SUPERSTRUCTURE ICING: NON-SUITABILITY OF CURRENT FORECASTING AIDS FOR NAVY SHIPS

Three currently available graphical aids (nomograms) for use in forecasting superstructure icing due to wind blown spray are reviewed for applicability to U.S. Navy vessels. It is concluded that these aids are not very suitable in their present form because they are biased toward fishing trawlers and other small displacement vessels, and they do not distinguish differences in the freeboard among various vessels. A review of ongoing and recent work in the field of superstructure icing is presented. A research plan is described and recommended for improving the applicability of available forecasting aids to U.S. Navy vessels.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Report
• Corporate Authors:

  Naval Research Laboratory

  Stennis Space Center, MS  United States  39529-5004
• Authors:
  • Jeck, R K
• Publication Date: 1984-7-5

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 15 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Ice; Ice formations; Icing; Ships; Superstructures; Weather forecasting
• Candidate Terms: Ice forecasting
• Old TRIS Terms: Ship icing
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00650018
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Technical Information Facility
• Report/Paper Numbers: NRL-MR-5377
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM