WAVE SPECTRA ESTIMATED FROM WAVE RECORDS OBTAINED BY THE OWS WEATHER EXPLORER AND THE OWS WEATHER REPORTER (2)

Abstract

As a part of the problem of developing numerical wave forecasting procedures for the North Atlantic Ocean, selected sequences of the weather maps for the North Atlantic for which wave data were known to be available were studied in detail for the five year period beginning in April 1955 and ending in March 1960. Data from a hurricane in September 1961 have also been analyzed. Certain dates and times of observations were selected for a variety of reasons for study. For these dates and times, the National Institute of Oceanography provided copies of the wave records that were obtained by the OWS Weather Explorer and by the OWS Weather Reporter. In total, about 800 wave records were provided, and a complete spectral analysis has been made for 390 of these records. This report presents in tabular and graphical form the results of these analyses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0619523

Entities

People

  • E. Mehr Jr.
  • L. Moskowitz
  • W. J. Pierson

Organizations

  • New York University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Calibration
  • Confidence Limits
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Engineering
  • Frequency
  • Graphs
  • Grids
  • Magnetic Tape
  • Meteorological Charts
  • New York
  • North Atlantic Ocean
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Power Spectra
  • Recording Systems
  • Spectra

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology