Sea surface forecasting

The task of forecasting various elements of the sea surface is the responsibility of senior Aerographer’s Mates filling a variety of billets. Aboard carriers, sea condition forecasts for flight operations, refueling, or underway replenishment must be provided on a routine basis. Staffs of larger facilities will generally provide surf forecasts for amphibious operations, while at air stations that support search and rescue (SAR) units, you maybe called upon to provide forecasts of sea conditions and surface currents. Therefore, it is important that you be familiar with these elements and be able to provide forecasts as necessary.

In this chapter, we will discuss sea surface characteristics and the forecasting of sea waves, swell waves, surf, and surface currents. Now let’s consider sea surface characteristics.

• Sea surface characteristics

• Forecasting sea waves

  • Generation and growth

  • Fully Developed Sea

  • Nonfully Developed Sea

  • Determining the wind field

  • Objective methods for forecasting sea waves

• Forecasting swell waves

• Forecasting surf

• Forecasting surface currents

• Summary

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Ultimo aggiornamento: 27/02/16