Surface Water Circulation of The Ocean
Surface Water Circulation of The Ocean
Surface Water Circulation of The Ocean
CARAGA, INC.
METEOROLOGY &
OCEANOGRAPHY 2
TOPIC # 4
Surface Water Circulation of the Ocean and
Principal Adjoining Seas
• Pilot Charts:
• As an aid to the navigator, it provides an additional tool for voyage planning by
allowing a route to be selected that is favorable as to winds, weather, and ocean
conditions.
• Pilot Charts depict in some detail the prevailing weather patterns including: wind
directions and speeds, wave heights, ocean currents, visibility, barometric
pressures, sea surface temperatures, percentage possibilities for winds of Force 8
or greater, and ice limits to be found in the areas covered for each month of the
year.