Dataset: hourly-instantaneous wave
Dataset identifier: MetO-NWS-WAV-hi
Data store: cmems
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cmems_store = new_data_store('cmems')
ds = cmems_store.open_data('MetO-NWS-WAV-hi')
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Parameter |
Value |
Bounding box longitude (°) |
-16.015150125 to 13.015150125 |
Bounding box latitude (°) |
45.993244125 to 62.749996231445316 |
Time range |
2019-01-01 to 2023-04-20 |
Time period |
0D |
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Variable list
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Variable |
Long name |
Units |
VHM0 |
Spectral significant wave height (Hm0) |
m |
VHM0_SW1 |
Spectral significant primary swell wave height |
m |
VHM0_SW2 |
Spectral significant secondary swell wave height |
m |
VHM0_WW |
Spectral significant wind wave height |
m |
VMDR |
Mean wave direction from (Mdir) |
degree |
VMDR_SW1 |
Mean primary swell wave direction from |
degree |
VMDR_SW2 |
Mean secondary swell wave direction from |
degree |
VMDR_WW |
Mean wind wave direction from |
degree |
VPED |
Wave principal direction at spectral peak |
degree |
VSDX |
Stokes drift U |
m s-1 |
VSDY |
Stokes drift V |
m s-1 |
VTM01_SW1 |
Spectral moments (0,1) primary swell wave period |
s |
VTM01_SW2 |
Spectral moments (0,1) secondary swell wave period |
s |
VTM01_WW |
Spectral moments (0,1) wind wave period |
s |
VTM02 |
Spectral moments (0,2) wave period Tm02 |
s |
VTM10 |
Spectral moments (-1,0) wave period (Tm-10) |
s |
VTPK |
Wave period at spectral peak / peak period (Tp) |
s |
VHM0
Field |
Value |
long_name |
Spectral significant wave height (Hm0) |
standard_name |
sea_surface_wave_significant_height |
units |
m |
valid_min |
0 |
valid_max |
16000 |
grid_mapping |
crs |
cell_methods |
time:point |
VHM0_SW1
Field |
Value |
long_name |
Spectral significant primary swell wave height |
standard_name |
sea_surface_primary_swell_wave_significant_height |
units |
m |
valid_min |
0 |
valid_max |
16000 |
comment |
Wind sea and swells defined using topographic partitions and spectral wave-age cut-off |
grid_mapping |
crs |
cell_methods |
time:point |
VHM0_SW2
Field |
Value |
long_name |
Spectral significant secondary swell wave height |
standard_name |
sea_surface_secondary_swell_wave_significant_height |
units |
m |
valid_min |
0 |
valid_max |
16000 |
comment |
Wind sea and swells defined using topographic partitions and spectral wave-age cut-off |
grid_mapping |
crs |
cell_methods |
time:point |
VHM0_WW
Field |
Value |
long_name |
Spectral significant wind wave height |
standard_name |
sea_surface_wind_wave_significant_height |
units |
m |
valid_min |
0 |
valid_max |
16000 |
comment |
Wind sea and swells defined using topographic partitions and spectral wave-age cut-off |
grid_mapping |
crs |
cell_methods |
time:point |
VMDR
Field |
Value |
long_name |
Mean wave direction from (Mdir) |
standard_name |
sea_surface_wave_from_direction |
units |
degree |
valid_min |
0 |
valid_max |
3600 |
grid_mapping |
crs |
cell_methods |
time:point |
direction_reference |
True North |
VMDR_SW1
Field |
Value |
long_name |
Mean primary swell wave direction from |
standard_name |
sea_surface_primary_swell_wave_from_direction |
units |
degree |
valid_min |
0 |
valid_max |
3600 |
comment |
Wind sea and swells defined using topographic partitions and spectral wave-age cut-off |
grid_mapping |
crs |
cell_methods |
time:point |
direction_reference |
True North |
VMDR_SW2
Field |
Value |
long_name |
Mean secondary swell wave direction from |
standard_name |
sea_surface_secondary_swell_wave_from_direction |
units |
degree |
valid_min |
0 |
valid_max |
3600 |
comment |
Wind sea and swells defined using topographic partitions and spectral wave-age cut-off |
grid_mapping |
crs |
cell_methods |
time:point |
direction_reference |
True North |
VMDR_WW
Field |
Value |
long_name |
Mean wind wave direction from |
