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D--Sea State
Pages 195-196

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... Another is to perform scale model testing in test basins, allowing for more comprehensive data collection in controlled settings. Experimental model basins include those at the Navy's David Taylor Model Basin and at various universities.
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... The testing of scale models in basins allows for more comprehensive, timely, and efficient data collection. While the Army has only limited influence in these matters, identifying a new metric to either replace or complement sea state might be useful in understanding under what sea conditions logistics systems can operate.
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