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Wave forces and heights data for the Gulf of Mexico from 1954-12-01 to 1963-06-01 (NCEI Accession 6900632)

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Metadata Last Checked: January 29, 2026 | Last Modified: 2024-04-23T00:00:00.000+00:00
The data comprise wave forces and wave heights taken during storm conditions at two locations in the Gulf of Mexico. Wave Project I (1954-1958), with platform located in Bay Marchand, La., in 33 feet of water, contains data for hurricanes Flossy (1956), Audrey (1957), and Ella (1958), and tropical storms Bertha (1957) and Esther (1957). During Wave Project II (1960-1963), with the platform located at 28º 47' N and 90º 12' W in 100 feet of water, waves were recorded from hurricanes Donna (1960), Ethel (1960), Carla (1961), and Inge (1961). Digitized data on magnetic tape - wave forces and profiles and related calibrations; magnetic tape compatible with IBM ЗбО system. A. Wave Project I: approximately, 500 individual waves digitized at 0.2 sec intervals; one reel 2400 ft.; (individual waves were selected from hurricane records) B. Wave Project II: approximately 100 individual waves and 76 min. of continuous records digitized at 0.2 sec intervals; one reel, 2400 ft.; (individual waves and continuous records were selected from hurricane records)

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issued 1969-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00
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  "WAVE ENERGY - SPECTRAL VALUE",
  "WAVE HEIGHT",
  "WAVE HEIGHT - SIGNIFICANT",
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  "time series",
  "FIXED PLATFORM OF UNITED STATES",
  "Chevron Research Corporation",
  "Chevron Research Corporation",
  "Gulf of Mexico",
  "oceanography",
  "DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce",
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  "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES > WAVE HEIGHT",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES > WAVE SPEED/DIRECTION",
  "FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS > FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS",
  "OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA",
  "OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO"
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spatial -90.2,28.78,-90.21,29.09
temporal 1954-12-01T00:00:00+00:00/1963-06-01T00:00:00+00:00
title Wave forces and heights data for the Gulf of Mexico from 1954-12-01 to 1963-06-01 (NCEI Accession 6900632)

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