US Naval Oceanographic Office 
Washington, DC 20390 
Publication 
Oceanographic Atlas of the North Atlantic Ocean, 
Section IV, Sea and Swell 
NOO-PUB-700-SEC-4 
Publication Date: 1963 
Location: North Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and 
Caribbean Sea, and Mediterranean Sea 
Period of Coverage: N/A 
Contents: This publication is predominantly a presentation of sea, swell, and 
wave data for the North Atlantic Ocean based on visual wave estimates of the 
sea surface. The figures include: 
(a) Monthly wind roses by location. 
(b) Monthly sea states with isolines indicating percent frequency of sea 
Seo) LZ, and 20) ft. 
(c) Predominant sea direction and constancy by month. 
(d) Monthly swell charts with isolines indicating percent frequency of 
sea 2 12 ft. 
(e) Predominant swell direction and constancy by month. 
(f£) Persistency of waves of specific heights by season. 
(g) Wave period-height and period-direction charts by season. 
(h) Percent frequency of seas requiring reduction in speed of ship for 
specific headings by season. 
Additional Information: There are six sections in this atlas series. 
The section number, subject title, and NTIS 
Accession Nos. are: 
Section I, Tides and Currents, AD-835-7/52 
Section II, Physical Properties, AD-658-219 
Section III, Ice Properties, AD-846-816 
Section IV, Sea and Swell, AD-835-753 
Section V, Marine Geology, AD-625-861 
Section VI, Sound Velocity, AD-650-880 
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