e. Synthesize information and results from Items a-d and make recommendations 

 for reduction of channel shoaling. 



This report documents the results of this DMS apphcation. Chapter 1 gives the 

 problem statement, overview of the study site, and study objectives. Chapter 2 contains a 

 review of the dredging records and gives qualitative observations of shoaling in the 

 problem area of the GIWW. Procedures and results of the circulation modeling are 

 presented in Chapter 3, which also includes discussion of the tide, circulation, and wind 

 at Matagorda Bay. Chapter 4 presents conclusions and recommendations. 



Units of Measurement 



In discussion of dimensions and quantities originally reported in the literature in 

 American Customary (non-SI) units, those units are retained. A table of conversion 

 factors from non-SI to SI units is given on page viii. Oceanographic and meteorologic 

 measm-ements and calculations, such as water current and vidnd velocity, are given in SI 

 imits. 



1 2 Chapter 1 Background and Problem Statement 



