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2009, Oceanography 22(3):176–181, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2009.76
Applications of GODAE Ocean Current Forecasts to Search and Rescue and Ship Routing
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Authors
Fraser J.M. Davidson | Department of Fisheries and Oceans, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Arthur Allen | Office of Search and Rescue, US Coast Guard, Groton, CT, USA
Gary B. Brassington | Ocean Forecasting, Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Australia
Øyvind Breivik | Norwegian Meteorological Institute, Bergen, Norway
Pierre Daniel | Division Marine et Océanographie, Météo France, Toulouse, France
Masafumi Kamachi | Second Laboratory, Oceanographic Research Department, Meteorological Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan
Satoshi Sato | Environmental and Oceanographic Division, Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department, Japan Coast Guard, Tokyo, Japan
Brian King | Asia-Pacific Applied Science Associates, Surfers Paradise, Australia
Fabien Lefevre | CLS Space Oceanography Division, Ramonville-Saint-Agne, France
Marion Sutton | CLS Space Oceanography Division, Ramonville-Saint-Agne, France
Hideki Kaneko | Japan Meteorological Agency, Kobe Marine Observatory, Kobe, Japan
Abstract
As GODAE ocean forecast systems progress, their contributions toward improving the safety and efficiency of operations at sea will increase. In this article, we review present uses of GODAE ocean forecast systems for various safety applications at sea, including search and rescue drift calculations, iceberg drift calculations, ice cover prediction, and safety of offshore operations. Additionally, we review how various countries presently use safety and decision support tools that incorporate ocean current forecasts.
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Davidson, F.J.M., A. Allen, G.B. Brassington, Ø. Breivik, P. Daniel, M. Kamachi, S. Sato, B. King, F. Lefevre, M. Sutton, and H. Kaneko. 2009. Applications of GODAE ocean current forecasts to search and rescue and ship routing. Oceanography 22(3):176–181, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2009.76.