WaveNet: A Web-Based Metocean Data Access, Processing and Analysis Tool; Part 5 - WW3 Database

Abstract

This Coastal and Hydraulics Engineering Technical Note (CHETN) describes coupling of the WAVEWATCH III (WW3) database to WaveNet, the first module of MetOcnDat (Meteorological and Oceanographic Data or Metocean data) management and analysis system. This Part 5 technical note in the WaveNet series provides a step-by-step procedure for users to access, process, and analyze wave and wind data from the WW3 database. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) coastal modeling and planning missions require metocean data (e.g., winds, waves, tides, water levels). WaveNet is a web-based graphical-user-interface (GUI) data management tool that allows users to access, process, and analyze wave and wind data from different data sources. This GUI provides a combination of analysis and graphical tools to minimize the complexity and uncertainty in data processing for project needs. It allows users to check status of data processing, check the availability of data, and analyze quality and consistency of data. Users can extract, download, analyze, and prepare input files for numerical wave models and obtain tabular and graphical information for project planning and reporting and further analysis. Four previous companion CHETNs (Wilson et al. 2012; Demirbilek et al. 2013, 2014a, 2014b) provide descriptions and demonstrations of the WaveNet application to wave databases most frequently used in the United States. These earlier User s Guides describe details of the utility of WaveNet with the following databases: Part 1 for the National Data Buoy Center (NDBC); Part 2 for the Wave Information Study (WIS); Part 3 for the Coastal Data Information Program (CDIP); and Part 4 for the Great Lakes Observing System/Coastal Forecasting System (GLOS/GLCFS). Using step-by-step instructions, this Part 5 guide describes how to access the WW3 database using WaveNet.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2015
Accession Number
ADA616442

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

  • Army
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Availability
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Displays
  • Data Management
  • Data Processing
  • Databases
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Geographic Regions
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Great Lakes
  • Grids
  • Pacific Ocean
  • United States
  • User Interface

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Database Systems and Applications