U.S. Navy Hindcast Spectral Ocean Wave Model Climatic Atlas: North Pacific Ocean

Abstract

This pilot atlas introduces a new, numerically derived, historical data set in the form of a wind and wave climatology. Existing wave climatologies are primarily based on visual ship observations, these climatologies may be unreliable, particularly in data-sparse regions. This atlas provides the design, scientific and operational communities with a detailed representation of the overall wave climate of the whole North Pacific Ocean. Keywords: Spectral Ocean Wave Model (SOWM); Grid; Wind speed and direction; Significant wave height; Primary wave direction; Wave slope parameter; Modal wave period; Directionality of the waves; Isopleth analyses; Contingency; Durations and intervals; Atlas.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA165871

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Frequency Bands
  • Grids
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Insensitive Explosives
  • Meteorology
  • Ocean Waves
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Self Assembly
  • Tank Guns
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Marine Hydrodynamics