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 Buy online with a credit card in the Elsevier Science & Technology Bookstore:  http://books.elsevier.com/elsevier/?isbn=0080424414
By
I. Young, School of Civil Engineering, Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, Australia
G. Holland, Senior Principal Research Scientist and Leader of the Mesoscale Meteorology Research Group at the Bureau of Meterology Research Centre, Melbourne, Australia
Imprint: PERGAMON
Description
The
Atlas of the Oceans: Wind and Wave Climate
is the first CD-ROM in this field to offer integrated dynamic access to
spatially-consistent data, abstracts, video, graphics and full electronic text in a cross-platform multimedia environment. The
CD-ROM provides a complete information resource for all those interested in global wind and wave regimes. No need for complicated
user manuals - just install and go! The user-friendly interface provides intuitive access to:
• a ready-to-use interactive
database on global wind and wave parameters
• data for every month of the year
• searchable electronic reference
source
• video clips of Beaufort Sea States
Exclusively for this product, the raw GEOSAT data has been processed
to eliminate errors and to calibrate measurements with in situ readings. The data is further manipulated to provide a unique
dataset of monthly-mean values for wind and wave parameters:
• wind speed
• wind speed exceedence
• wind direction
• wave height
• wave height exceedence
The parameters are displayed as colour
contour Charts or as Graphs along any user-selected route.
Charts
• Interactive global ocean coverage
• Zoom function for regional studies
• Ability to overlay with wind direction and/or grids of latitude and
longitude
• Smoothing facility to show clearly defined contours
• User can select colour scheme
Graphs
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Plot wind and wave parameters along any chosen route
• Great circle or user-defined path
• Wave height or wind speed
can be plotted with wind direction
• Ideal for ship-route planning
Searchable Ilustrated Text Includes:
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an introduction to global meteorology and ocean wind waves
• information on preparation of GEOSAT data
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a bibliography of over 600 abstracts
• hyperlinks to related charts, graphs, and abstracts
This unique combination
of text, calibrated data, and video makes the Atlas of the Oceans: Wind and Wave Climate an essential tool for:
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shipping operators
• coastal, offshore and ocean engineers
• researchers
• tour operators
• educators
The
atlas is the first CD-ROM title in the
Ocean Science Interactive Series
. It is also available packaged with an illustrated
hardbound book of the same title.
Audience
For oceanographers, meteorologists, climate change specialists, ocean and coastal engineers, navies, merchant navies, training establishments,
shipping companies, ship route planners, geographers, educators, marine technologists and recreational sailors.
| Bibliographic details |
CD-ROM
ISBN-13: 978-0-08-042441-5
ISBN-10: 0-08-042441-4
Imprint: PERGAMON
Publication date: SEP-1996 |
| Price and Ordering |
Price:
EUR 176
GBP 118
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Last update: 8 Nov 2008
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