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README.md

ww3

Download records for a single point from the WaveWatch III WW3 global wave model.

installation

conda install -c anaconda netcdf4
conda install -c conda-forge xarray

WaveWatch III parameters

Name Description Units
longitude Longitude degrees
latitude Latitude degrees
time Julian day (UT) -
MAPSTA Status map 1
U10 Eastward_wind m/s
V10 Northward_wind m/s
CI Sea ice area fraction -
hs Significant height of wind and swell waves m
wl Mean wave length m
t02 Mean period Tm02 s
t Mean period Tm01 s
tm0m1 Mean period Tm0-1 s
CgE Wave energy flux kW/m
fp Wave peak frequency s-1
dir Wave mean direction degrees
spr Directional spread degrees
dp Peak direction degrees
hs0 Wave significant height partition 0 m
hs1 Wave significant height partition 1 m
hs2 Wave significant height partition 2 m
hs3 Wave significant height partition 3 m
tp0 Peak period partition 0 s
tp1 Peak period partition 1 s
tp2 Peak period partition 2 s
tp3 Peak period partition 3 s
lp0 Mean wave length partition 0 m
lp1 Mean wave length partition 1 m
lp2 Mean wave length partition 2 m
lp3 Mean wave length partition 3 m
th0 Wave mean direction partition 0 degrees
th1 Wave mean direction partition 1 degrees
th2 Wave mean direction partition 2 degrees
th3 Wave mean direction partition 3 degrees
si0 Directional spread partition 0 degrees
si1 Directional spread partition 1 degrees
si2 Directional spread partition 2 degrees
si3 Directional spread partition 3 degrees
ws0 Wind sea fraction in partition 0 -
ws1 Wind sea fraction in partition 1 -
ws2 Wind sea fraction in partition 2 -
ws3 Wind sea fraction in partition 3 -
wsf Wind sea fraction 1
pnr Number of wave partitions 1
dtd Dynamic time step min.
uust Eastward friction velocity m/s
vust Northward friction velocity m/s
cha Charnock coefficient for surface roughness length for momentum in air 1
faw Wind to wave energy flux Wm-2
utaw Eastward wave supported wind stress m2s-2
vtaw Northward wave supported wind stress m2s-2
utwa Eastward wave to wind stress m2/s2
vtwa Northward wave to wind stress m2/s2
wcc Whitecap coverage 1
Sxx Radiation stress component Sxx N/m
Syy Radiation stress component Syy N/m
Sxy Radiation stress component Sxy N/m
utwo Eastward wave to ocean stress m2/s2
vtwo Northward wave to ocean stress s
uuss Eastward surface stokes drift m/s
vuss Northward surface stokes drift m/s