Date of Award
Spring 1982
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Ocean & Earth Sciences
Program/Concentration
Oceanography
Committee Director
John C. Ludwick
Committee Member
Chester Grosch
Committee Member
George F. Oertel
Abstract
A wavestaff system utilizing capacitance was developed to measure wave heights in the surf zone. Data were used to test the assumption that wave height decays linearly across the surf zone. The instrument system consisted of two wavestaffs and housing which contained the needed electronic circuits and a data recorder. Acceptable frequency response for waves of period greater than two seconds could not be obtained if sensor wires were greater than 0.35 mm in diameter. The size used was 0.35 mm.
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DOI
10.25777/10z4-m471
Recommended Citation
Timpy, David L..
"A Capacitance Wavestaff and Measurements of Wave Height Decay in the Surf Zone"
(1982). Master of Science (MS), Thesis, Ocean & Earth Sciences, Old Dominion University, DOI: 10.25777/10z4-m471
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/oeas_etds/91