STORM TIDE WARNING SERVICE EXTENDS FORECASTS

The article examines the methods used in both positive and negative tide surge forecasting. The prediction methods used by the Storm Tide Warning Service in the United Kingdom are outlined and special emphasis is given to the development of the negative surge forecasts in view of their implications to ship maneuvering in confined waters and harbor approaches.

• Corporate Authors:

  Foxlow Publications Limited

  19 Harcourt Street
  London W1H 2AX,   England 
• Publication Date: 1980-5

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 4-6
• Serial:
  • DOCK AND HARBOUR AUTHORITY
  • Volume: 61
  • Issue Number: 714

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Maneuverability; Ocean currents; Ports; Ships; Storm surges; Storms; Surges (Fluid mechanics); Tides; Warning signals; Water transportation; Water waves; Weather forecasting
• Old TRIS Terms: Storm warnings; Surge; Waterway transportation; Wave forecasting
• Subject Areas: Hydraulics and Hydrology; Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00329861
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 12 1981 12:00AM