WaveNet: A Web-Based Metocean Data Access, Processing and Analysis Tool

Abstract

This Coastal and Hydraulics Engineering Technical Note (CHETN) describes the first module of the MetOcnDat (Meteorological and Oceanographic or Metocean) system, called WaveNet. Metocean data include winds, waves, tides (water levels and currents), and river discharges. WaveNet is a web-based Graphical-User-Interface (GUI) data management tool that allows users to access, process and analyze wave data from different data sources. This first release of WaveNet addresses only wave data required for coastal, ocean, and marine engineering applications, facilitates conversion of data used in input files for numerical wave models by Corps of Engineers, and provides tabular and graphical information for project planning and design reports. WaveNet accesses user-selected wave data sources to check the availability of data types and durations. Once the user identifies the data needs for a time interval, WaveNet can perform on-the-fly data processing to check the quality and consistency of data, allowing the user to extract a selected portion of the data to download. WaveNet uses the extracted data to compute data metrics, generate data input files for numerical wave models, and create data graphics for engineering reports. The purpose of this web-based tool is to address a basic shared need of the Corps for coastal modeling and planning to acquire oceanographic data and metrics while minimizing complexity and uncertainty in the process. This first release is limited to wave data; later versions will expand to include other USACE data needs for winds, tides and river discharge data sources. Details of the WaveNet system are available from http://dkbes.usace.army.mil/ WaveNet/. This CHETN introduces users to WaveNet and provides step-by-step instructions to demonstrate its components in an example application.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA576411

Entities

People

  • Derek Wilson
  • Jay Rosati
  • Lihwa Lin
  • Zeki Demirbilek

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Availability
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Management
  • Data Processing
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Geographic Regions
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Hydraulics
  • Instructions
  • Marine Engineering
  • Navigation
  • Time Intervals
  • Two Dimensional
  • User Interface
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Database Systems and Applications