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ADCIRC Finite Element Grid for Beaufort Inlet, NC
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beaufort_grid.jpg
Credits:
Jesse Feyen / NOAA / NOS
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Model Wave Height Bias Relative to ERS-2 Altimeter for 2001
With (left) and Without (right) Obstructions in Model Grid
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carib_obstruct_bias.jpg
Credits:
NOAA / NWS / NCEP MMAB
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Waves crashing on beach
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cc_crashingwaves.jpg
Credits:
Creative Commons Wonderlane
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Picture of globe with topography/bathymetry
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continental_shelf.jpg
Credits:
NOAA / NGDC
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Wavewatch III Analysis Using AVN Winds valid 1200 UTC 18 Sep 1999 showing Hurricanes Floyd and Gert.
Wave Height (shaded, m), Wind Speed (barbs, kt), and Peak Direction (arrows).
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floyd_gert_avn.jpg
Credits:
NOAA / NWS / NCEP MMAB
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Wavewatch III Analysis Using GDFL Winds valid 1200 UTC 18 Sep 1999 showing Hurricanes Floyd and Gert.
Wave Height (shaded, m), Wind Speed (barbs, kt), and Peak Direction (arrows).
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floyd_gert_gdfl.jpg
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NOAA / NWS / NCEP MMAB
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Significant Wave Height. Wavewatch III Analysis 0600 UTC 4 Jan 2006
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global_ww3_hs_4jan06_01.jpg
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NOAA / NWS / NCEP MMAB
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Graphic forecast of wind
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great_lakes_wind.jpg
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NOAA / NWS
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Significant Wave Height (m) for Overall and Partitioned Wave Fields.
Wavewatch III Analysis 0000 UTC 16 Jan 2007
File Name:
hs_wave_fields_16jan07_0001.htm
Credits:
NOAA / NWS / NCEP MMAB
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Significant Wave Height (m) 13 Sep 2003. Wavewatch III Analyses using GFS Winds (left), North Atlantic Hurricane Winds (center), and Comparison of Model Results to Jason-1 Satellite Altimetry (right).
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isabel_13sep03.jpg
Credits:
NOAA / NWS / NCEP MMAB
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Track of hurricane Isabel and location of Buoy 44018
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isabel_buoy_location.jpg
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NOAA / NHC
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Time Series of Wave Frequency Spectrum at Buoy 44018, near Cape Cod, MA,
WNA (top) uses GFS Winds, NAH (bottom) uses North Atlantic Hurricane Winds
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isabel_timeseries.jpg
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NOAA / NWS / NCEP MMAB
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Time Series of Wave Frequency Spectrum at Buoy 44018, near Cape Cod, MA,
WNA (top) uses GFS Winds, NAH (bottom) uses North Atlantic Hurricane Winds
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isabel_timeseries.jpg
Credits:
NOAA / NWS / NCEP MMAB
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Wave Height to Water Depth Ratio during Hurricane Katrina
Multi-grid Wavewatch III without Surf Zone Physics
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katrina_hs_ratio1.jpg
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NOAA / NWS / NCEP MMAB
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Wave Height to Water Depth Ratio during Hurricane Katrina
Multi-grid Wavewatch III with Surf Zone Physics
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katrina_hs_ratio2.jpg
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NOAA / NWS / NCEP MMAB
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Significant Wave Height (m) during Hurricane Katrina
Wavewatch III with 1/8 degree Grid
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katrina_hs1.jpg
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NOAA / NWS / NCEP MMAB
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Significant Wave Height (m) during Hurricane Katrina
Multi-grid Wavewatch III without Surf Zone Physics
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katrina_hs2.jpg
Credits:
NOAA / NWS / NCEP MMAB
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Significant Wave Height (m) during Hurricane Katrina
Multi-grid Wavewatch III with Surf Zone Physics
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katrina_hs3.jpg
Credits:
NOAA / NWS / NCEP MMAB
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Curvilinear Grid for Long Island Sound, NY
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long_island_grid.jpg
Credits:
Signell et al., 2000 / USGS
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Location and Resolution of Grids Composing the Multi-grid Wavewatch III
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multigrid_location.jpg
Credits:
NOAA / NWS / NCEP MMAB
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Number of Partitioned Wave Fields. Wavewatch III Analysis 0000 UTC 16 Jan 2007
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partition_wave_fields_16jan07.jpg
Credits:
NOAA / NWS / NCEP MMAB
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Blank polar grid
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polar_grid.png
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©The COMET Program
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Peak Wave Period (s) for Overall and Partitioned Wave Fields.
