Bedford Institute of Oceanography 
PO Box 1006 
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B2Y 4A2 
(902) 426-3675 
Publication 
11 Year Deep Water Wave Climate of Canadian Atlantic Waters 
Neu, H. J. A., Canadian Technical Report of Hydrology 
and Ocean Sciences No. 13 
Publication Date: October 1982 
Location: The Canadian Atlantic and adjacent areas 
Period of Coverage: 1970-1980 
Contents: Long-term annual and monthly wave height distributions were 
developed for the offshore region of the Canadian Atlantic from an 1l-year 
time series of 12-hr wave charts for the North Atlantic Ocean. Largest 
significant wave heights are presented for return periods of 1, 10, and 
100 years. A brief discussion on the long-term variability of sea state is 
included. Also included are directional period distributions of the 
20 largest storms each month during the 11 years of record and monthly 
directional energy spectra for the Hibernia Oil Field area for every other 
month. 
Available From: Bedford Institute of Oceanography 
PO Box 1006 
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B2Y 4A2 
(902) 426-3675 
Additional Information: Other publications of interest are: 
Neu, H. J. A. 1971. "Wave Climate of the 
Canadian Atlantic Coast and Continental Shelf - 
1970," Atl. Oceanogr. Lab., Bedford Inst. , 
Report 1971-10, Dartmouth, N. S., p 103. 
Neu, H. J. A. 1976. "Wave Climate of the North 
Atlantic - 1970," Atl. Oceanogr. Lab., Bedford 
Inst. of Oceanogr., Report Series, BI-R-/6-10, 
Devetiioicn, We Song i adc 
Vandaliie Pere de l9Gen  Wavier Stats tales 
During a North Atlantic Storm," Bedford Inst. of 
Oceanogr., Report Series, BI-R-/76-11, Dartmouth, 
INpote 
Walker, R. E. 1976. “Wave Statistics for the 
North Atlantic - 1970," Bedford Inst. of 
Oceanogr., Data Series, BI-D-/6-3, Dartmouth, 
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