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Accession Number:
AD1003884
Title:
Deployment of Oceanographic Instruments in High-Energy Environments and Near Structures
Descriptive Note:
Technical Report
Corporate Author:
U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory Vicksburg United States
Report Date:
2002-06-01
Pagination or Media Count:
12.0
Abstract:
The Coastal and Hydraulics Engineering Technical Note CHETN herein describes methods and techniques for acquiring measurements of waves, currents and suspended sediment from high-energy wave and current environments. The case study described herein involved measurements obtained in proximity to a large jettied inlet. Two techniques are described a. Deployment of instrumented platforms in a high-energy surf zone. b. Deployment and recovery of instrumented tripods near a submerged structure using a Sikorsky HH-60J Jayhawk helicopter.
Distribution Statement:
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE