Acknowledgements

This report is written for citizens interested in the understanding of Alabama’s Gulf beach erosion that has been developed through research by the Coastal Engineering and Science Research Program at the University of South Alabama. The report attempts to explain the analysis tools and results in a format for laymen. Some suggestions for future management decisions are included in the report.

The author of the report is Dr. Scott Douglass, Professor of Civil Engineering. He can be reached through the Department of Civil Engineering by telephone at 334-460-6174 and by email at sdouglas@jaguar1.usouthal.edu.

This report was prepared under contract with the Coastal Section Office of the State Lands Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR). Funding for this research was provided by a grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management. Mr. Phillip E. Hinesley, ADCNR, was the technical monitor for the contract.

Dr. Al Browder, Olsen Associates, and Mr. Charles Hamilton, City of  Gulf Shores, provided the information on the monitoring of the Gulf Shores beach nourishment project.  Mr. John Pickens assisted with the development of this report.