aisdb.wsa module

Compute wetted surface area using denny-mumford regression on vessel summer deadweight tonnage

See table 2 in below paper for coefficient and exponent by ship type

Reference: Moser, Cameron S., et al. “Quantifying the total wetted surface area of the world fleet: a first step in determining the potential extent of ships’ biofouling.” Biological Invasions 18.1 (2016): 265-277.

aisdb.wsa.wetted_surface_area(tracks)[source]

regression of Denny-Mumford WSA formula using ship type

Parameters:

tracks (aisdb.webdata.marinetraffic.vessel_info()) – track generator with vessel_info appended

Yields:

track dicts with submerged surface area in square meters appended to key ‘submerged_hull_m^2’