ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDE FOR SEVEN U.S. PORTS AND HARBOR APPROACHES

The report was compiled to aid in selecting suitable supertanker terminal sites for the United States. It presents climatological criteria necessary to assess the environmental effects on supertankers at selected Gulf and East Coast ports. A general description of the major environmental controls governing the study area is followed by detailed analytical summaries for each port.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Climatic Center

  Asheville, NC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Brower, W A
  • Sisk, D D
  • Quayle, R G
• Publication Date: 1972-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 170 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Environmental impacts; Harbors; Petroleum terminals; Supertankers; Weather
• Old TRIS Terms: Harbor facilities; Meteorological parameters
• Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00041723
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: NOAA-72090816
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 19 1973 12:00AM