APPENDIX B: STORM DATA 



1 . Whenever the wave height H exceeded 2 m at the seaward end of 



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the Field Research Facility (FRF) pier, data were collected hourly. Available 

 data for the 13 storms (reported in Part IX of the main text) are presented in 

 Figures B1-B13. 



Atmospheric Pressure 



2. Reported in millibars, atmospheric pressure data are useful for doc- 

 umenting the type of storm, the passage of fronts, and the intensity of the 

 atmospheric pressure system. 



Wind Speed and Direction 



3. Local winds are generally responsible for the wave conditions at the 

 FRF. Wind speed is reported in metres per second. 



4. Wind direction, referenced to true (star) north, indicates the 

 directions from which the winds are blowing, e.g., winds blowing from west to 

 east are referred to as having an angle of 270 deg. 



Wave Direction 



5. Referenced to true (star) north, the wave direction measurements are 

 taken at the seaward end of the FRF pier. The pier axis (considered perpen- 

 dicular to the beach at the FRF) is oriented 70 deg east of true north; conse- 

 quently, wave angles greater than 70 deg imply the waves were coming from the 

 south side of the pier. 



Gage 625 H 

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6. The wave height, measured in metres, was that obtained from the 

 staff wave gage located at the seaward end of the FRF pier. 



Wave Period 



7. The peak spectral wave period in seconds from Gage 625 is reported. 



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