Summary (Summary adpated from the SEAS/AMVER web page)
Under a cooperative agreement between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U. S. Coast Guard, the SEAS IV software has been created to assist Volunteer Observing Ships (VOS) in submitting marine weather reports and participating in the Automated Mutual-Assistance VEssel ... Reporting System (AMVER). The VOS program allows commercial ships to report marine weather to the National Weather Service (NWS) so that high seas forecasts will be as timely and accurate as possible.
The Shipboard Environmental [data] Acquisition System (SEAS) is a global volunteer observing ship program operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for the collection of marine meteorological and ocean data. SEAS participants are requested to take weather observations four times per day, enter the data into the AMVER/SEAS IV software and transmit the data to SEAS Headquarters for global dissemination. In addition to weather observations, some ships may be requested to drop Expendable Bathythermographs (XBT's) into the ocean to obtain subsurface temperature data.
This information is used in the preparation of the High Seas Forecast that is distributed to the marine community. Researchers and Climate Modelers also use the data as input to their models to help predict long-term climate variability and change.
In order to participate, a ship must have the following equipment located on the bridge and available to the mates who will be making the reports:
PC - IBM compatible, 286 or better 3.5 inch floppy drive Hard drive with MB of free space DOS 5.0 or greater or Windows 3.1 or greater INMARSAT Std C with a 3.5 inch floppy disk drive
Name:
BOB
DECKER
Phone:
(206)526-4280
Fax:
(206)526-4281
Email:
Bob.Decker at noaa.gov
Contact Address:
NOAA/OES42
7600 Sand Point Way NE City:
Seattle
Province or State:
WA
Postal Code:
98115-0070
Country:
USA
Service Provider Personnel
Name:
JIM
W.
FARRINGTON
Phone:
(757)441-3062
Fax:
(757)441-6495
Email:
James.W.Farrington at noaa.gov
Contact Address:
NOAA/NC/AMC
Atlantic Marine Center
439 W. York St. City:
Norfolk
Province or State:
VA
Postal Code:
23510
Country:
USA
Distribution Media
Distribution_Media:
3.5 inch floppy disk
Distribution_Size:
1 MB
Personnel
TYLER
B.
STEVENS Role:
SERF AUTHOR
Phone:
(301) 614-6898
Fax:
301-614-5268
Email:
Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Global Change Master Directory City:
Greenbelt
Province or State:
MD
Postal Code:
20771
Country:
USA
Creation and Review Dates
SERF Creation Date:
2000-02-02
SERF Last Revision Date:
2004-01-27
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