Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors Model Enhancement Program: Current, Tide, and Wind Data Summary for 1983

Abstract

Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors share a common breakwater system which encloses one of the largest harbor systems in the world. In response to the expansion of oceanborne world commerce, the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are conducting planning studies for harbor development in coordination with Los Angeles District (SPL). The Coastal Engineering Research Center (CERC) acquired current and tide data in Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors from 1 June to 3 August, 1983, from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Wind data from Long Beach Airport were also obtained. The data were analyzed and used to examine effects of wind on tidal circulation. Keywords: California harbors; Ports facilities; Ocean tides; Tidal currents; Tidal elevation; Oceanographic data; Ocean currents; Meteorological data.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA207076

Entities

People

  • Ernest R. Smith

Organizations

  • Coastal Engineering Research Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

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  • Abstracts
  • Army
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Breakwaters
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Commerce
  • Data Centers
  • Data Reduction
  • Elevation
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Measurement
  • Models
  • Natural Resources
  • Security
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  • Wind

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  • Environmental science

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  • Climatology
  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering