Verification of Fleet Numerical Weather Central wave analyses.
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Authors
Massicot, William Harvey
Subjects
ocean wave verification
wave recorder site selection
San Clemente Island wave gage
wave refraction data for San Clemente Island
sea spectrum frequency shift due to shoaling
wave recorder site selection
San Clemente Island wave gage
wave refraction data for San Clemente Island
sea spectrum frequency shift due to shoaling
Advisors
Thompson, Warren C.
Date of Issue
1972-03
Date
March 1972
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
Fleet Numerical Weather Central (FNWC) wave period and
height analyses for a selected grid point were verified by
comparison with wave conditions recorded by a coastal wave
sensor at San Clemente Island, California. Forty-six per
cent of the FNWC wave heights were within ±1 foot of the
recorded heights, 75% were within ±2 feet, and 92% were
within ±4 feet. The FNWC heights were found to be over-predicted
by 1.0 feet relative to the recorded waves. Twenty-
six per cent of the FNWC periods were within ±1 second of
the recorded periods, 45% were within ±2 seconds, 66% were
within ±4 seconds, and 90% were within ±6 seconds. There
was no tendency for FNWC to over or underpredict swell
periods, but wind -wave periods were underpredicted on the
average by five seconds.
Type
Thesis
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Department
Oceanography
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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