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Project Number 19
Date of Summary March 31, 1979
Subject Hurricane - Driven Ocean Currents
Performing Activity Shell Research
Principal Investigator Mr. George Forristall
Contracting Agency U.S. Geological Survey
Estimated Completion Complete
Description The goal of this project was to measure ocean currents generated by hurricanes. A set of digitized data tapes was purchased from Shell. Data and reports were sent to the U.S. Geological Survey, Marine Geology Division, to be studied and placed in their environmental data bank.
Progress Complete
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AA (22.338 KB) File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . Forristall, G. Z., Cardone, V. J., Gutierrez, C. A., Hamilton, R. C., Long, T. E., Hurricanes Anita and Babe, BRC 40- 78, Shell Development Company, Houston, Texas, August 1978.
AB (1.491 KB) File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . Jordan, K. R., Ocean Current Measuring Program, Letter Status Report, Shell Development Company, Houston, Texas, December 2, 1977.
AC (987 KB) File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . Jordan, K. R., Ocean Current Measuring Program, Letter Status Report, Shell Development Company, Houston, Texas, January 24, 1978.

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