PRACTICAL METHODS FOR OBSERVING AND FORECASTING OCEAN WAVES BY MEANS OF WAVE SPECTRA AND STATISTICS: H. O. Pub. No. 603
by Pierson, Willard J., Jr.; Neumann, Gerhard; James, Richard W
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good-/No Dust Jacket
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About This Item
The Hydrographic Office, 1958. 284 pp. Original blue cloth covers w/ title in gilt. Binding moderately rubbed. Light foxing to edges of text block and endpapers. Ex. reference library w/ usual markings. Crease from paper clip to top margin of first few leaves. Includes a pocket in rear w/ four enlarged graphs-2 Duration Graphs and 2 Fetch Graphs. Contents nice. . Hard Cover. Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Title
- PRACTICAL METHODS FOR OBSERVING AND FORECASTING OCEAN WAVES BY MEANS OF WAVE SPECTRA AND STATISTICS: H. O. Pub. No. 603
- Author
- Pierson, Willard J., Jr.; Neumann, Gerhard; James, Richard W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Publisher
- The Hydrographic Office
- Date Published
- 1958
- Keywords
- SCIENCE S SCIENTIFIC OCEAN WAVES OBSERVING FORECASTING WAVE SPECTRA STATISTICS SEA SWELL SEA WAVE RECORDS SWELL WAVE RECORDS WAVE AMPLITUDES HEIGHTS WAVE PERIODS WAVE LENGTHS DEEP-WATER WAVES SPECTRUM WIND-GENERATED OCEAN WAVES CO-CUMULATIVE SPECTRA CURVE
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- Science;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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