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OAS accession Detail for 0089861
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| Title: | Output fields from the NOAA WAVEWATCH III® wave model monthly hindcasts for 2009-07 (NCEI Accession 0089861) |
| Abstract: | The NOAA WAVEWATCH III® hindcast dataset comprises output fields from the monthly WAVEWATCH III® hindcast model runs conducted at the National Centers for Environmental Prediction. Each model run produces a collection of files containing gridded fields comprised of input and mean wave parameters such as the significant wave height, directions, frequencies etc. Once per month, a wave simulation is carried out using restart files from the previous month and forced by hindcast wind products for the entire month. The resulting output data are transferred to NODC on a monthly basis. NODC assembles the series of files into monthly accessions to facilitate archival retention and public access. The fields are encoded in the standard GRIdded Binary version 2 (GRIB2) file format. Wave spectral data summaries are included, as well as detailed spectra at selected locations, in tabular text format. Nine different sets of output fields, corresponding to nine different grids used in the numerical simulations, are included. These include a global grid, as well as regional and coastal grids covering much of the North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans. |
| Date received: | 20121116 |
| Start date: | 20090701 |
| End date: | 20090731 |
| Seanames: | Bering Sea, Caribbean Sea, Chukchi Sea, Coastal Waters of Western U.S., East Coast - US/Canada, Gulf of Alaska, Gulf of Mexico, Indian Ocean, Mid-Atlantic Bight, North American Coastline-North, North American Coastline-South, North Atlantic Ocean, Northeast Pacific Ocean (limit-180), North Pacific Ocean, Northwest Atlantic Ocean (limit-40 W), South Atlantic Ocean, South Pacific Ocean |
| West boundary: | -180 |
| East boundary: | 180 |
| North boundary: | 90 |
| South boundary: | -77.5 |
| Observation types: | model output |
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| Datatypes: | SWELL DIRECTION, SWELL HEIGHT, SWELL PERIOD, WAVE DATA, WAVE DIRECTION, WAVE HEIGHT, WAVE HEIGHT - SIGNIFICANT, WAVE - PEAK PERIOD, WAVE PERIOD, WAVE SPECTRA, WIND DIRECTION, WIND SPEED |
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| Submitting institution: | US DOC; NOAA; NWS; National Centers for Environmental Prediction |
| Collecting institutions: | US DOC; NOAA; NWS; National Centers for Environmental Prediction |
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| Number of observations: | 0 |
| Supplementary information: | These global model output values are at coarse-resolution grid coverage and may be of limited use in fine-resolution grid applications, particularly in localized or coastal sea areas. More information on the WAVEWATCH III® family of models can be found on the NCEP website at http://polar.ncep.noaa.gov/waves/wavewatch/. WAVEWATCH III® is registered in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. In this accession, NCEI has archived multiple versions of these data. The latest (and best) version of these data has the largest version number. |
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| Metadata version: | 6 |
| Keydate: | 2012-05-24 13:35:17+00 |
| Editdate: | 2023-09-19 19:23:16+00 |