TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) 



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RESULTS 35 



Qualitative Discussion of the f-x Diagrams 35 



Wave Growth 38 



Determination of Wave Growth Parameters 38 



Linear Wave Growth 39 



Exponential Wave Growth 41 



The Transition Between Linear and Exponential Growth ... 45 



Wave Dissipation 45 



CONCLUSIONS 48 



REFERENCES 51 



APPENDIX A 55 



FIGURES 



1 . A Schematic View of the Airborne Sea Surface Profiler 5 



2. A Typical Length of Profiler Record o „ » 7 



3. Comparison of Wave Staff and Plane Spectra <> . . 9 



4. Frequency Response of the Airborne Sea Surface Profiler Systems ... 10 



5. Typical Power Spectra of Aircraft Pitch and Roll Motions 12 



6. 95% Accuracy Contours for 2-line Positioning using Loran-A 



Rates lH4and 1H5 14 



7. a, b, and c. Sequential Wind and Weather Maps for Coastal and 

 Offshore Areas of the Middle Atlantic States, 1800Z, 2-19-65 to 



0600Z, 2-20-65 16 



8. Time Histories of Wind Force and Direction at Ocean Lightships 



off the Middle Atlantic States 17 



9. Typical Unfiltered Spectrum of Encounter, E(w) 21 



