Beach changes at Westhampton Beach, New York, 1962-73 /

"August 1979."

An annotated bibliography of patents related to coastal engineering /

"November 1979."

Beach changes at Long Beach Island, New Jersey, 1962-73 /

Beach profile line data collected from 32 profile sites along Long Beach Island, New Jersey. A total of 2,158 profile line surveys were examined, using empirical eigenfunction analysis and other measures of beach variability. Most profile lines have shown an accretionary trend since 1962 with rates between 2.3 and 0.24 meter per year in spite of erosion estimates due to sea level rise on the order of 0.68 meter per year. A great deal of variability in profile line change takes place along the beach, increasing from north to south, due to the location of profile lines relative to structures and offshore linear shoals. Detailed closely spaced profile lines taken over a year in a groin field near the north end of the island indicate littoral transport directions shift from north to south. Evidence of a littoral transport node near the north end of the groin field has been found. Net transport of the node is toward the south, but the rate could not be established due to lack of adequate wave data. Profile line variability within groin cells shows that single profile lines are not sufficient to determine the net change within a cell. The design of future beach monitoring studies should consider coastal structures, offshore bathymetry, the method of analysis, and the scales of processes under study. A coastal storm in November 1968 moved the MSL back as much as 22 meters; however, the beach recovered without artificial measures. The offshore bathymetry shows a series of shoreface-connected linear shoals at several locations along the island. Limited data show that these have remained stable and that most beach variability takes place in water shallower than 3 meters.

Sand resources of southern Lake Erie, Conneaut to Toledo, Ohio : a seismic reflection and vibracore study /

"November 1980."

Hydraulics and stability of five Texas inlets /

"January 1981."

Coastal changes, eastern Lake Michigan, 1970-1974 /

"January 1981."

Beach changes at Atlantic City, New Jersey (1962-73) /

"March 1981."

Movable-bed laboratory experiments comparing radiation stress and energy flux factor as predictors of longshore transport rate /

"April 1981."

A study of the invertebrates and fishes of salt marshes in two Oregon estuaries /

Contract no.: DACW72-77-C-0013.

Long-term effects of beach nourishment on the benthic fauna of Panama City Beach, Florida /

The long-term effects of beach nourishment on the benthic infauna and surface sediments of Panama City beaches were investigated. Forty-seven stations located on nine transects between West Pass and Philips Inlet, and two nourishment borrow sites were sampled in November-December 1979 and May 1980. The data collected were compared to prenourishment base-line information collected by Saloman (1976). Abiotic parameters, water temperature, dissolved oxygen and salinity were measured. Sediments were analyzed for particle-size distribution, percent organic carbon and percent carbonate. Benthic macroinvertebrates were represented by 162 taxa of 14 major animal phyla. Species composition and faunal densities varied seasonally. Polychaetes and amphipods were the most abundant animal groups; a small number of species were dominant at nearly all stations. Species diversity was lowest in the swash zone and sandbar stations and highest offshore. Sediment composition was similar to that of Saloman's (1976) study within limits of sampling and processing errors. Faunal composition was found to be different from 1976 but was attributed to normal seasonal and spatial variations. Based on benthic community analyses and sediment parameters, no significant differences were found between nourishment borrow sites and surrounding areas and in the nearshore areas where beach nourishment was conducted. No long-term adverse effects of beach nourishment were detected. (Author).

Littoral Environment Observation (LEO) data summaries, northern California, 1968-78 /

Chiefly tables.

Geological character and mineral resources of south central Lake Erie /

"October 1982."

A lightweight pneumatic coring device : design and field test /

"September 1982."

Sand resources on the inner continental shelf off the central New Jersey coast /

"October 1982."

The design, development, and evaluation of a differential pressure gauge directional wave monitor /

"October 1982."