WaveWatch III (WW3) Global Wave ModelWaveWatch III (WW3) Global Wave ModelWaveWatch III (WW3) Global Wave ModelWaveWatch III (WW3) Global Wave Model

Dataset Identification:

Resource Abstract:
Through a collaborative effort with NOAA/NCEP and NWS Honolulu, the University of Hawaii has implemented a global-scale WaveWatch III (WW3) 7-day model with a 5-day hourly forecast at approximately 50-km or 0.5-deg resolution. The global model is forced with NOAA/NCEP's Global Forecast System (GFS) winds. This model is designed to capture the large-scale ocean waves and provide spectral boundary conditions for the Hawaii regional WW3 model. While considerable effort has been made to implement all model components in a thorough, correct, and accurate manner, numerous sources of error are possible. As such, please use these data with the caution appropriate for any ocean related activity.
Citation
Title WaveWatch III (WW3) Global Wave Model
creation  Date   2010-06-20
issued  Date   2010-06-20
cited responsible party - originator
individual Name Kwok Fai Cheung
organisation Name  University of Hawaii
Contact information
Address
electronic Mail Address cheung@hawaii.edu
Linkage for online resource
name Background Information
URL: http://www.pacioos.hawaii.edu/waves/model-global/
protocol information
link function information
Description Background information from the source
target application profile  web browser
cited responsible party - contributor
individual Name 
organisation Name  Jim Potemra
Topic Category:  geoscientificInformation
Keywords:
Theme keywords (theme):
Earth Science Services > Models > Weather Research/Forecast Models
Earth Science Services > Models > Ocean General Circulation Models (OGCM)/Regional Ocean Models
Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Waves > Wave Speed/Direction
Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Waves > Wave Period
Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Waves > Significant Wave Height
thesaurus name >
Title GCMD Science Keywords
project Keywords
Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)
Theme keywords (theme):
time
depth
latitude
longitude
sea_surface_wave_from_direction
sea_surface_wave_period_at_variance_spectral_density_maximum
sea_surface_wave_significant_height
sea_surface_swell_wave_from_direction
sea_surface_swell_wave_period
sea_surface_swell_wave_significant_height
sea_surface_wind_wave_from_direction
sea_surface_wind_wave_period
sea_surface_wind_wave_significant_height
thesaurus name >
Title CF Standard Name Table v39
Theme keywords (theme):
Height
thesaurus name >
Title Property > Measure
publication  Date   2018-11-21
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Wed Nov 21 20:12:06 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Earth Science
thesaurus name >
Title Science Domain > Earth Science
publication  Date   2018-11-21
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Wed Nov 21 20:12:06 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Salt
thesaurus name >
Title Material > Chemical
publication  Date   2018-11-21
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Wed Nov 21 20:12:06 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System
thesaurus name >
Title Organization > CONSORTIA/INSTITUTIONS
publication  Date   2018-11-21
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Wed Nov 21 20:12:06 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Hawaii
Ocean
thesaurus name >
Title Feature > Marine Feature
publication  Date   2018-11-21
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Wed Nov 21 20:12:06 UTC 2018
Resource language:  eng
Constraints on resource usage:
Legal Constraints
Use Limitation
The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data Contributor, University of Hawaii, PacIOOS, NOAA, State of Hawaii nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this information.
Resource extent
Geographic Extent
Geographic Bounding Box
extent Type Code  1
westBoundLongitude  -180.0
eastBoundLongitude  180.0
northBoundLatitude  77.5
southBoundLatitude  -77.5
Temporal Extent
seconds 2010-11-07T21:00:00Z 2018-11-21T09:00:00Z
Vertical Extent
bottom -0.0
top -0.0
Credits:
The Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) is funded through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as a Regional Association within the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS). PacIOOS is coordinated by the University of Hawaii School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST).
point of contact - pointOfContact
individual Name Kwok Fai Cheung
organisation Name  University of Hawaii
Contact information
Address
electronic Mail Address cheung@hawaii.edu
Linkage for online resource
name Background Information
URL: http://www.pacioos.hawaii.edu/waves/model-global/
protocol information
link function information
Description Background information from the source
target application profile  web browser
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Service Identification information: 1

