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September 21, 2016

New wave buoy boosts Wallops' shoreline protection efforts
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 21, 2016
A new offshore directional wave buoy is reinforcing NASA's efforts to manage, protect and renourish the Wallops Island shoreline, which protects some $1.2 billion in federal and state assets. The new wave buoy is deployed 14.5 km offshore in 55 feet of water, and contains high-resolution water level sensors that collect wave climatology and water level information used in evaluating future erosional hot spots and areas of nearshore shoaling. "The monitoring program will add to the knowledge ... read more

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