On the validity of the geostrophic approximation for the Florida Current.

This thesis document was issued under the authority of another institution, not NPS. At the time it was written, a copy was added to the NPS Library collection for reasons not now known. It has been included in the digital archive for its historical value to NPS. Not believed to be a CIVINS (Civilian Institutions) title.The object of this thesis is an examination of the validity of geostrophic calculations of the downstream component of the time­ averaged Florida Current in the Straits of Florida by comparison of calculated and directly measured current fields. The study is motivated by the assumption made in modern inertial current theory that downstream current speed is in geostrophic balance, plus evidence of recent studies indicating that this region of the Florida Current is primarily inertial in nature. The principal conclusion reached is that geostrophic calculations yield a valid first order approximation to the observed velocity fields, indicating that the assumption made in inertial current theory is valid. In addition, it has been shown that in geostrophic calculations in this region, the density field may be approximated as a parabolic function of temperature only. A general discussion of mass field adjustment to downstream speed changes is offered.http://www.archive.org/details/onvalidityofgeos00obriLieutenant, United States Nav

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Engineering Specification Guidelines for Wetland Plant Establishment and Subgrade Preparation by Kenneth P. Dunne, A. Mahendra Rodrigo, Edward Samanns February 1998 -- Final Report

this report are not to be used for advertising, publication, or promotional purposes. Citation of trade names does not constitute an official endorsement or approval of the use of such commercial products. The findings of this report are not to be construed as an official Department of the Army position, unless so designated by other authorized documents. February 1998 Engineering Specification Guidelines for Wetland Plant Establishment Edward Samanns The Berger Group Louis Berger & Associates, Inc. 100 Halsted Street East Orange, NJ 07019 Final report Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited Prepared for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Washington, DC 20314-1000 Monitored by U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station Waterways Experiment Station Cataloging-in-Publication Data Dunne, Kenneth P. Engineering specification guidelines for wetland plant establishment and subgrade preparation / by Kenneth P. Dunne, A. Mahendra Rodrigo, Edward Samanns ; prepared for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ; monitored by U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station. 300 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. --- (Technical report ; WRP-RE-19) (Wetlands Research Program technical report ; WRP-RE-19) Includes bibliographic references. 1. Wetland planting --- Specifications. 2. Wetland plants --- Specifications. 3. Marsh plants --- Specifications. 4. Swamp plants --- Specifications. I. Rodrigo, A. Mahendra. II. Samanns, Edward. III. United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. IV. U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station. V. Wetlands Research Program (U.S.) VI. Title. VII. Series: Wetlands Research Program technical report ; WRP-RE-19. VIII. Series: Technical report (U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station) ; WRP-RE-19. TA7 W34 no.WRP-RE-19 Subgrade Preparation (TR WRP-RE-19) I..

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this report was authorized by Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (HQUSACE), as part of the Delineation and Evaluation Task Area of the Wetlands Research Program (WRP). The work was performed under Work Unit 32756, "Evaluation of Wetland Functions and Values," for which Mr. R. Daniel Smith, Environmental Laboratory (EL), U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station (WES), was the Principal Investigator. Mr. John Bellinger (CECW-PO) was the WRP Technical Monitor for this work. Development funds were also contributed by the institutions, agencies, and firms with which the authors are associated (the Environmental Protection Agency (3-BO978NTEX) and the Divisions of Coastal Management (F3078) and Environmental Management (J-3054) of the North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources), as well as other sources of funds and support. Mr. Dave Mathis (CERD-C) was the WRP Coordinator at the Directorate of Research and Development, HQUSACE; Dr. William L. Klesch (CECW-PO) served as the WRP Technical Monitor's Representative; Dr. Russell F. Theriot, WES, was the Wetlands Program Manager; and Mr. Ellis J. Clairain, WES, was the Task Area Manager. The work was performed under the direct supervision of Mr. Smith and under the general supervision of Mr. Clairain, Acting Chief, Wetlands Branch; Dr. Conrad J. Kirby, Chief, Ecological Research Division; and Dr. John W. Keeley, Director, EL. This report was prepared by Dr. Mark M. Brinson, professor, Biology Department, and Dr. Richard D. Rheinhardt, research assistant, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC; Dr. F. Richard Hauer, professor, Flathead Lake Biological Station, University of Montana, Polson, MT; Dr. Lyndon C. Lee, L. C. Lee and Associates, Inc., Seattle, WA; Dr. Wade L. Nutter, hydrologi..