Dataset Information

title: NECOFS GOM3 Wave - Northeast US - Latest Forecast
institution: School for Marine Science and Technology
source: FVCOM_3.0
history: Sat Nov 2 07:48:12 2013: ncrcat -O -v x,y,lat,lon,xc,yc,lonc,latc,siglay,siglev,nv,nbe,h,hs,wdir,tpeak,wlen,uwind_speed,vwind_speed,zeta,Times -d time,8736,8880 /data01/necofs/Necofs_wave/wave_gom3/output/gom_for_0001.nc -o /data01/necofs/NECOFS_ARCHIVES/NECOFS_WAVE_FORECAST.nc model started at: 31/10/2012 13:40
references: http://fvcom.smast.umassd.edu, http://codfish.smast.umassd.edu
Conventions: CF-1.0
CoordinateSystem: Cartesian
CoordinateProjection: init=nad83:1802
Tidal_Forcing: TIDAL ELEVATION FORCING IS OFF!
River_Forcing: THERE ARE NO RIVERS IN THIS MODEL
GroundWater_Forcing: GROUND WATER FORCING IS OFF!
Surface_Heat_Forcing: FVCOM variable surface heat forcing file: FILE NAME:wrf_for.nc SOURCE:wrf2fvcom version 0.13 (2007-07-19) (Bulk method: COARE 2.6Z) MET DATA START DATE:2012-10-19_00:00:00
Surface_Wind_Forcing: FVCOM variable surface Wind forcing: FILE NAME:wrf_for.nc SOURCE:wrf2fvcom version 0.13 (2007-07-19) (Bulk method: COARE 2.6Z) MET DATA START DATE:2012-10-19_00:00:00
Surface_PrecipEvap_Forcing: FVCOM periodic surface precip forcing: FILE NAME:wrf_for.nc SOURCE:wrf2fvcom version 0.13 (2007-07-19) (Bulk method: COARE 2.6Z) MET DATA START DATE:2012-10-19_00:00:00
nco_openmp_thread_number: 1
cdm_data_type: any
summary: Latest forecast from the FVCOM Northeast Coastal Ocean Forecast System using an unstructured version of the SWAN wave model on the GOM3 mesh
Unlimited_Dimension: time


Variables in this Dataset

x: Array of 32 bit Reals [node = 0..48727]
long_name: nodal x-coordinate
units: meters
y: Array of 32 bit Reals [node = 0..48727]
long_name: nodal y-coordinate
units: meters
lon: Array of 32 bit Reals [node = 0..48727]
long_name: nodal longitude
standard_name: longitude
units: degrees_east
lat: Array of 32 bit Reals [node = 0..48727]
long_name: nodal latitude
standard_name: latitude
units: degrees_north
xc: Array of 32 bit Reals [nele = 0..90997]
long_name: zonal x-coordinate
units: meters
yc: Array of 32 bit Reals [nele = 0..90997]
long_name: zonal y-coordinate
units: meters
lonc: Array of 32 bit Reals [nele = 0..90997]
long_name: zonal longitude
standard_name: longitude
units: degrees_east
latc: Array of 32 bit Reals [nele = 0..90997]
long_name: zonal latitude
standard_name: latitude
units: degrees_north
h: Array of 32 bit Reals [node = 0..48727]
long_name: Bathymetry
standard_name: sea_floor_depth_below_geoid
units: m
positive: down
grid: Bathymetry_Mesh
coordinates: lat lon
type: data
mesh: fvcom_mesh
location: node
nv: Array of 32 bit Integers [three = 0..2][nele = 0..90997]
long_name: nodes surrounding element
cf_role: face_node_connnectivity
start_index: 1
time: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..144]
long_name: time
units: days since 1858-11-17 00:00:00
format: modified julian day (MJD)
time_zone: UTC
Times: Array of Strings [time = 0..144]
time_zone: UTC
string_length: 26
zeta: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..144][node = 0..48727]
long_name: Water Surface Elevation
units: meters
positive: up
standard_name: sea_surface_height_above_geoid
grid: Bathymetry_Mesh
coordinates: x y
type: data
nbe: Array of 32 bit Integers [three = 0..2][nele = 0..90997]
long_name: elements surrounding each element
uwind_speed: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..144][nele = 0..90997]
long_name: Eastward Wind Velocity
standard_name: eastward_wind
units: meters s-1
grid: fvcom_grid
type: data
coverage_content_type: modelResult
coordinates: time latc lonc
mesh: fvcom_mesh
location: face
vwind_speed: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..144][nele = 0..90997]
long_name: Northward Wind Velocity
standard_name: northward_wind
units: meters s-1
grid: fvcom_grid
type: data
coverage_content_type: modelResult
coordinates: time latc lonc
mesh: fvcom_mesh
location: face
hs: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..144][node = 0..48727]
long_name: Significant Wave Height
units: meters
type: data
standard_name: sea_surface_wave_significant_height
coordinates: time lat lon
coverage_content_type: modelResult
mesh: fvcom_mesh
location: node
wdir: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..144][node = 0..48727]
long_name: Wave Direction
units: degree
type: data
standard_name: sea_surface_wave_from_direction
coordinates: time lat lon
coverage_content_type: modelResult
mesh: fvcom_mesh
location: node
tpeak: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..144][node = 0..48727]
long_name: Relative Peak Period
units: s
type: data
standard_name: sea_surface_wave_period_at_variance_spectral_density_maximum
coordinates: time lat lon
coverage_content_type: modelResult
mesh: fvcom_mesh
location: node
wlen: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..144][node = 0..48727]
long_name: Wavelength
units: meter
type: data
coordinates: time lat lon
coverage_content_type: modelResult
mesh: fvcom_mesh
location: node
fvcom_mesh: 32 bit Integer
cf_role: mesh_topology
topology_dimension: 2
node_coordinates: lon lat
face_coordinates: lonc latc
face_node_connectivity: nv