Contents 



Preface ix 



Conversion Factors, Non-SI to SI Units of Measurement x 



1 — Introduction 1 



Background 1 



Environmental and Geologic Factors Affecting Coasts 4 



Scope 7 



2 — Sources of Existing Coastal Information 9 



Literature Sources 9 



Meteorological and Climatic Data 11 



Wave Data 11 



Water Level Data 12 



Geologic and Sediment Data 19 



Sources of Aerial Photography 22 



Satellite Remotely Sensed Data 23 



Topographic and Bathymetric Data 27 



Shoreline Change Maps 27 



3 — Field Data Collection and Observation 29 



Site Inspection and Local Resources 30 



Photographs and Time Sequences 31 



Wave Measurements and Observations 31 



Water Level Measurements and Observations 35 



Current Measurements and Observations 36 



Grab Sampling and Samplers 41 



Stratigraphic Sampling 42 



Sediment Movement and Surface Forms 46 



Navigation and Positioning Equipment 55 



Geophysical Techniques 56 



Morphologic and Bathymetric Profiles 62 



Prototype Monitoring 65 



