| The weather is a factor in many
maritime incidents. Even if it is not the cause of the incident,
it often plays an adverse role by hampering rescue efforts
and having a detrimental effect on the likelihood of survival
at sea. It also has an effect on whether some vessels, particularly
small craft, will proceed with scheduled activities. Yue
Wu, one of our graduate students, is studying the
effects of weather on incidents and on traffic behaviour,
and quantitatively determining their relationship.
An example of the data used in our analysis is shown in
the first figure, which displays the monthly mean precipitation
in North America. The lighter blue grid squares represent
a lower precipitation while the darker is represent a
heavier precipitation. These data have been aquired from the U.S.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA),
and processed by MARIN for the purposes of maritime risk analysis.
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Weather
