Subject (Geographic - Hierarchical) Country: UNITED STATES State: New Jersey
Subject (Topical)Ocean waves; Waves forecasting; Statistical weather forecasting; Coastal zone
DescriptionIn October 1975, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration began measuring and recording meteorological and oceanographic data at a location about 70 nautical miles east of Lewes, Delaware using two buoys. Both buoys were equipped to measure wind speed and direction, air temperature, barometric pressure , wave spectra, and sea- surface temperature. Wind speeds and wave heights were higher and periods were longer at the offshore buoy location. Location, air and sea- surface temperatures were warmer due to the Gulf Stream. A good predictor of wave height and period at both buoy locations is persistence. Wave measurements at the offshore buoy , when modified by fetch length with (1) , should provide good estimates of waves at the nearshore buoy location.
Data Life Cycle Event(s) Type: Index Date: 2014-03-18 Detail: Accessed 2014-03-18 Name: NOAA Library and Information Network Catalog Reference: http://www.lib.noaa.gov
Organization NameNew Jersey Environmental Digital Library
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