Marine Traffic Data of Corpus Christi, Texas.

Abstract

Data was recorded on the marine traffic and VHF-FM marine communications channel usage at Corpus Christi, Texas. The marine traffic data was recorded by means of time-lapse photography of a radar display at Sun Oil Pipeline Dock, Ingleside, Texas. Recordings were made of the communications on VHF-FM maritime mobile Channels 13 and 16 as received at the site. The daily average of the marine traffic, including large, medium, small and tugs-in-tow, transiting the main ship channel and the Intracoastal Waterway at Corpus Christi was 68. Approximately 150 hours of communications on VHF-FM Channels 13 and 16 were recorded and monitored to determine the channel efficiency (i.e. the percentage of valid messages) and utilization. The Channel 13 efficiency at Corpus Christi was 41.23%, the utilization was 3.80%. The Channel 16 efficiency was 52.53%, the utilization was 5.06%. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA056977

Entities

People

  • B. H. Charters
  • D. E. Watson
  • J. J. Cherny Iii
  • R. A. Silva

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  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cameras
  • Coast Guard
  • Computer Programs
  • Data Analysis
  • Efficiency
  • Films
  • Fuel Oils
  • Military Research
  • Navigation
  • Petroleum
  • Radar
  • Radar Antennas
  • Recording Systems
  • Tape Recorders
  • Transportation
  • United States
  • Waterways

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  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security