DESIGN OF AN INTEGRATED SHALLOW-WATER WAVE EXPERIMENT

The experimental design and instrumentation for an integrated shallow- water surface gravity wave experiment is discussed. The experiment req uired the measurement of the water surface elevation, meteorological p arameters, and directional spectra at a number of locations on a shall ow lake. In addition, to acquire data under a wide range of conditions , an experimental period of three years was required, A system of tele phone and radio modem links were installed to enable real-time monitor ing of instrument performance at eight separate measurement locations on the lake. This system also enabled logging sessions to be optimized to ensure the maximum possible data return from this extended experim ent.