Global and North Atlantic Atlas of Monthly Ocean Waves
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| DOI: 10.5065/DTJJ-HZ16
Abstract:
Monthly 2-degree by 2-degree and 5-degree by 5-degree wave statistics were computed for 1958-1997 (Global Waves) and 1964-1993 (North Atlantic Waves) respectively from COADS shipboard wave observations. Significant wave heights are determined for several different schemes.
Temporal Range:
1958 to 1997
Variables:
| Significant Wave Height | Swells | Wave Height | Wave Period |
| Wave Speed/Direction |
Vertical Levels:
| Ground or water surface |
Temporal Frequencies:
Monthly Climatology, Every month (Mean)
Data Types:
Grid
Spatial Coverage:
Longitude Range: Westernmost=180W Easternmost=180E
Latitude Range: Southernmost=79S Northernmost=79N Detailed coverage information Detailed coverage information 2° x 2° from 1E to 359E and 79N to 79S (180 x 80 Longitude/Latitude) 5° x 5° from 95W to 5E and 0N to 75N (21 x 16 Longitude/Latitude)
Latitude Range: Southernmost=79S Northernmost=79N Detailed coverage information Detailed coverage information 2° x 2° from 1E to 359E and 79N to 79S (180 x 80 Longitude/Latitude) 5° x 5° from 95W to 5E and 0N to 75N (21 x 16 Longitude/Latitude)
Data Contributors:
RU/RAS/SIO
P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
Related Resources:
Publications:
Gulev, S.K., and V. Grigorieva, 2006: Variability of the winter wind waves and swell in the North Atlantic and North Pacific as revealed by the Voluntary Observing Ship Data. J. Climate, 19, 5667-5785.
Gulev, S.K., V. Grigorieva, A. Sterl, and D. Woolf, 2003: Assessment of the Reliability of Wave Observations From Voluntary Observing Ships: Insights From the Validation of a Global Wind Wave Climatology Based On Voluntary Observing Ship Data. J. Geophys. Res., 108(C7), 1-21.
Gulev, S.K., and L. Hasse, 1998: North Atlantic Wind Waves and Wind Stress Fields from Voluntary Observing Ship Data. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 28, 1107-1130.
Total Volume:
8.34 MB
Data Formats:
ASCII (see dataset documentation)
Metadata Record:
Data License:
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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