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1. AGENCY USE ONLY (Leave blank) 



2. REPORT DATE 



March 1993 



3. REPORT TYPE AND DATES COVERED 

 Final report 



4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE 



Technologies for Assessing the Geologic and Geomorphic 

 History of Coasts 



6. AUTHOR(S) 



See reverse. 



5. FUNDING NUMBERS 



WU 32538 



7. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) 



See reverse. 



8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION 

 REPORT NUMBER 



Technical Report 

 CERC-93-5 



9. SPONSORING /MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) 



Department of the Army 

 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

 Washington, DC 20314-1000 



10. SPONSORING /MONITORING 

 AGENCY REPORT NUMBER 



11. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES 



Available from National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal road, Springfield, VA 22161. 



12a. DISTRIBUTION /AVAILABILITY STATEMENT 



Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. 



12b. DISTRIBUTION CODE 



13. ABSTRACT (Maximum 200 words) 



The geologic and geomorphic history of coastal areas can be assessed using a four-part process: 



• Thorough examination of technical literature and existing data from various archives. 



• Field data collection and observation. 



• Laboratory examination of samples collected in the field. 



• Office interpretation of all project data, both newly collected and historic. 



It is vital that existing sources of data be evaluated before field studies are undertaken to prevent duplicating 

 efforts and to guide the optimum sampling scheme. Field studies must be designed to answer basic questions 

 about the study area: 



• What physical processes affect the region? 



• Does the underlying geology have a major influence? 



• How has man modified or damaged the local environment? 



• How much data can we afford to collect? 



(Continued) 



14. SUBJECT TERMS 



Coastal geology 

 Coastal studies 

 Geologic data 



Geomorphology 

 Oceanographic instruments 



15. NUMBER OF PAGES 



174 



16. PRICE CODE 



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 OF REPORT 



UNCLASSIFIED 



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UNCLASSIFIED 



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20. LIMITATION OF ABSTRACT 



NSN 7540-01-280-5500 



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