1. Associate Professor, Dept. of Ocean/Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Univ. of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI 02882.
2. Technical Engineer, Coastal and Ocean Consultants, a COWI Company, Trumbull, CT 06611 (corresponding author).
3. Professor, Dept. of Ocean Engineering and Graduate School of Oceanography, The Univ. of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI 02882.
4. Sand Management Senior Advisor, BP America Inc., 501 Westlake Park Blvd., Room 12.116, Houston, TX 77079.
5. Drilling Engineer, BP Exploration Operating Company Limited, Chertsey Rd., Sunbury-on-Thames, Middlesex TW16 7LN, U.K.