Ocean Systems Knowledge Base 

  Technical Papers

The following papers and articles are available for download from this site:

• "A laymen's explanation of the Parametric Roll phenomenon"  

Section in the OSI's multi-media Help Manual for VOSS. Click here to download (243KB pdf format)

• "Use of Operation Support Information Technology to increase Ship Safety and Efficiency"

By Henry Chen, Vince Cardone and Peter Lacey

Click here to download (5,578KB pdf format)

• "TOWSIM"  A Tow Simulation System

By Peter Lacey, Derek Hee, Henry Chen and Vince Cardone.  SNAME annual conference 2003

Click here to download (2,464KB pdf format) 

• "Weather Routing a New Approach" 

By Henry Chen, appeared in Safety At Sea Feb 2002

Click here to download (284KB pdf format) 

• "20 Years of Operational Forecasting at Oceanweather" 

By Cox, A.T. and V.J. Cardone. 7th International Workshop on Wave Hindcasting and Forecasting October 21-25, 2002, Banff, Alberta, Canada

Click here to download (1,133KB pdf format) 

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Model test  of a ship in head seas showing Parametric roll.

Voyage Simulations using 30+ years of global wind and wave hindcast database

Oceanweather Cyclone Prediction System