Measuring and Understanding Coastal Processes for Engineering Purposes -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- HIGH-PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS -- HIGH-TO-MEDIUM-PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS -- MEDIUM-PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS -- 1 Introduction -- PREVIOUS RELEVANT REPORTS AND STUDIES -- COASTAL ENGINEERING AND PROCESSES -- MEASUREMENT COMPLEXITIES -- Diversity of Conditions -- Winds, Waves, Currents, and Tides -- Topography -- Summary of Measurement Complexities -- ANALYTICAL METHODS IN THIS STUDY -- 2 Coastal Engineering Applications -- ENGINEERING APPLICATION AREAS -- Coastal Process Categories -- Coastal Features and Coastal Engineering Applications -- Shore -- Backshores -- Entrances -- Harbors -- 3 Processes and Measurement Requirements -- HIGH-FREQUENCY WATER MOTIONS -- Processes -- Measurement Requirements -- Measurement Capabilities -- Velocity Measurements-In Situ -- Velocity Measurements-Remote Sensing -- Wave Measurements-In Situ -- Wave Measurements-Remote Sensing -- Measurement Needs -- Waves -- Velocity -- LOW-FREQUENCY WATER MOTIONS -- Measurements Requirements -- Measurement Capabilities -- Measurement Needs -- FLUID/SEDIMENT INTERACTIONS -- Measurement Requirements and Capabilities -- Measurement Needs -- Near-Bed Sediment Transport -- Fluid Turbulence -- Bathymetry -- Directional-Wave Characteristics -- Spatial-Scale Observations -- FLUID/STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS -- Structure Types and Measurement Requirements -- Breakwaters -- Elevated Platforms -- Seawalls -- Jetties and Groins -- Entrance Channels -- Navigation Aids -- Artificial Islands -- Measurement Capabilities -- Measurement Requirements -- Erosion at the Base of Rubble-Mound Structures -- Shock Pressure Implosion -- Storm Surge -- Loss of Fine Particles -- Overtopping -- Armor Decomposition -- Multidirectional Waves -- Breakwater Stability -- Summary.

4 Modeling Coastal Systems -- PHYSICAL MODELS -- MATHEMATICAL MODELS -- Long-Period Waves and Currents -- Waves and Wave-Induced Flows -- Wave Refraction and Diffraction Modeling -- Breaking Waves -- Wave-Induced Nearshore Currents -- Infragravity Waves -- Swash Zone -- Sediment Transport -- Sediment Entrainment -- Near-Bed Sediment Transport -- Suspended Sediment Transport -- Beach Morphology -- Bed Forms -- MODELING FORCES ON STRUCTURES -- 5 Data -- QUALITY CONTROL -- Capabilities for Quality Control -- Quality Control Needs -- STANDARDS AND CALIBRATION -- DATA ASSIMILATION AND SYNTHESIS -- 6 Conclusions and Recommendations -- HIGH-PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS -- HIGH-TO-MEDIUM-PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS -- MEDIUM-PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS -- MEDIUM-TO-LOW-PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS -- DEVELOPMENT NEEDS -- Appendix: Survey Findings -- References.