Water-level and directional wave data collection in Mississippi Sound and the Gulf of Mexico near Pascagoula, MS

Abstract

In support of the US. Army Engineer District, Mobile's Pascagoula Harbor dredged material management plan studies, two directional (DWG) and one non-directional wave gages were deployed offshore of Pascagoula, MS.MSOON (the non-directional gage) and MS002 (a DWG) were deployed adjacent to Pascagoula Channel range marker "B" platform. MSOOl (also a DWG) was deployed in the Gulf of Mexico approximately 2,000 ft offshore of Petit Bois Island, near Horn Island Pass. The data were used in an assessment of the validity of numerically generated estimates. The data also provide details of vessel wakes for the location adjacent to the channel.

The Coastal Dynamics of Heterogeneous Sedimentary Environments: Numerical Modeling of Hydrodynamics and Mass Transport in Estuaries

“…Simulations with a coupled current-wave model system demonstrate the generation of variable alongshore currents and wave heights at the entrance to SLB over a tidal cycle (Cobb and Blain 2002). That study used waves with a period of 10 s and a height of 50 cm, which are common during prefrontal winds in this region (Corson, Rhee et al 2002). The predicted generation of eddies near the bay entrance is reasonable for these waves.…”