CONTENTS 



Page 



INTRODUCTION 5 



OFEF SITE SELECTION CRITERIA 7 



Biological Requirements/Limitations V 



Nutrients 7 



Temperature 9 



Currents 10 



Engineering Limitations/Requirements 1 1 



Economic Requirements ' 1- 



Geopolitical Considerations 1- 



OCEANOGRAPHIC AND METEOROLOGICAL SURVEY 1 3 



Oceanography 13 



Currents 13 



Temperature 15 



Nutrients 16 



Meteorology 20 



Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones 21 



Winds 22 



Wind-Generated Ocean Waves 24 



Summary of Meteorological Data 26 



Extreme Meteorological Data 29 



PRELIMINARY OFEF SITE SELECTION 83 



Biological Criteria 83 



Temperature 83 



Nutrients 83 



Currents 85 



Engineering Criteria 85 



Currents 85 



Storms/Wind 86 



Waves 86 



Economic and Geopolitical Considerations 87 



