A system for measuring bottom profile, waves and currents in the high-energy nearshore environment
Marine Geology
By: A. H. Sallenger Jr., P.C. Howard, C. H. Fletcher III, and P.A. Howd
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Abstract
A new data-acquisition system capable of measuring waves, currents and the nearshore profile in breaking waves as high as 5 m has been developed and successfully field-tested. Components of the mechanical system are a sled carrying a vertical mast, a double-drum winch placed landward of the beach, and a line that runs from one drum of the winch around three blocks, which are the corners of a right triangle, to the other drum of the winch. The sled is attached to the shore-normal side of the triangular line arrangement and is pulled offshore by one drum of the winch and onshore by the other. The profile is measured as the sled is towed along the shore-normal transect using an infrared rangefinder mounted landward of the winch and optical prisms mounted on top of the sled's mast. A pressure sensor and two-axis electromagnetic current meter are mounted on the frame of the sled. These data are encoded on the sled and telemetered to a receiving/recording station onshore. Preliminary results suggest that near-bottom offshore-flowing currents during periods of high-energy swell are important in forcing changes to the configuration of the nearshore profile. ?? 1983.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | A system for measuring bottom profile, waves and currents in the high-energy nearshore environment |
| Series title | Marine Geology |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Year Published | 1983 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Marine Geology |
| First page | 63 |
| Last page | 76 |
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