Results from the Guam/ Chuuk/ Puluwat 2012 Leeway Field Tests

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Allen, Arthur
Brushett, Ben
Futch, LT Victoria
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2013
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Search and Rescue (SAR), and hazardous material (HAZMAT) operational models include modules for predicting the drift of common SAR objects and HAZMAT materials and objects, as well as modules for planning the appropriate resource response. To predict an objects drift, these models require forecast winds and currents, as well as algorithms of the wind and wave component of drift for the objects of interest. During this experimental field study, direct leeway measurements were made on two fiberglass 19-ft (5.8 m) skiffs; a 19.6-ft (5.97 m) outrigger canoe common to the South Pacific Islands; and a 2-person Personal Water Craft ...
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© 2012 Centre for Infrastructure Engineering and Management. To the extent permitted by law, all rights are reserved and no part of this publication covered by copyright may be reproduced or copied in any form or by any means except with the written permission of Griffith University (GU) (or organisation based on lead author).
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Water Resources Engineering
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