Windrose, PC software for wind data analysis

Author

Monkelien, Kyle ; Murrell, Thomas L.

Author_Institution

US Miner. Manage, Service, AK, USA

fYear

1988

fDate

31 Oct-2 Nov 1988

Firstpage

699

Abstract

The US Minerals Management Service (MMS) requires that lessees collect and submit meteorological and oceanographic data for offshore oil and gas operations in frontier areas. To help in the analyses of wind data, the MMS Alaska outer continental shelf (OCS) region has developed a computer program which will produce both a tabular summary and a graphic summary in the form of a rose diagram. The diagram depicts the relationship of the percentage of wind in five magnitude intervals to the direction of occurrence. The program is designed to work with an IBM personal computer, or compatible, with an enhanced graphics adapter. Hardcopy of the rose diagram can be obtained through the use of a Hewlett-Packard (HP) plotter, and a tabular summary can be output through the use of the print screen function

Keywords

atmospheric techniques; geophysics computing; wind; IBM personal computer; MMS; PC software; US Minerals Management Service; computer program; graphic summary; meteorology; rose diagram; tabular summary; wind data analysis; wind direction; windrose; Computer graphics; Data analysis; Databases; Ice; Meteorology; Microcomputers; Minerals; Ocean temperature; Petroleum; Wind speed;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS '88. A Partnership of Marine Interests. Proceedings

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.1988.23591

Filename

23591