Oceanographic and Meteorological Conditions during a Ship Mooring Force Study.

Abstract

The objectives of this experiment were to determine mooring loads on cables mooring a ship in the open and to collect data on the environmental forces (waves, currents, and wind) producing these loads. Waves and current data collected about 3 km from shore at Duck, North Carolina, are summarized. Six-hourly wave heights, periods, and spectra; 15-min average values of current speed and direction; and wind speed and direction are presented for the period between 1900 hours 14 November 1983 and 1430 hours 17 November 1983. The response of the coastal wave and current fields to passage of a local wind system is illustrated. Keywords: Mooring of ships; Ocean-atmosphere interaction; Ocean waves--Statistics; Ocean currents--Statistics; Wind waves--Statistics; Hydrodynamics.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA160194

Entities

People

  • Charlotte Mason
  • E. W. Bichner
  • W. E. Grogg Jr.

Organizations

  • Coastal Engineering Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Band Spectra
  • Civil Engineering
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Analysis
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Frequency
  • North Carolina
  • Ocean Currents
  • Ocean Waves
  • Research Facilities
  • Spectra
  • Stations
  • Statistics
  • Waterways
  • Wind Direction

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Coastal Oceanography