UTILIZATION OF OFFSHORE OIL PLATFORMS FOR METEOROLOGICAL AND OCEANOGRAPHIC MEASUREMENTS

Authors
COOPER CK FORRISTALL GZ HAMILTON RC EBBESMEYER CC
Citation
Ck. Cooper et al., UTILIZATION OF OFFSHORE OIL PLATFORMS FOR METEOROLOGICAL AND OCEANOGRAPHIC MEASUREMENTS, Marine Technology Society journal, 27(2), 1993, pp. 10-23
Citations number
52
Categorie Soggetti
Oceanografhy
Journal title
Marine Technology Society journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
00253324
Volume
27
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
10 - 23
Database
ISI
SICI code
0025-3324(1993)27:2<10:UOOOPF>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Meteorologic and oceanographic (metocean) data, obtained from instrume nted offshore oil platforms over the past three decades, are presented with summaries of major projects devoted to winds, surface gravity wa ves, wind and tidal current velocities, eddies, and internal waves. Ad vantages and limitations of working from platforms are described in te rms of practical aspects. In addition we briefly des be an inexpensive and reliable metocean measurement system which has recently evolved b ased on lessons learned.