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Title: Littoral processes: US Coast Guard Station, Fort Point, San Francisco

Abstract

The US Coast Guard Station, Fort Point is located three-quarters of a nautical mile southeast of the Golden Gate Strait, the entrance to San Francisco Bay. The existing storm wave conditions at Fort Point Station pier make it extremely dangerous for the SAR crews to get on and off the Motor Life Boats at times requiring the vessels to be moored at the San Francisco Yacht Harbor about 1.5 miles east of the Fort Point Station. To mitigate these harsh working conditions the US Coast Guard is considering the feasibility of constructing suitable all-weather moorings for the three Motor Life Boats at the Fort Point Station to enable unimpeded SAR operations, to provide safe working conditions for Coast Guard small boat crews, and to improve small boat maintenance conditions at Fort Point Station. The purpose of this report is to identify, analyze and evaluate physical environmental factors that could affect all-weather moorings siting, configuration and entrance location, as well as potential post construction alterations to littoral conditions and processes. This report includes a description of the site, description of pertinent littoral processes, evaluation of how these processes could affect construction of all-weather moorings, and discussion of design considerations, as wellmore » as mitigation measures to minimize potential adverse effects to the physical environment. 19 references, 27 figures, 26 tables.« less

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
5534312
Report Number(s):
PNL-4845
ON: DE84001639
DOE Contract Number:  
AC06-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; TIDE; WATER WAVES; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT; MOORINGS; SEDIMENTS; SHORES; US COAST GUARD; WIND; GRAVITY WAVES; MASS TRANSFER; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SEAS; SURFACE WATERS; US DOT; US ORGANIZATIONS; 520500* - Environment, Aquatic- Site Resource & Use Studies- (-1989)

Citation Formats

Ecker, R M, and Whelan, G. Littoral processes: US Coast Guard Station, Fort Point, San Francisco. United States: N. p., 1983. Web. doi:10.2172/5534312.
Ecker, R M, & Whelan, G. Littoral processes: US Coast Guard Station, Fort Point, San Francisco. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5534312
Ecker, R M, and Whelan, G. 1983. "Littoral processes: US Coast Guard Station, Fort Point, San Francisco". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5534312. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5534312.
@article{osti_5534312,
title = {Littoral processes: US Coast Guard Station, Fort Point, San Francisco},
author = {Ecker, R M and Whelan, G},
abstractNote = {The US Coast Guard Station, Fort Point is located three-quarters of a nautical mile southeast of the Golden Gate Strait, the entrance to San Francisco Bay. The existing storm wave conditions at Fort Point Station pier make it extremely dangerous for the SAR crews to get on and off the Motor Life Boats at times requiring the vessels to be moored at the San Francisco Yacht Harbor about 1.5 miles east of the Fort Point Station. To mitigate these harsh working conditions the US Coast Guard is considering the feasibility of constructing suitable all-weather moorings for the three Motor Life Boats at the Fort Point Station to enable unimpeded SAR operations, to provide safe working conditions for Coast Guard small boat crews, and to improve small boat maintenance conditions at Fort Point Station. The purpose of this report is to identify, analyze and evaluate physical environmental factors that could affect all-weather moorings siting, configuration and entrance location, as well as potential post construction alterations to littoral conditions and processes. This report includes a description of the site, description of pertinent littoral processes, evaluation of how these processes could affect construction of all-weather moorings, and discussion of design considerations, as well as mitigation measures to minimize potential adverse effects to the physical environment. 19 references, 27 figures, 26 tables.},
doi = {10.2172/5534312},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5534312}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1983},
month = {Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1983}
}