis E. Link, Chief and 

 Assistant Chief, respectively, of CERC, and Dr. James R. Houston, Chief, 

 Research Division, provided general guidance. 



In addition, a special thank you is extended to the National Oceanic 

 and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) /National Weather Service, who helped 

 with the anemometer, and to NOAA/National Ocean Service, who maintained the 

 tide gage and provided analysis results. 



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

 COL Robert C. Lee, CE; Mr. F. R. Brown was Technical Director. 