standard_name |
sea_surface_wind_wave_from_direction |
units |
degree |
valid_min |
0 |
valid_max |
3600 |
comment |
Wind sea and swells defined using topographic partitions and spectral wave-age cut-off |
grid_mapping |
crs |
cell_methods |
time:point |
direction_reference |
True North |
VPED
Field |
Value |
long_name |
Wave principal direction at spectral peak |
standard_name |
sea_surface_wave_from_direction_at_variance_spectral_density_maximum |
units |
degree |
valid_min |
0 |
valid_max |
3600 |
grid_mapping |
crs |
cell_methods |
time:point |
direction_reference |
True North |
VSDX
Field |
Value |
long_name |
Stokes drift U |
standard_name |
sea_surface_wave_stokes_drift_x_velocity |
units |
m s-1 |
valid_min |
-10000 |
valid_max |
10000 |
comment |
uss=sqrt(uuss**2+vuss**2) |
grid_mapping |
crs |
cell_methods |
time:point |
direction_reference |
True North |
VSDY
Field |
Value |
long_name |
Stokes drift V |
standard_name |
sea_surface_wave_stokes_drift_y_velocity |
units |
m s-1 |
valid_min |
-10000 |
valid_max |
10000 |
comment |
Frequency range 0.0412 to 0.6532 Hz |
grid_mapping |
crs |
cell_methods |
time:point |
direction_reference |
True North |
VTM01_SW1
Field |
Value |
long_name |
Spectral moments (0,1) primary swell wave period |
standard_name |
sea_surface_primary_swell_wave_mean_period |
units |
s |
valid_min |
0 |
valid_max |
3000 |
comment |
Wind sea and swells defined using topographic partitions and spectral wave-age cut-off |
grid_mapping |
crs |
cell_methods |
time:point |
VTM01_SW2
Field |
Value |
long_name |
Spectral moments (0,1) secondary swell wave period |
standard_name |
sea_surface_secondary_swell_wave_mean_period |
units |
s |
valid_min |
0 |
valid_max |
3000 |
comment |
Wind sea and swells defined using topographic partitions and spectral wave-age cut-off |
grid_mapping |
crs |
cell_methods |
time:point |
VTM01_WW
Field |
Value |
long_name |
Spectral moments (0,1) wind wave period |
standard_name |
sea_surface_wind_wave_mean_period |
units |
s |
valid_min |
0 |
valid_max |
3000 |
comment |
Wind sea and swells defined using topographic partitions and spectral wave-age cut-off |
grid_mapping |
crs |
cell_methods |
time:point |
VTM02
Field |
Value |
long_name |
Spectral moments (0,2) wave period Tm02 |
standard_name |
sea_surface_wave_mean_period_from_variance_spectral_density_second_frequency_moment |
units |
s |
valid_min |
0 |
valid_max |
3000 |
grid_mapping |
crs |
cell_methods |
time:point |
VTM10
Field |
Value |
long_name |
Spectral moments (-1,0) wave period (Tm-10) |
standard_name |
sea_surface_wave_mean_period_from_variance_spectral_density_inverse_frequency_moment |
units |
s |
valid_min |
0 |
valid_max |
3000 |
grid_mapping |
crs |
cell_methods |
time:point |
VTPK
Field |
Value |
long_name |
Wave period at spectral peak / peak period (Tp) |
standard_name |
sea_surface_wave_period_at_variance_spectral_density_maximum |
units |
s |
valid_min |
0 |
valid_max |
3000 |
grid_mapping |
crs |
cell_methods |
time:point |
crs
Field |
Value |
grid_mapping_name |
latitude_longitude |
longitude_of_prime_meridian |
0.0 |
semi_major_axis |
6378137.0 |
inverse_flattening |
298.2572 |
Field |
Value |
creation_date |
2023-04-15T11:49:48Z |
Conventions |
CF-1.6 |
netcdf-version-id |
netCDF-4 |
title |
hourly-instantaneous wave |
institution |
UK Met Office |
contact |
servicedesk.cmems@mercator-ocean.eu |
references |
http://marine.copernicus.eu/ |
source |
PS-OS 45, AMM-FOAM 1.5 km (tidal) NEMO v3.6_WAVEWATCH-III v7.12 |
forcing_data_source |
ECMWF Global Atmospheric Model (HRES); UKMO NATL12; UKMO GLOWave; CMEMS-BALTIC; climatological rivers |
product |
NORTHWESTSHELF_ANALYSIS_FORECAST_WAV_004_014 |
credit |
E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information (CMEMS) |
licence |
http://marine.copernicus.eu/services-portfolio/service-commitments-and-licence/ |
history |
See source and creation_date attributes |