Wavewatch III Analysis 0000 UTC 16 Jan 2007
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pp_wave_fields_16jan07_0001.htm
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NOAA / NWS / NCEP MMAB
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Rayleigh distribution of wave heights
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rayleigh_distribution.jpg
Credits:
NOAA
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Wave Spectra for Buoy 51001, 1200 UTC 15 May 2000 to 0000 UTC 18 May 2000
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spectra_51001.jpg
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NOAA / NWS / NCEP MMAB
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Wave Spectra for Buoy 51004 00 UTC 16 May 2000 and 00 UTC 18 May 2000
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spectra_51004.jpg
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NOAA / NWS / NCEP MMAB
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WAVEWATCH III Wave spectrum at buoy 51004 16 May 2000
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spectra_51004_16may2000.jpg
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NOAA/NWS/NCEP/MMAB
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Simulation of Wave Height as Swell Interacts with Current Ring
File Name:
swell_ring_0001.htm
Credits:
NOAA / NWS / NCEP / MMAB
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Simulation of Wave Height as Swell Refracts Around and Shoals Over a Seamount
File Name:
swell_seamount_0001.htm
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NOAA / NWS / NCEP / MMAB
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Mesh diagram of wave partitioning on a plot of energy density versus frequency and direction
File Name:
wave_partition_51028.jpg
Credits:
Tracy et al. 2007/USACE
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Photo of wave from ship
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waves_diffraction.jpg
Credits:
NOAA
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Photo of waves
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waves1.jpg
Credits:
NOAA
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Photo of waves
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waves2.jpg
Credits:
U.S. Navy / ONR
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Photo of wave from ship
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waves3.jpg
Credits:
NOAA
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photo of surf
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waves4.jpg
Credits:
NOAA / NWS Portland
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Example of significant wave height for the North Pacific with an wave spectrum plot for a location near Japan
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wpac_hs_spectrum.jpg
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NOAA / NWS / NCEP / MMAB
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Ensemble Mean (contours) and Spread (shaded) of Sig. Wave Height (m).
Initial Conditions from Previous Cycle. Analysis valid 06 UTC 28 Mar 2008
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ww3_0h_ensemble_cycle.jpg
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NOAA / NWS / NCEP MMAB
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Ensemble Mean (contours) and Spread (shaded) of Sig. Wave Height (m).
Initial Conditions from Previous Cycle and Bias corrected Winds.
Analysis valid 06 UTC 28 Mar 2008
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ww3_0h_ensemble_cyclebc.jpg
Credits:
NOAA / NWS / NCEP MMAB
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Ensemble Mean (contours) and Spread (shaded) of Sig. Wave Height (m).
No Initial Conditions from Previous Cycle. Analysis valid 06 UTC 28 Mar 2008
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ww3_0h_ensemble_old.jpg
Credits:
NOAA / NWS / NCEP MMAB
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Ensemble Mean (contours) and Spread (shaded) of Sig. Wave Height (m).
Initial Conditions from Previous Cycle. 120 hour Forecast valid 06 UTC 02 Apr 2008
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ww3_120h_ensemble_cycle.jpg
Credits:
NOAA / NWS / NCEP MMAB
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Ensemble Mean (contours) and Spread (shaded) of Sig. Wave Height (m).
Initial Conditions from Previous Cycle and Bias corrected Winds.
120 hour Forecast valid 06 UTC 02 Apr 2008
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ww3_120h_ensemble_cyclebc.jpg
Credits:
NOAA / NWS / NCEP MMAB
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Ensemble Mean (contours) and Spread (shaded) of Sig. Wave Height (m).
No Initial Conditions from Previous Cycle. 120 hour Forecast valid 06 UTC 02 Apr 2008
File Name:
ww3_120h_ensemble_old.jpg
Credits:
NOAA / NWS / NCEP MMAB
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Description:
WAVEWATCH III Regional Grids
File Name:
ww3_regional_grids.jpg
Credits:
NOAA / NCEP / MMAB / The COMET Program
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