PREFACE 



This report was prepared and published by the US Army Engineer Waterways 

 Experiment Station (WES) with funds provided by the Office, Chief of Engineers 

 (OCE), through the Barrier Island Sedimentation Studies Research Work Unit of 

 the Shore Protection and Restoration research program. 



Mr. Louis D. Britsch, Physical Scientist, prepared the report under 

 direct supervision of Dr. Suzette M. Kimball, Principal Investigator, Barrier 

 Island Study Unit, and under general supervision of Mr, H. Lee Butler, Chief, 

 Research Division, and Dr. James R. Houston and Mr. Charles C. Calhoun, Jr., 

 Chief and Assistant Chief, Coastal Engineering Research Center, respectively. 



COL Allen F. Grum, USA, was the previous Director of WES. COL Dwayne G. 

 Lee, CE, is the present Commander and Director. Dr. Robert W. Whalin is Tech- 

 nical Director. 



