An evaluation of the harbors of Buckner Bay and Naha, Okinawa as typhoon havens
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Authors
Rudolph, Dieter K.
Blake, Frank J.
Brand, Samson
Blelloch, Jack W.
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1975-12
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December 1975
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Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School
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This study is an evaluation of the Japanese harbors of
Buckner Bay and Naha, Okinawa as typhoon "havens." Characteristics
of the harbors discussed include wind and wave action,
storm surge and the topographical effects on winds prior to
and during the passage of tropical cyclones. Problems to be
considered when remaining in port and evasion procedures are
examined. The tracks of tropical cyclones from 1947-1973 for the
western North Pacific were analyzed to determine the probability
of threat to the harbors. Observations by the authors and
information obtained in conversations with harbor authorities
are utilized in reaching conclusions.
The conclusion reached by this study is that all
vessels should evade from Buckner Bay and Naha when threatened
by a typhoon.
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Technical Report
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NAVENYPREDRSCHFAC Technical Paper No. 21-75
Prepared for: Naval Environmental Prediction Research Facility
AIR TASK: A370-370G/076C/6W0S33-0000 NEPRF WU: 055:3-2
Prepared for: Naval Environmental Prediction Research Facility
AIR TASK: A370-370G/076C/6W0S33-0000 NEPRF WU: 055:3-2
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