Oceanographic and Meteorological Conditions during a Ship Mooring Force Study.

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. Si...

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Main Authors: Mason,C, Grogg,W E , Jr, Bichner,E W
Other Authors: COASTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER VICKSBURG MS
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1985
Subjects:
Meteorology
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
Marine Engineering
*OCEAN WAVES
*OCEAN CURRENTS
*WIND
*MOORING
SHIPS
COASTAL REGIONS
INTERACTIONS
LOADS(FORCES)
CABLES
METEOROLOGICAL DATA
OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA
WIND VELOCITY
OCEANS
NORTH CAROLINA
NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
HYDRODYNAMICS
WAVES
ATMOSPHERES
SHORES
MECHANICAL CABLES
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA160194
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA160194
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Summary: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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