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About
Wave & Weather Data
The Florida
Bureau of Beaches and Coastal Systems wave data collection and
analysis program, with associated weather information, was
initiated in August of 2000 and consists of two major
concurrent elements; first, installation and operation of a
nearshore wave gage system, and second, wave transformation
modeling to establish shallow water wave hindcast information
at regular alongshore intervals of approximately one mile
around the state. The plan is to locate at least one gage in
each of 4 regional monitoring regions along the Florida coast.
Following
initial testing and comparison with deep water NOAA buoy and
shallow water PUV gage data, as well as, wave transformation
model results, the first permanent gage was installed at
Melbourne Beach in August 2001.
Continuous
wave recording since installation has captured a series of
northeaster and tropical storm wave occurrences including
Hurricanes Gabrielle and Michelle. The wave program is using
ADCP gages from RD Instruments with deployment in water depths
of 25-30 ft. (NGVD).
More
Information
For more
information concerning the wave and weather data please e-mail
Mark Leadon.
Also for
information contact: Dr.
William Dally
Surfbreak Engineering Sciences Inc.
(321) 733-2296
Wdally@surfbreakengineering.com
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