coastDat-2 North Sea wave hindcast for the period 1949-2014 performed with the wave model WAM

This is a North Sea wave hindcast for the period 1949-2014. The simulation has been performed with the wave model WAM Version 4.5.4. The model domain covers the area from 51N to 59N and 4.75W to 13E, with a spatial resolution of 0.05 degree latitude x 0.075 degree longitude (approx. 3 by 3 nautical miles). Integrated parameter derived from 2D spectra are available every hour. Atmospheric forcing was obtained from an atmospheric hindcast with COSMO-CLM (doi:10.1594/WDCC/coastDat-2_COSMO-CLM) driven by the NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis 1 data set. Lateral boundary conditions were obtained from corresponding coarse grid hindcast covering most of the Northeast Atlantic driven by the same atmospheric forcing.

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Date (Publication)
2016-05-04
Edition

1
Citation identifier
coastDat-2_WAM-North_Sea
Citation identifier
doi:10.1594/WDCC/coastDat-2_WAM-North_Sea
Principal investigator
  Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Zentrum für Material- und Küstenforschung GmbH - Dr. Nikolaus Groll
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Author
  Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Zentrum für Material- und Küstenforschung GmbH - Dr. Nikolaus Groll
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Author
  Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Zentrum für Material- und Küstenforschung GmbH - Dr. Ralf Weisse
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Publisher
  WDC Climate at DKRZ
Point of contact
  Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon - Dr. Nikolaus Groll
www.hereon.de
Name

NetCDF
Keywords

  • WAM
Keywords

  • coastdat
Keywords

  • hindcasting
Keywords

  • regional modelling
Use limitation

scientific use: For scientific use only
Language

eng; USA
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Begin date
1949-01-01
End date
2014-12-31
Distribution format
  • NetCDF ()

Transfer size
2523787
OnLine resource
https://www.wdc-climate.de/ui/entry?acronym=coastDat-2_WAM-North_Sea
Hierarchy level
collection

Non quantitative attribute accuracy

Name of measure

n/a
Measure description

None
Attribute description
sea_surface_wind_wave_mean_period_from_variance_spectral_density_second_frequency_moment
Descriptor

[CF-Standard Name]; unit: s
Attribute description
wind_to_direction
Descriptor

cf:Wind is defined as a two-dimensional (horizontal) air velocity vector, with no vertical component. (Vertical motion in the atmosphere has the standard name upward_air_velocity.) In meteorological reports, the direction of the wind vector is usually (but not always) given as the direction from which it is blowing (wind_from_direction) (westerly, northerly, etc.). In other contexts, such as atmospheric modelling, it is often natural to give the direction in the usual manner of vectors as the heading or the direction to which it is blowing (wind_to_direction) (eastward, southward, etc.) 'to_direction' is used in the construction X_to_direction and indicates the direction towards which the velocity vector of X is headed. The direction is a bearing in the usual geographical sense, measured positive clockwise from due north. [CF-Standard Name]; unit: degree
Attribute description
sea_surface_total_wave_peak_period_from_variance_spectral_density
Descriptor

not filled; unit: s
Attribute description
sea_surface_swell_wave_to_direction
Descriptor

cf:Swell waves are waves on the ocean surface. 'to_direction' is used in the construction X_to_direction and indicates the direction towards which the velocity vector of X is headed. The direction is a bearing in the usual geographical sense, measured positive clockwise from due north. [CF-Standard Name]; unit: degree
Attribute description
sea_surface_wave_mean_period_from_variance_spectral_density_first_frequency_moment
Descriptor

[CF-Standard Name]; unit: s
Attribute description
sea_surface_swell_wave_significant_height
Descriptor

[CF-Standard Name]; unit: m
Attribute description
sea_surface_wave_to_direction
Descriptor

cf:'to_direction' is used in the construction X_to_direction and indicates the direction towards which the velocity vector of X is headed. The direction is a bearing in the usual geographical sense, measured positive clockwise from due north. [CF-Standard Name]; unit: degree
Attribute description
sea_surface_swell_wave_mean_period_from_variance_spectral_density_second_frequency_moment
Descriptor

[CF-Standard Name]; unit: s
Attribute description
sea_surface_wind_wave_to_direction
Descriptor

cf:Wind waves are waves on the ocean surface. Wind is defined as a two-dimensional (horizontal) air velocity vector, with no vertical component. (Vertical motion in the atmosphere has the standard name 'upward_air_velocity'.) 'to_direction' is used in the construction X_to_direction and indicates the direction towards which the velocity vector of X is headed. The direction is a bearing in the usual geographical sense, measured positive clockwise from due north. [CF-Standard Name]; unit: degree
Attribute description
sea_surface_swell_wave_mean_period_from_variance_spectral_density_inverse_frequency_moment
Descriptor

[CF-Standard Name]; unit: s
Attribute description
sea_surface_wind_wave_mean_period_from_variance_spectral_density_inverse_frequency_moment
Descriptor

[CF-Standard Name]; unit: s
Attribute description
sea_surface_wind_wave_significant_height
Descriptor

[CF-Standard Name]; unit: m
Attribute description
sea_surface_swell_wave_mean_period_from_variance_spectral_density_first_frequency_moment
Descriptor

[CF-Standard Name]; unit: s
Attribute description
sea_surface_wind_wave_directional_spread
Descriptor

[CF-Standard Name]; unit: degree
Attribute description
sea_surface_wind_wave_period (peak_period_from_variance_spectral_density)
Descriptor

not filled; unit: s
Attribute description
normalised_wave_stress
Descriptor

not filled; unit: n/a
Attribute description
not filled
Descriptor

not filled; unit: m s-1
Attribute description
sea_surface_wind_wave_mean_period_from_variance_spectral_density_first_frequency_moment
Descriptor

[CF-Standard Name]; unit: s
Attribute description
wind_speed
Descriptor

Speed is the magnitude of velocity. Wind is defined as a two-dimensional (horizontal) air velocity vector, with no vertical component. (Vertical motion in the atmosphere has the standard name upward_air_velocity.) The wind speed is the magnitude of the wind velocity.[CF-Standard Name]; unit: m s-1
Attribute description
sea_surface_wave_mean_period_from_variance_spectral_density_inverse_frequency_moment
Descriptor

[CF-Standard Name]; unit: s
Attribute description
sea_surface_swell_wave_period (peak_period_from_variance_spectral_density)
Descriptor

not filled; unit: s
Attribute description
sea_surface_swell_wave_directional_spread
Descriptor

[CF-Standard Name]; unit: degree
Attribute description
sea_surface_wave_significant_height
Descriptor

[CF-Standard Name]; unit: m
Attribute description
sea_surface_wave_mean_period_from_variance_spectral_density_second_frequency_moment
Descriptor

[CF-Standard Name]; unit: s
Attribute description
sea_surface_wave_directional_spread
Descriptor

[CF-Standard Name]; unit: degree
File identifier
wdc-climate.de:3504145 XML
Metadata language

eng; USA
Hierarchy level
collection
Hierarchy level name

coastDat-2_WAM-North_Sea
Date stamp
2016-03-31T15:15:36
Metadata standard name

ISO 19115
Metadata standard version

ISO 19115-2:2009
Point of contact
  Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon - Dr. Nikolaus Groll
www.hereon.de
Point of contact
  Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon - Dr. Nikolaus Groll
www.hereon.de
 
 

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