PUB 107: Atlas of Pilot Charts: South Pacific Ocean (4th Ed.)

PUB 107 Atlas of Pilot Charts: South Pacific Ocean covers the South Pacific Ocean from the western coast of Australia to the western coast of South America up to the Panama Canal. There is also a description of El Nino, its characteristics, and its impacts on the world.

Pilot Charts depict averages in prevailing winds and currents, air and sea temperatures, wave heights, ice limits, visibility, barometric pressure, and weather conditions at different times of the year. The information used to compile these averages was obtained from oceanographic and meteorologic observations over many decades during the late 18th and 19th centuries. The Atlas of Pilot Charts set is comprised of five volumes, each covering a specific geographic region. Each volume is an atlas of twelve pilot charts, each depicting the observed conditions for a particular month of any given year. The charts are intended to aid the navigator in selecting the fastest and safest routes with regards to the expected weather and ocean conditions. The charts are not intended to be used for navigation.