python-snippets/ww3/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
longitude
latitude
time
MAPSTA	status map
U10	eastward wind
V10	northward wind
CI	sea ice area fraction
hs	significant wave height
wl	mean wave length
t02	mean wave period Tm02
t	mean period Tm01
tm0m1	mean period Tm0-1
CgE	wave energy flux
fp	peak wave frequency
dir	mean wave direction
spr	directional spread
dp	peak direction
hs0	significant wave height partition 0
hs1	significant wave height partition 1
hs2	significant wave height partition 2
hs3	significant wave height partition 3
tp0	peak period partition 0
tp1	peak period partition 1
tp2	peak period partition 2
tp3	peak period partition 3
lp0	mean wave length partition 0
lp1	mean wave length partition 1
lp2	mean wave length partition 2
lp3	mean wave length partitions 3
th0	mean wave direction partition 0
th1	mean wave direction partition 1
th2	mean wave direction partition 2
th3	mean wave direction partition 3
si0	directional spread partition 0
si1	directional spread partition 1
si2	directional spread partition 2
si3	directional spread partition 3
ws0	wind sea fraction partition 0
ws1	wind sea fraction partition 1
ws2	wind sea fraction partition 2
ws3	wind sea fraction partition 3
wsf	wind sea fraction
pnr	number of wave partitions
dtd	dynamic time step
uust	eastward friction velocities
vust	northward friction velocities
cha	Charnock coefficient
faw	wind to wave energy flux
utaw	eastward wave supported wind stress
vtaw	northward wave supported wind stress
utwa	eastward wave to wind stress
vtwa	northward wave to wind stress
wcc	whitecap coverage
Sxx	xx radiation stress component
Syy	yy radiation stress component
Sxy	xz radiation stress component
utwo	eastward wave to ocean stress
vtwo	northward wave to ocean stress
uuss	eastward surface stokes drift
vuss	northward surface stokes drift