Field Comparison of Four Nearshore Survey Systems.

Abstract

Four types of nearshores survey systems used by the US Army Corps of Engineers were evaluated at the Coastal Engineering Research Center's (CERC's) Field Research Facility in Duck, N. C., during 1984 under ideal conditions. The systems include a survey boat with fathometer and microwave positioning, CERC's Coastal Research Amphibious Buggy (CRAB) and a boat-towed sea sled used with an electronic total station, and a hydrostatic profiler developed by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The systems were evaluated on the basis of accuracy, repeatability, cost, speed, and manpower requirements. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA169035

Entities

People

  • Gene R. Clark
  • James E. Clausner
  • William A. Birkemeier

Organizations

  • Coastal Engineering Research Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Cable Assemblies
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Data Processing
  • Depth Indicators
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Field Tests
  • Fluids
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Microwaves
  • Research Facilities
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Water

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  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Oceanography.

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  • Microelectronics