Field Research Facility, waves, coastal studies

USACE Field Research Facility

Field Research Facility
Coastal & Hydraulics Laboratory

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Welcome to the Field Research Facility. Located on the Atlantic Ocean near the town of Duck, North Carolina (...2MB pdf map), the FRF is an internationally-recognized coastal observatory. Instruments at the facility constantly record the changing waves, winds, tides, and currents. Central to the facility is a 1840 foot long pier and specialized vehicles. The FRF was established in 1977 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and is part of the Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (headquarters in Vicksburg, MS). (More hirez pic...)
Ongoing Projects & Experiments CSA Currituck Sound array observing platform... RIOS Radar Inlet Observing System... RIOS Radar Inlet Observing System, Oregon Inlet... WIS National Wave Hindcasts... Bethany Beach, DE wave studies... Ocean City, MD wave studies... New River Inlet Radar wave studies... PILOT/SWIMS typhoon/hurricane studies... Past projects ...

Field Research Facility May 17, 2021 2010 EST All Times are Eastern Standard Time
Rel Humidity	90%
Air Temp	17°C 62°F
Winds	11.1 kts from NE
	6 m/s from 43 ° True N
Waves 10mi offshore	1.1 m (3.7 ft) 8.7 s
	126 ° from True North
Water Temp Pier End	18°C 64°F
Tides: 5:06am(L) 11:00am(H) 5:00pm(L) 11:12pm(H)

• Todays PLOT

Video Imaging : 17 May at 1900 EST Move over the small images to change the view. Click the image to see it full size.

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