List of Figures and Tables 

 Figure Page 



1. The regression-wind field for OOS, l8 Dec. 



1959 (Travelers) 8 



2. The unsmoothed objective-analysis-wind field 



for OOZ, 18 Dec. 1959 (Travelers) 10 



3. Tables and histograms of wave spectra computed 



from weather ship records of a shipbome wave recorder. 



12Z and 15Z, 22 Dec. 1959 (New York University) .... lU 



h. Graphs of synoptically chosen wave spectra 



(New York University) 15 



5. Comparison of proposed spectrum with original data 



for 20-knot winds (New York University) I6 



6. Comparison of proposed spectrum with original data 



for 25-knot winds (New York University) 17 



7. Comparison of proposed spectrum with original data 



for 30-knot winds (New York University) I8 



8. Comparison of proposed spectnim with original data 



for 3 5 -knot winds (New York University) 19 



9. Comparison of proposed spectrtun with original data 



for i4^0-knot winds (New York University) 20 



10. Significant wave height as a function of wind speed 

 at various elevations from equation 7 and the dra^ 

 coefficients proposed by Sheppard (New York University). 22 



11. Wind comparisons at Ocean Station Delta 



(U. S. Weather Bureau) 25 



Tables 

 No. 



1. All-ship wind-specification equations with developmental- 

 data-sample verification statistics (Travelers) k 



2. Variables used for input to the screening-regression 

 technique (Travelers) 5 



3. Final growth table (3-hour) for new spectra model 

 (Lockheed) 29 



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