Resource Abstract:
Through a collaborative effort with NOAA/NCEP and NWS Honolulu, the University of Hawaii has implemented a global-scale WaveWatch III (WW3) 7-day model with a 5-day hourly forecast at approximately 50-km or 0.5-deg resolution. The global model is forced with NOAA/NCEP's Global Forecast System (GFS) winds. This model is designed to capture the large-scale ocean waves and provide spectral boundary conditions for the Hawaii regional WW3 model. While considerable effort has been made to implement all model components in a thorough, correct, and accurate manner, numerous sources of error are possible. As such, please use these data with the caution appropriate for any ocean related activity.
Citation
Title WaveWatch III (WW3) Global Wave Model
creation  Date   2010-06-20
issued  Date   2010-06-20
cited responsible party - originator
individual Name Kwok Fai Cheung
organisation Name  University of Hawaii
Contact information
Address
electronic Mail Address cheung@hawaii.edu
Linkage for online resource
name Background Information
URL: http://www.pacioos.hawaii.edu/waves/model-global/
protocol information
link function information
Description Background information from the source
target application profile  web browser
cited responsible party - contributor
individual Name 
organisation Name  Jim Potemra
Service type: ERDDAP griddap
Resource extent
Geographic Extent
Geographic Bounding Box
extent Type Code  1
westBoundLongitude  -180.0
eastBoundLongitude  180.0
northBoundLatitude  77.5
southBoundLatitude  -77.5
Temporal Extent
seconds 2010-11-07T21:00:00Z 2018-11-21T09:00:00Z
Vertical Extent
bottom -0.0
top -0.0
Coupling between service and dataset:  tight
Service operations:
Operation name: ERDDAPgriddapDatasetQueryAndAccess
Linkage for online resource
name ERDDAP-griddap
URL: http://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/griddap/NWW3_Global_Best
protocol ERDDAP:griddap
link function download
Description ERDDAP's griddap service (a flavor of OPeNDAP) for gridded data. Add different extensions (e.g., .html, .graph, .das, .dds) to the base URL for different purposes.
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Service Identification information: 1

Resource Abstract:
Through a collaborative effort with NOAA/NCEP and NWS Honolulu, the University of Hawaii has implemented a global-scale WaveWatch III (WW3) 7-day model with a 5-day hourly forecast at approximately 50-km or 0.5-deg resolution. The global model is forced with NOAA/NCEP's Global Forecast System (GFS) winds. This model is designed to capture the large-scale ocean waves and provide spectral boundary conditions for the Hawaii regional WW3 model. While considerable effort has been made to implement all model components in a thorough, correct, and accurate manner, numerous sources of error are possible. As such, please use these data with the caution appropriate for any ocean related activity.
Citation
Title WaveWatch III (WW3) Global Wave Model
creation  Date   2010-06-20
issued  Date   2010-06-20
cited responsible party - originator
individual Name Kwok Fai Cheung
organisation Name  University of Hawaii
Contact information
Address
electronic Mail Address cheung@hawaii.edu
Linkage for online resource
name Background Information
URL: http://www.pacioos.hawaii.edu/waves/model-global/
protocol information
link function information
Description Background information from the source
target application profile  web browser
cited responsible party - contributor
individual Name 
organisation Name  Jim Potemra
Service type: OPeNDAP
Resource extent
Geographic Extent
Geographic Bounding Box
extent Type Code  1
westBoundLongitude  -180.0
eastBoundLongitude  180.0
northBoundLatitude  77.5
southBoundLatitude  -77.5
Temporal Extent
seconds 2010-11-07T21:00:00Z 2018-11-21T09:00:00Z
Vertical Extent
bottom -0.0
top -0.0
Coupling between service and dataset:  tight
Service operations:
Operation name: OPeNDAPDatasetQueryAndAccess
Linkage for online resource
name OPeNDAP
URL: http://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/griddap/NWW3_Global_Best
protocol OPeNDAP:OPeNDAP
link function download
Description An OPeNDAP service for gridded data. Add different extensions (e.g., .html, .das, .dds) to the base URL for different purposes.
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Service Identification information: 1

