Abstract
Abstract : This article reviews the prediction of wind-generated surface gravity waves over the world ocean by the US Navy. The numerical wave model WAVEWATCH III? is used operationally for this purpose at the two primary Navy operational centers, the Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center and the Naval Oceanographic Office. This model is briefly described, and an overview is given of the current operational and near-operational features of global- and regional scale wave models at the two centers. Planned features are summarized.
Highlights
Particular attention is given in this article to progress made since an earlier paper of similar theme by Jensen et al (2002)
Some information was compiled by the military on wave climatology for certain regions, but no wave forecasts were produced
The National Weather Service (NWS) at the time was known as the Weather Bureau, and Hubert was, a Navy officer detailed to the Joint Numerical Weather Prediction Unit, a joint project by the US Air Force, Navy, and Weather Bureau
Summary
Signi cant Wave Height (m) | 05−Aug−2012 21:00:00 Ice Concentration (contours) ( 0.30 0.50 0.70 ). Contours indicate ice concentration fraction of 0.3, 0.5, and 0.7, from an operational analysis based on satellite radiometer. The numerical wave model WAVEWATCH III® is used operationally for this purpose at the two primary Navy operational centers, the Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center and the Naval Oceanographic Office. This model is briefly described, and an overview is given of the current operational and near-operational features of global- and regionalscale wave models at the two centers.
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