Title :
Windrose, PC software for wind data analysis
Author :
Monkelien, Kyle ; Murrell, Thomas L.
Author_Institution :
US Miner. Manage, Service, AK, USA
fDate :
31 Oct-2 Nov 1988
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;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '88. A Partnership of Marine Interests. Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1988.23591
