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| DC Field | Value | Language |
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| dc.contributor.author | Fleming, Marilyn V. | - |
| dc.contributor.author | DeWall, Allan E. | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-07-06T14:23:03Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2016-07-06T14:23:03Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 1982-06 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/12536 | - |
| dc.description | Technical Report | - |
| dc.description | Abstract: A package of computer programs for editing, analyzing, and displaying beach profile survey data has been developed . The eight-volume package, named the Beach Profile Analysis System (BPAS), consists of an overview of the BPAS program, two editing programs, five analysis programs. and supporting appendixes. The first editing program checks for missing or unreasonable data, surveying or note-reducing errors, and improper arrangement of data cards. The second editing program assumes that most errors have been corrected and, while it does some minor editing, its major function is to sort, reformat, and store the data on the selected permanent storage media. It is also used to update or extract data from existing files and performs some preliminary data analysis. The analysis programs compute changes in shoreline position, selected contour positions, sand level, sand volume, and statistical trends and correlations. The results are plotted in a number of ways for display purposes. Output can be specified for English or metric units and can be referenced to any horizontal or vertical datum. Contour positions, including the shoreline position, are interpolated linearly between adjacent surveyed points on the profile. If a survey does not cross the datum elevation, but does reach a specified minimum elevation (e.g., +2 feet MSL), the shoreline position can be extrapolated using the two seawardmost points. Before computing volume changes, common bonds are established relative to the landward and seaward extent of the surveys on each profile line. The computed area under each profile is then expressed in terms of a "unit volume" for a shore-normal slice that is one unit wide. Rates of change in shoreline position and unit volume are computed by linear regression analysis. The BPAS package has been designed for use primarily on the CDC 6600 computer, although much of the coding was done in standard FORTRAN for use on other systems. | - |
| dc.publisher | Coastal Engineering Research Center (U.S.) | - |
| dc.publisher | Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) | - |
| dc.relation | http://acwc.sdp.sirsi.net/client/en_US/search/asset/1032700 | - |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Technical report (Coastal Engineering Research Center (U.S.)) ; no. 82-1 v.1-8. | - |
| dc.rights | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. | - |
| dc.source | This Digital Resource was created from scans of the Print Resource | - |
| dc.subject | Automated data processing | - |
| dc.subject | Beach profile changes | - |
| dc.subject | Beach evaluation program | - |
| dc.subject | Computer programs | - |
| dc.subject | BPAS | - |
| dc.subject | Beach profile analysis system | - |
| dc.subject | Survey data analysis | - |
| dc.subject | Beach erosion | - |
| dc.subject | Shore protection | - |
| dc.subject | Beaches | - |
| dc.title | Beach Profile Analysis System (BPAS), volume 1 : System overview | - |
| dc.type | Report | en_US |
| Appears in Collections: | Technical Report | |
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| TR-CERC-82-1-V1.pdf | 9.56 MB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |