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Physical Environment
a place to discuss and follow the work
Knowledgeable WG members: Wilfred den Toom (NL)
Sample Test Data: File:Physical Environment Test Data Sample.docx
Maritime Topography
(these terms origniated from scanning the publications and discussing among the group which were the most SIGNIFICANT features a mariner needed for navigation)
- General Remarks
- Chart reference
- general description of the area (topological as well as submarine)
- Seabed and Features
- Deeps
- Ridges and Plateaux
- Shoals and Banks
- Submarine Springs
- Volcanic Activity
- Seismic Activity
Magnetic Variations and Local Anomalies
- Magnetic Variations
- Magnetic Anomalies
Currents, Tidal Strams and Flow
- Currents
- General Information
- Named Currents
- Seasonal Currents
- Titdal Streams
Sea Level and Tides
- Sea Level
- Tides
Sea and Swell
- Sea Conditions
- Swell Conditions
- Tropical Disturbances
- Abnormal Waves
Sea Water Characteristics
- Salinity
- Density
- Sea Surface Temperature
Ice Conditions
- Drift Ice
- Icebergs
Climate and Weather
- General Information
- General Conditions
- Climate
- Visibility
- Cyclones
- Pressure
- Average Distribution
- Variability
- Diurnal Variation
- Abnormal Falls
- Anticyclones
- Sub-tropical high pressure belt
- Depressions
- General Information
- Cyclones, tropical storms, tropical depressions
- Classification
- Occurrence
- Average occurrence of tropical storms and cyclones in the SW indian ocean (this seems too specific for a heading)
- Movement
- Fronts
- Cold Fronts
- The intertropical convergence zone
- Winds
- General information
- South-east trade winds
- The North-west monsoon
- Light or moderate variable winds
- The Westerlies
- Coastal Areas
- Land and sea breeze
- Gales
- General Information
- Winds north of 30°S
- Winds south of 30°S
- Squalls
- Waterspouts
- Cloud
- North of 30°S
- The sub-tropical belt of high pressure
- South of 30°S
- Precipitation
- General Information
- The North-west monsoon and ITCZ
- Madagascar
- La Reunion, tec
- Cycolones
- The sub-tropical belt of high pressure
- Fog and visibility
- Sea fog
- Radiation fog
- Air Temperature
- Open sea
- Coastal areas
- Humidity
- General Information
- Open sea N of 30°S
- South of 30°S
Climate Information
- Climate Station Information
QUESTIONS/COMMENTS/MISSING ITEMS
- Where are the Physical Descriptions of features, approaches, ports, anchorages, etc?
- Are references to external documents to be kept or actual data from the reference or attach pdf?
- S-26 ?(undersea feature names) should be incorporated into this