Abstract: To facilitate investigations of surface wave processes in the open ocean, a wave spectral partitioning method with automated swell tracking and storm source identification capabilities has been developed. These tools ...

Abstract: Wind sea growth and dissipation in a swell-dominated, open ocean environment is investigated to explore the use of wave parameters in air?sea process modeling. Wind, wave, and whitecap observations are used from the Gulf ...

Abstract: Although mean or integral properties of wave spectra are typically used to evaluate numerical wave model performance, one must look into the spectral details to identify sources of model deficiencies. This creates a ...

Abstract: new operational wave forecasting system has been implemented at the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) using the third public release of WAVEWATCH III. The new system uses a mosaic of grids with two-way ...