Resource Abstract:
Through a collaborative effort with NOAA/NCEP and NWS Honolulu, the University of Hawaii has implemented a global-scale WaveWatch III (WW3) 7-day model with a 5-day hourly forecast at approximately 50-km or 0.5-deg resolution. The global model is forced with NOAA/NCEP's Global Forecast System (GFS) winds. This model is designed to capture the large-scale ocean waves and provide spectral boundary conditions for the Hawaii regional WW3 model. While considerable effort has been made to implement all model components in a thorough, correct, and accurate manner, numerous sources of error are possible. As such, please use these data with the caution appropriate for any ocean related activity.
Citation
Title WaveWatch III (WW3) Global Wave Model
creation  Date   2010-06-20
issued  Date   2010-06-20
cited responsible party - originator
individual Name Kwok Fai Cheung
organisation Name  University of Hawaii
Contact information
Address
electronic Mail Address cheung@hawaii.edu
Linkage for online resource
name Background Information
URL: http://www.pacioos.hawaii.edu/waves/model-global/
protocol information
link function information
Description Background information from the source
target application profile  web browser
cited responsible party - contributor
individual Name 
organisation Name  Jim Potemra
Service type: Open Geospatial Consortium Web Map Service (WMS)
Resource extent
Geographic Extent
Geographic Bounding Box
extent Type Code  1
westBoundLongitude  -180.0
eastBoundLongitude  180.0
northBoundLatitude  77.5
southBoundLatitude  -77.5
Temporal Extent
seconds 2010-11-07T21:00:00Z 2018-11-21T09:00:00Z
Vertical Extent
bottom -0.0
top -0.0
Coupling between service and dataset:  tight
Service operations:
Operation name: GetCapabilities
Linkage for online resource
name OGC-WMS
URL: http://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/wms/NWW3_Global_Best/request?service=WMS&version=1.3.0&request=GetCapabilities
protocol OGC:WMS
link function download
Description Open Geospatial Consortium Web Map Service (WMS)
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Grid spatial representation

number of grid dimensions: 4
Grid axis property:
Grid Dimension
Dimension Name:  column
Dimension Size 720
resolution
Distance 0.5 deg{east}
Grid Dimension
Dimension Name:  row
Dimension Size 311
resolution
Distance 0.5 deg{north}
Grid Dimension
Dimension Name:  vertical
Dimension Size 1
Grid Dimension
Dimension Name:  temporal
Dimension Size 69621
resolution
Distance 3643.0221200804367 s
cell geometry type:  area
transformation parameter availability: 
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Band
descriptor peak wave direction
sequence Identifier
name Tdir
attribute Type
Name float
units
Band
descriptor peak wave period
sequence Identifier
name Tper
attribute Type
Name float
units
Band
descriptor significant wave height
sequence Identifier
name Thgt
attribute Type
Name float
units
Band
descriptor swell peak wave direction
sequence Identifier
name sdir
attribute Type
Name float
units
Band
descriptor swell peak wave period
sequence Identifier
name sper
attribute Type
Name float
units
Band
descriptor swell significant wave height
sequence Identifier
name shgt
attribute Type
Name float
units
Band
descriptor wind peak wave direction
sequence Identifier
name wdir
attribute Type
Name float
units
Band
descriptor wind peak wave period
sequence Identifier
name wper
attribute Type
Name float
units
Band
descriptor wind significant wave height
sequence Identifier
name whgt
attribute Type
Name float
units

Scope of quality information
scope level  dataset
Resource lineage description
Lineage statement
FMRC Best Dataset

Resource distribution information

Distributor
distributor contact - distributor
individual Name Bob Simons
organisation Name  NOAA NMFS SWFSC Environmental Research Division
Contact information
Telephone
Voice +1 831-420-3666
Address
99 Pacific St, Suite 255A, Monterey, CA, 93940 Country USA
electronic Mail Address bob.simons@noaa.gov
Format
Format name OPeNDAP
Format version DAP/2.0
Digital Transfer Options
Linkage for online resource
name Data Subset Form
URL: http://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/griddap/NWW3_Global_Best.html
protocol order
link function download
Description ERDDAP's version of the OPeNDAP .html web page for this dataset. Specify a subset of the dataset and download the data via OPeNDAP or in many different file types.
Digital Transfer Options
Linkage for online resource
name Make-A-Graph Form
URL: http://coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/erddap/griddap/NWW3_Global_Best.graph
protocol order
link function mapDigital
Description ERDDAP's Make-A-Graph .html web page for this dataset. Create an image with a map or graph of a subset of the data.

Metadata data stamp:  2018-11-15
Resource Maintenance Information
maintenance or update frequency: 
notes: This record was created from dataset metadata by ERDDAP Version 1.82
Metadata contact - pointOfContact
individual Name Bob Simons
organisation Name  NOAA NMFS SWFSC Environmental Research Division
Contact information
Telephone
Voice +1 831-420-3666
Address
99 Pacific St, Suite 255A, Monterey, CA, 93940 Country USA
electronic Mail Address bob.simons@noaa.gov
Metadata scope code  dataset
Metadata scope code  service
Metadata language  eng
Metadata character set encoding:   UTF8
Metadata standard for this record:  ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data
standard version:  ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
Metadata record identifier:  NWW3_Global_Best

Metadata record format is ISO19139-2 XML (MI_Metadata)