SEASAT ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT. VOLUME 9: PORTS AND HARBORS CASE STUDY AND GENERALIZATION

This case study and generalization quantify benefits made possible through improved weather forecasting resulting from the integration of SEASAT data into local weather forecasts. The major source of avoidable economic losses to shipping from inadequate weather forecasting data is shown to be dependent on local precipitation forecasting. The ports of Philadelphia and Boston were selected for study. (Author)

  • Corporate Authors:

    ECON, Incorporated

    900 State Road
    Princeton, NJ  United States  08648
  • Publication Date: 1975-8-31

Media Info

  • Pagination: 201 p.

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00145784
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
  • Report/Paper Numbers: NASA-CR-148502 Final Rpt.
  • Contract Numbers: NASW-2558
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Jan 16 1977 12:00AM