Optimizing the routing of ship’s tropical cyclone avoidance based on the numerical forecasts

Lichuan Wu, Yuanqiao Wen, Shiqiu Peng (), Jinfeng Zhang and Changshi Xiao

Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, 2013, vol. 69, issue 1, 792 pages

Abstract: In this paper, an algorithm to design a shortest-time route for a ship to avoid a tropical cyclone (TC) is proposed. The proposed algorithm takes into account the influence of the changing winds and sea waves on ship’s speed and the corresponding risk using the forecasts from a numerical weather prediction model. Experimental results show that the new algorithm is able to save more time comparing with the traditional sector diagram typhoon avoidance method. In the application of the new algorithm to the navigation practice, the distance between adjacent alternative waypoints should be adjusted to meet the navigational needs, and the route should be updated simultaneously with TC forecasts from a numerical weather prediction model. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013

Keywords: Tropical cyclone avoidance; Numerical forecast; Shortest-time route (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/s11069-013-0729-4

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