The Design, Development, and Evaluation of a Differential Pressure Gauge Directional Wave Monitor.

Abstract

This report discusses a directional wvae gage consisting of one absolute and four differential pressure transducers. The differential pressure gage (DPG) development and field testing at the Coastal Engineering Research Center Field Research Facility pier at Duck, NC, is discussed and data analysis software programs presented. The development of the first nine Fourier directional coefficients from a four-gage pressure sensor array and the first eleven or twenty-one coefficients from a five gage DPG is discussed. Wave height, period, and directional information es estimated from DPG data is compared with estimates from radar and Baylor gauge data at the field evaluation site. Recommendations for future investigations and development of the DPG system are discussed. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA123950

Entities

People

  • Kevin R. Bodge

Organizations

  • Coastal Engineering Research Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Barometric Pressure
  • Birds
  • Civil Engineering
  • Climate Change
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Data Analysis
  • Energy Bands
  • Engineers
  • Frequency Bands
  • Measurement
  • Ocean Waves
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Pressure Gages
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Pressure Transducers
  • Research Facilities
  • Wave Power

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  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.