Model:WAVEWATCH III ^TM

Edit Model information

WAVEWATCH III ^TM

Metadata

Summary Contact Technical specs In/Output Process Testing Other Component info Also known as Model type Modular Model part of larger framework Note on status model Date note status model Spatial dimensions 2D Spatial extent Model domain One-line model description Spectral wind wave model Extended model description Third generation random phase spectral wave model, including shallow water physcis. Keywords: physical oceanography, Name Hendrik Tolman Type of contact Model developer Institute / Organization NOAA/NCEP Postal address 1 5200 Auth Road Room 209 Postal address 2 Town / City Camp Springs Postal code 20746 State Maryland Country USA"USA" is not in the list (Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, ...) of allowed values for the "Country" property. Email address Hendrik.tolman@NOAA.gov Phone Fax Supported platforms Unix, Linux Other platform Programming language Fortran77, Fortran90, Matlab Other program language Code optimized Multiple processors implemented Nr of distributed processors Nr of shared processors Start year development 1992 Does model development still take place? Yes If above answer is no, provide end year model development Code development status When did you indicate the 'code development status'? Model availability As code Source code availability (Or provide future intension) Through web repository Source web address http://polar.ncep.noaa.gov/waves/index2.shtml Source csdms web address Program license type Other Program license type other -- Memory requirements -- Typical run time -- Describe input parameters wind at 10m, air-sea temperature difference, ice concentration, curents and water levels (bathymetry) Input format ASCII, Binary Other input format Describe output parameters From wave heights to spectral data, see manual Output format ASCII, Binary Other output format Pre-processing software needed? No Describe pre-processing software Post-processing software needed? Yes Describe post-processing software Matlab and other possible but not necessary Visualization software needed? Yes If above answer is yes Matlab Other visualization software GrADS Describe processes represented by the model Evolution of wind wave spectra under influence of wind, breaking, nonlinear interactions, bottom interaction (including shoalng and refraction), currents, water level changes and ice concentrsations. No diffraction. Describe key physical parameters and equations Spectral action balance equation. Describe length scale and resolution constraints Theoretically length scale larger than longest wave length (10km), practically highest resolution sub km. Largest scales should correspond to spatial scales of forcing. Describe time scale and resolution constraints Time steps from seconds to 1h. Time length of runs can be up to years. Describe any numerical limitations and issues Explicit schemes make high resolution runs expensive. Describe available calibration data sets Separate publications. Upload calibration data sets if available: Describe available test data sets ONR test bed and others. Upload test data sets if available: Describe ideal data for testing Field data should be used for testing. Lab data has incosistent scaling between gravity and capilary waves. Do you have current or future plans for collaborating with other researchers? Many present contributors to code. Are considering user groups. WISE has been acting as informal in person only user group. Is there a manual available? Yes Upload manual if available: Model website if any http://polar.ncep.noaa.gov/waves Model forum / discussion board Comments NOTICE: REGISTRATION IS NEEDED TO RECEIVE THE SOURCE CODE OF THE LATEST VERSION: http://polar.ncep.noaa.gov/waves/wavewatch/distribution This part will be filled out by CSDMS staff OpenMI compliant No but possible BMI compliant No but possible WMT component Not yet"Not yet" is not in the list (Yes, In progress, No but possible, No not possible) of allowed values for the "Code CMT compliant or not" property. PyMT component Is this a data component Can be coupled with:

Model info Authors Hendrik Tolman Abdolali Source code Go to external source code site Model citations Other models by author WAVEWATCH III ^TM