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Weather Routing of Ships for the Northern Oceans

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 1985

R. Motte
R. Motte
Affiliation:
(Faculty of Maritime Studies, Plymouth)
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Abstract

Time and space scales are compared for selected speeds of ships in the North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans. Viability of westbound passages on some northern great circle routes is discussed.

There would be no problem in precisely weather routing a vessel across an ocean if it were possible to forecast with total accuracy the actual sea state existing for the duration of a voyage. All mariners are well aware that such an ideal circumstance is not as yet possible. Depending upon the general synoptic situation existing for the period, it is fair to make the assumption that the actual accuracy of a weather forecast deteriorates as time progresses.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 38 , Issue 2 , May 1985 , pp. 274 - 282
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 1985

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