LEO Littoral Environment Observations

Abstract

Purpose: The objective of this Coastal Engineering Technical Note is to describe the Littoral Environment Observation (LEO) measurement system and the tools available for District Offices to implement their own LEO data collection program. LEO provides low-cost coastal data for the planning, design, operation, and maintenance of coastal works. LEO consists of systematic collection of wind, wave, and current data visually obtained by volunteer observers. LEO data are collected primarily at sites where little or no wave data exist, where resources are not available for installation of recording instruments, or where daily measurements such as beach width are desired. Over 360 LEO collection stations have been established on U.S. coasts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA587122

Entities

People

  • Leonette J. Thomas
  • William C. Seabergh

Organizations

  • Coastal Engineering Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biological Phenomena
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Data Analysis
  • Ecological And Environmental Phenomena
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Environment
  • Great Lakes
  • Information Operations
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Observation
  • Observers
  • Shores
  • Transport Ships
  • Waterways
  • Wind

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
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