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U.S. Wave Information Study (DSI-9787)

Entry ID: gov.noaa.ncdc.C00071

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Summary

Abstract: Wave Information Study (WIS) is historical digital dataset DSI-9787, archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). The WIS project produces a high-quality online database of hindcast, nearshore wave conditions covering U.S. coasts. The major parameters used in creating the Army Wave Information Study (WIS) areas follows: Phase I (deep water wave data) - significant sea height, dominant sea ... period, sea direction, sea swell height, sea swell period, and sea swell direction. Phase I (wind-field data) - initial input wind direction and speed. Phase II (continental shelf zone wave data) - contains previous mentioned parameters. Phase III (near shore wave data) - 10 meter constant depth elements of sea wave and swell wave heights, periods and direction of movement relative to shoreline orientation. These wave parameters were the primary input used to create a wave climate study for the U.S. coastal waters. The WIS was initiated in late 1976 by the U.S. Army Waterways Experiment Station (WES), Corps of Engineers. WIS was authorized by the Office, Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, as part of the field data collection program managed by the U.S. Army Coastal Engineering Research Center. These data cover the period from 1956 through 1975. Areas of primary interest were the areas adjacent to the United States Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and the Pacific Coasts. Each coastal area will contain data in three different phases. Directions for wind, sea, and sea swell are the directions toward which waves or wind travel in degrees with "0" as East, "90" as North, "180" as West, and "270" as South. Caution should be used when converting WIS directional "toward which" values to meteorological "from which" directional values. Phase I - deep water wave data are derived from a spectral model, including air-sea interaction and wave-wave interactions. Phase I - wind field data were generated for a 31 by 31 spherical orthogonal grid which covers the North Atlantic Ocean. For each grid point a three hourly quasi-geostrophic wind speed and direction was constructed from pressure gradients in time and space, along with certain thermal characteristics of the planetary boundary layer. These surface winds were then feed into a numerical wave model to simulate wave generation propagation and decay. Phase I winds were later used to produce a finer surface wind grid for the Phase I, II, and III wave studies. Phase II - continental shelf zone wave data are derived from a spectral model, including air-sea interaction, refraction, diffraction, shoaling, and bottom friction. Phase III - near shore wave data (standard 10 meter depth) are transforming Phase II wave data to 10 mile coastal segments. Transformations consider all Phase II wave processes plus coastal orientation, tides and storm surges. Wave Information Study (WIS) differ from the U.S. Navy SOWM data files in that the extra tropical storms have been modeled in greater detail, the grid mesh is much finer, and coastal influences are considered. Hurricane data have not been modeled. Data were stored at 3 hour intervals. One station represents one data file. Data are in station (grid point) and time sort. These wave data stations represent specific grid points related to a spherical orthogonal grid. These data are the initial input used in creating the WIS data. Publications and digital data sets of the actual analysis of the wave information study resident at the U.S. Corps of Engineers are available to outside users by contacting the NCDC Customer Services. Additional documentation contains the latitude, longitude of each grid point for all the phases and are available when data are purchased from the NCDC.

Purpose: To make a wide range of climatic data available to researchers and the public.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: data set

CURRENTNESS REFERENCE: Ground Condition

Related URL

Link: VIEW EXTENDED METADATA

Description: View Source Metadata document from the Metadata Manager and Repository (NMMR).

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 62.0

S: 19.9

E: -66.0

W: 179.4

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Dataset Title: U.S. Wave Information Study (DSI-9787)

Dataset Release Date: Unknown

Data Presentation Form: model

Online Resource: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1956-01-01

Stop Date: 1975-12-31

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO

OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS

OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > OCEAN CURRENTS

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

ELEVATION

ENVIRONMENT

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Platform

AIRCRAFT

Instrument

LIDAR > Light Detection and Ranging

LVIS > Laser Vegetation Imaging Sensor

Project

LVIS > LASER VEGETATION IMAGING SENSOR

Access Constraints None

Use Constraints The Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP) holds the copyright of this dataset. Users are prohibited from any commercial sale or free redistribution without explicit written permission from YCELP. Users should acknowledge YCELP, CIESIN, WEF, and JRC as the source used in the creation of any reports, publications, new datasets, derived products, or services resulting from the use of this dataset. YCELP, CIESIN, WEF, and JRC also request reprints of any publications and notification of any redistributing efforts.

Ancillary Keywords

CIESIN > Agriculture and Food Security > Agricultural Production > Water Resources

CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Air Pollution Effects > Indoor Air Pollution

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

SEDAC

Data Center

Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center

Data Center URL: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/
Dataset ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_EPI_2010

Data Center Personnel
Name: SEDAC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 845-365-8920 Fax: +1 845-365-8922 Email: ciesin.info at ciesin.columbia.edu Contact Address: 61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000 City: Palisades Province or State: NY Postal Code: 10964 Country: USA

World Data Center for Human Interactions in the Environment

Data Center URL: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/wdc/
Dataset ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_EPI_2010

Data Center Personnel
Name: ROBERT CHEN Phone: 1-845-365-8952 Fax: 1-845-365-8922 Email: bchen at ciesin.columbia.edu Contact Address: WDC for Human Interactions in the Environment CIESIN/Columbia University P. O. Box 1000 61 Route 9W City: Palisades Province or State: NY Postal Code: 10964 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: ONLINE HTTP

Distribution Format: PDF

Fees: 0

Distribution Media: ONLINE HTTP

Distribution Size: 11.000000

Distribution Format: XLS

Fees: 0

Personnel

SEDAC USER SERVICES

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: +1 845-365-8920

Fax: +1 845-365-8922

Email: ciesin.info at ciesin.columbia.edu

Contact Address:

61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000

City: Palisades

Province or State: NY

Postal Code: 10964

Country: USA

CIESIN METADATA ADMINISTRATION

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: +1 845-365-8988

Fax: +1 845-365-8922

Email: metadata at ciesin.columbia.edu

Contact Address:

61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000

City: Palisades

Province or State: New York

Postal Code: 10964

Country: USA

Publications/References

Lee, T., G. Lagerloef, M.M. Gierach, H.-Y. Kao, S. Yueh, and K. Dohan (2012), Aquarius reveals salinity structure of tropical instability waves, Geophys. Res. Lett., 39, L12610, doi:10.1029/2012GL052232.

Extended Metadata Properties

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Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2013-04-18

Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-05-03

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