Description of the analysis of weather on a sailboat, long term (Pilot Charts, publications, climatology), and short term (surface isobar maps and 24/48/72 hour forecasts, GRIB files, Passage Weather, weather warnings (GMDSS) and Weather Routing).
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General wind circulation in the North Atlantic, NE trade winds, equatorial calms (doldrums), tropical calms (horse latitudes), polar winds, squalls and their associated fronts and tropical cyclones (hurricanes).
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ON-LINE Glossary of terms most commonly used internationally in relation to floating ice (sea ice and land ice) at sea, in relation to navigation. Includes a short description of the meaning of each of the terms.
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In this first chapter on currents we will see some generalities about the types of ocean currents, and we will briefly and simply describe how they are formed and their main characteristics; and in later chapters we will cover in more detail the main currents of each of the oceans.
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In this chapter we will see the most important information provided by the Pilot Charts (prevailing winds and currents, wave height, data on storms, cyclones and hurricanes, ice limits, etc.), which is very useful for the ocean navigator.
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