BackForward Variable: Wave 1D energy frequency spectrum

Definition
Full name Wave 1D energy frequency spectrum
Definition 1D variable colloquially referred to as “wave spectrum”. Describes the wave energy in each frequency band (e.g. 25 frequency bands) regardless of the direction of propagation
Measuring Units m2 . Hz-1 Uncertainty Units m2 . Hz-1
Horizontal Res Units km Vertical Res Units
Stability Units m2 . Hz-1 (Stability /decade)

 

Comment:
Last modified: 2011-06-07
Applied in OSCAR/Space Gap Analysis: No
Classification
  • Domain: Ocean
    • Sub-domain: Ocean
      • Variable: Wave 1D energy frequency spectrum
        • Measured in Layers:
          • UTLS
          • Sea surface
          • Bulk
  • Cross-cutting themes:
  • Earth System Application Categories and its related Application Areas:
  • Unknown:

Requirements defined for Wave 1D energy frequency spectrum  (6)

This tables shows all related requirements. For more operations/filtering, please consult the full list of Requirements
Note: In reading the values, goal is marked blue, breakthrough green, threshold orange
Application-dependent Technical Priority (ATP) Magenta and Relative priority of the attributes Red

Id Variable Layer App Area ATP Uncertainty Layer/s Quality Coverage Quality Stability / decade Hor Res Ver Res Obs Cyc Timeliness Coverage Conf Level Val Date Source General Comment Application Area Comment Horizontal Coverage Comment Observation Comment Performance Comment
460 Wave 1D energy frequency spectrum Sea surface Ocean Applications 0.1 m2 . Hz-1
0.15 m2 . Hz-1
0.2 m2 . Hz-1 		50 km
300 km
1000 km 		6 h
24 h
10 d 		24 h
3 d
30 d 		Global ocean firm 2011-03-07 JCOMM (Ali Mafimbo) Delayed mode validation of wave forcast models. Priority is increased coverage of high quality spectral observations. Additional parameters of use for delayed mode validation (e.g. surface wind data, full time series of sea surface elevation)
462 Wave 1D energy frequency spectrum Sea surface Ocean Applications 0.1 m2 . Hz-1
0.15 m2 . Hz-1
0.2 m2 . Hz-1 		100 km
500 km
1000 km 		6 h
3 h
24 h 		24 h
3 d
30 d 		Global ocean firm 2011-03-07 JCOMM (Ali Mafimbo) Ocean wave climate and variability. Wave climate applications may rely on nearshore wave modeling. Hence validation data for use in nearshore wave models is an additional requirement for climate applications
464 Wave 1D energy frequency spectrum Sea surface Ocean Applications 0.1 m2 . Hz-1
0.15 m2 . Hz-1
0.2 m2 . Hz-1 		1 km
20 km
100 km 		6 min
10 h
24 h 		5 min
60 min
6 h 		Costal areas firm 2014-02-26 JCOMM (Guimei Liu) Assimilation into/real-time validation of regional wave forecast models
459 Wave 1D energy frequency spectrum Sea surface Ocean Applications 0.1 m2 . Hz-1
0.15 m2 . Hz-1
0.2 m2 . Hz-1 		25 km
50 km
300 km 		6 min
3 h
24 h 		5 min
60 min
6 h 		Global ocean reasonable 2011-03-07 JCOMM (Ali Mafimbo) Assimilation into/real-time validation of global wave forecast models
461 Wave 1D energy frequency spectrum Sea surface Ocean Applications 0.1 m2 . Hz-1
0.15 m2 . Hz-1
0.2 m2 . Hz-1 		100 km
500 km
1000 km 		60 min
3 h
24 h 		24 h
3 d
30 d 		Global ocean reasonable 2011-03-07 JCOMM (Ali Mafimbo) Calibration/validation of satellite wave sensors. Collocation with satellite ground tracks advantageous
463 Wave 1D energy frequency spectrum Sea surface Ocean Applications 0.1 m2 . Hz-1
0.15 m2 . Hz-1
0.2 m2 . Hz-1 		10 km
200 km
1000 km 		30 min
60 min
6 h 		24 h
3 d
30 d 		Global ocean reasonable 2011-03-07 JCOMM (Ali Mafimbo) Role of waves in coupling. Additional collocated measurements required. Process studies likely to require dedicated dense sampling in small regions, and sampling to higher frequency than routine monitoring. Wave observations should be included routinely in studies of air-sea interaction