1. A global ensemble of ocean wave climate statistics from contemporary wave reanalysis and hindcasts.
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Morim, J., Erikson, L. H., Hemer, M., Young, I., Wang, X., Mori, N., Shimura, T., Stopa, J., Trenham, C., Mentaschi, L., Gulev, S., Sharmar, V. D., Bricheno, L., Wolf, J., Aarnes, O., Perez, J., Bidlot, J., Semedo, A., Reguero, B., and Wahl, T.
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COASTAL engineering ,OCEAN waves ,WIND waves ,WAVE analysis ,STATISTICS ,HISTORICAL analysis ,CLIMATOLOGY - Abstract
There are numerous global ocean wave reanalysis and hindcast products currently being distributed and used across different scientific fields. However, there is not a consistent dataset that can sample across all existing products based on a standardized framework. Here, we present and describe the first coordinated multi-product ensemble of present-day global wave fields available to date. This dataset, produced through the Coordinated Ocean Wave Climate Project (COWCLIP) phase 2, includes general and extreme statistics of significant wave height (H
s ), mean wave period (Tm ) and mean wave direction (θm ) computed across 1980–2014, at different frequency resolutions (monthly, seasonally, and annually). This coordinated global ensemble has been derived from fourteen state-of-the-science global wave products obtained from different atmospheric reanalysis forcing and downscaling methods. This data set has been processed, under a specific framework for consistency and quality, following standard Data Reference Syntax, Directory Structures and Metadata specifications. This new comprehensive dataset provides support to future broad-scale analysis of historical wave climatology and variability as well as coastal risk and vulnerability assessments across offshore and coastal engineering applications. Measurement(s) Significant wave height • Mean wave period • Mean wave direction Technology Type(s) Global wave reanalysis and hindcasts Sample Characteristic - Environment Wind-waves Sample Characteristic - Location Global [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2022
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