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U.S. Navy Hindcast Spectral Ocean Wave Model Climatic Atlas

Entry ID: gov.noaa.ncdc.C00034

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Summary

Abstract: U.S. Navy Hindcast Spectral Ocean Wave Model Climatic Atlas is a climatology atlas, available from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). These atlases contain climatological summaries for the following parameters: wind speed and direction, significant wave height, wave direction, wave slope, modal wave period, and directionality of waves. Monthly and annual data are presented in the form of ...

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

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: publication

CURRENTNESS REFERENCE: Ground Condition

Fees: Fees, if applicable, are displayed on the web page for obtaining these data; fees are also dependent on customer order specifications. Please contact NCDC for further information on fees and terms for retrieving these data.

Related URL

Link: GET DATA

Description: More information and pricing for this publication

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: 68.0

S: 0.0

E: -97.0

W: 36.0

Data Set Citation

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

Dataset Title: U.S. Navy Hindcast Spectral Ocean Wave Model Climatic Atlas

Dataset Release Date: 1990-01-01

Dataset Release Place: Asheville, NC

Dataset Publisher: Naval Oceanography Command

Data Presentation Form: atlas

Online Resource: http://ols.nndc.noaa.gov/plolstore/plsql/olstore.prodspecific?prodn...

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1973-01-01

Stop Date: 1982-12-31

Science Keywords

OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES > WAVE HEIGHT

OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES > WAVE PERIOD

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

ELEVATION

ENVIRONMENT

OCEANS

Project

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

Quality ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY REPORT: Not provided

LOGICAL CONSISTENCY REPORT: Unknown

COMPLETENESS REPORT: Completeness information not available.

LINEAGE/PROCESS STEP:
PROCESS DESCRIPTION: Unknown
PROCESS DATE: Unknown

Access Constraints ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: None

DISTRIBUTION LIABILITY: Every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of current NOAA quality control procedures. NOAA can only certify that the data provided to its customers is an authentic copy of the records which were accepted for inclusion in NOAA archives. NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.

Use Constraints None

Ancillary Keywords

NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

MEDITERRANEAN SEA

GOSIC

G3OS/

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Data Center URL: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: NCDC CUSTOMER SERVICE Phone: 828-271-4800 Fax: 828-271-4876 Email: ncdc.orders at noaa.gov Contact Address: 151 Patton Avenue, Room 120 City: Asheville Province or State: NC Postal Code: 28801-5001 Country: USA