Standardized Wave and Wind Environments for NATO Operational Areas

Abstract

This report is a source document for specifying wind and wave conditions for those regions considered appropriate for joint operations of NATO naval forces. The areas considered are the North Atlantic Ocean northward from the Tropic of Cancer, the Mediterranean Sea, and coastal or landlocked areas such as the north, Baltic and Black Seas. The report provides seasonal and geographic distributions of wind and wave parameters and specifies mathematical models by which wave spectra, required by any ship seakeeping performance methodology, can be developed. Portions of the data are derived from the U.S. Navy's emerging Twenty Year Hindcast Wind and Wave Climatology, and are considered to be far superior to data previously available for those operating areas. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA105414

Entities

People

  • David W Taylor
  • Joyce M. Voelker
  • Susan L. Bales
  • Wah T. Lee

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Baltic Sea
  • Birds
  • Black Sea
  • Databases
  • Directional
  • Environment
  • Frequency
  • Grids
  • Naval Architecture
  • North Atlantic Ocean
  • North Sea
  • Ocean Currents
  • Ship Design
  • Statistical Data
  • Statistics
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Marine Hydrodynamics
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies