Document Type
Report
Department/Program
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Publication Date
1-1993
Series
Data report (Virginia Institute of Marine Science) ; no. 44
Abstract
This report also presents a description of a directional wave gaging system, known as a "Star" gage, that is designed for long-term, low-maintenance operation both within and immediately outside the Chesapeake Bay entrance area. This development was prompted by our dependence to date on the single-point, PUV-type directional wave gage described below. While ideally suited for short-term investigative studies at different sites, the PUV directional wave gage requires field service visits at monthly intervals to maintain adequate performance and uninterrupted operation. A prototype Star gage system was constructed and field tested to evaluate its potential use as a long-term and eventual real-time wave gage for the Virginia coastal environment. A test deployment of the VIMS Star gage, a 4-element pressure sensor array utilizing a star configuration (Goda, 1985) was conducted at the Chesapeake Light Tower (CLT, Fig. 1) located approximately 14 nautical miles east of the bay entrance. Results of these tests are reported in Section VII.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21220/V5GC8J
Keywords
Waves, Chesapeake Bay, VA
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Funding
This project was funded, in part, by the Virginia Council on the Environment's Coastal Resources Management Program through grant# NA90AA-H-CZ796 of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 as amended.
Recommended Citation
Boon, J. D., Hepworth, D. A., Suh, K. D., & Farmer, F. H. (1993) Chesapeake Bay wave climate : Thimble Shoal light wave station, report and summary of wave observations, October 8, 1990 through August 22, 1991 and Chesapeake light tower - VIMS Star gage test measurements and evaluation, July, August, October 1991. Data report (Virginia Institute of Marine Science) ; no. 44. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary. https://doi.org/10.21220/V5GC8J
