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TABLE 9.3
Hindcast wave databases
Country Model used Grid and time step Verification Area covered Time spanned Parameters available
ARGENTINA DSA V deep water Orthodromic grid, spacing Within box defined by 1976 to present Significant wave height, peak period, peak
decoupled model; 90 n.mi. 28°S, 48°W; 27°S, 26°W; direction; Rivero et al. (1978)
Rivero et al. (1974) Time step: 3 hours 57°S, 70°W; 55°S, 15°W
CANADA ODGP 1-G deep water Lat./long. nested grid; Unbiased for wind East and west coasts of 1957–1990; 70 Wind speed and direction (20 m), significant
spectral wave model; spacing 1.25° x 2.5° in speed and significant Canada discrete storm periods wave height, peak period, vector mean
15 frequencies by 24 coarse mesh, 0.625° x 1.25° wave height; scatter on east coast, 51 on direction, at all grid points every 2 h; 2-D
directions; Cardone et in fine mesh near coasts index 0.14 west coast spectra every 6 h at 118 points; Canadian
al. (1976) Time step: 2 hours Climate Center (1991, 1992 (b))
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ODGP 1-G deep water Wind input on lat./long. grid; Unbiased for wind 69°–76°N; 120°–162°W 1970–1990; 45 Wind speed and direction (20 m), significant
spectral wave model; spacing 1° x 3°; waves speed and significant (Canadian Beaufort Sea) discrete storm periods wave height, peak period, vector mean
15 frequencies by 24 on transverse Mercator, wave height; scatter direction, at all grid points every hour; 2-D
directions; Cardone et spacing 37.3 km index 0.13 spectra every 6 h at 51 points; MacLaren
al. (1976) Time step: 1 hour Plansearch Ltd. and Oceanweather, Inc. (1992)
ODGP 1-G deep water Lat./long. nested grid; Unbiased for wind North Atlantic and North 1 October 1983 – Wind speed and direction (20 m), significant
spectral wave model; spacing 1.25 x 2.5 in speed and significant Pacific Oceans 30 September 1986 wave height, peak period, vector mean
15 frequencies by 24 coarse mesh, 0.625 x 1.25 in wave height; scatter for North Atlantic; direction, at all grid points every 2 h; 2-D
directions; Cardone et fine mesh near coasts index 0.30 for 1 January 1987 – spectra every 6 hours at 54 points; Eid et al.
al. (1976) Time step: 2 hours Atlantic 31 December 1989 (1989)
for North Pacific
GREECE Deep water model, Polar stereographic grid, Eastern Mediterranean No parameters in database at present
decoupled propagation; spacing 100 km Sea
Hellenic National Time step: 6 hours
Meteorological Service
Reports No. 14, 15
IRELAND Irish Meteorological 23 x 23 grid, spacing 150 km 7 locations between 48°– September 1984 to Significant wave height, period and direction
Service model, adapted Time step: 3 hours 55°N and 8°–14°W present
NOWAMO; sea model
plus swell model
JAPAN MRI-II coupled Grid spacing 300 km North Pacific Ocean 1980–1989 Wave height, period and direction
discrete wave model; Time step: 6 hours Ship and Ocean Foundation (1990, 1991)
Uji (1984) wind input 20 m wind derived
from 1 000 hPa winds from
ECMWF global NWP model