Coastal Ocean Data System (CODS):Wave Information Study

PI: Robert E. Jensen► Supervisor: Mark Gravens► PM: Jeffery P. Waters

To provide long-term evaluated wave estimates for all US coastlines including the Great Lakes; provide access (discoverable) entry to those results; offer multiple products and decision tools to the Corps and user base community for planning and design.

Funding:► FY14: $680K► FY15: $528K

Team Members:► R.E. Jensen: (PI/WAM/Forensics/Requests)► T.J Hesser: (WW3/Forensics/Software)► A. Cialone (Hindcast/Archive/Buoy Data) ► C. Baron (website)

Coastal Ocean Data System (CODS):Wave Information Study

Collaborators:► USACE: CWG/District – Division Offices► FRF Data Integration Framework / Wave Measurements WU’s► Oceanweather, Inc.► ASA► NOAA/IOOS; NCEP; NDBC; NWS; HRD► FNMOC/NRL-SSC

Contributors:► FEMA-Great Lakes / NACCS► NOAA / GLERL; Alaska; NWS► IOOS & RA’s► DOE / BOEM► Institute of Fisheries Res. / UoM► MSC / Environment Canada► ECMWF► WMO / IOC / JCOMM► Universities / Private Sector

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Completed Products List of completed products (1/2)

Publications:► Update Wiki/Fact Sheet for WIS► WIS Website General Overview (in review)► WIS Website Product Definition (in review)► WIS Website Reference Documentation (in review)► WIS Website: Great Lakes Extremes (in review)► WIS White Paper: Ice Implementation for Western Alaska► WIS White Paper: Data Storage Procedures

Presentations:► Exploring the Wind and Wave Climate in the Great Lakes (WISE-2015)

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Completed Products List of completed products (2/2)

Completed / Posted to WIS Website:► Great Lakes Update 2013 (Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario)► Gulf of Mexico Update 2013► Western Alaska Update 2013► Extreme Storm Events Great Lakes (FEMA 1960-1978)► Top 10 Extreme Storm Events Gulf of Mexico (pre-1980)

Contracting:► OWI Update Winds All Domains through 2014 (Received 08/2015)► OWI Pre-1980 Extreme Atlantic Events (Delivery Date 09/2015)► ASA: WIS Website Improvements

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Completed Products In Progress / To be completed products

► Revision Pacific Ocean 1980-2013 (Under Evaluation)► Atlantic Ocean Update 2013 (Under Evaluation)► Forensic Testing Western Alaska (Ice / Resolution Increase)► WIS Archive: ASCII to netCDF ► WIS Archive: Thredds/Opendap Functionality ► WIS White Paper: Willmontt Index► WIS White Paper: Climate Analysis Software► WIS White Paper: NODC netCDF data mining

Completed Products

Great Lakes Extremes► Pre-1980 Events: FEMA Storm List

• Natural Neighbor Method (Wind Field Generation)• GLERL Ice Field Archive

► Extends Storm Climatology• 20-yrs (Superior/Michigan/Huron/Erie)• 10-yrs (Ontario)

► Questions regarding the winds• Study Plan Indentified

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Completed Products

Archive► ASCII to netCDF

• 2-D Spectra / Field Files

► Thredds / Opendap server• Set-up and tested (RDE / DMZ)• Meta-data construct consistent with CDIP and FDIF

► Inter-operability of archive• Under ASA Contract• Downloadable 2-D Spectra• Mining of field files

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Completed Products

WIS Use:► Web Hits: 2,168,474 / Downloads: 14,000► Fielded ~50-100 Requests ► Distribution of Downloads

WIS File Downloads 01/01/2015 – 08/17/2015

DomainONLFiles

Mean/Max

XTRMTables

XTRMPlots

TimePlots

WaveRoses

WindRoses

DurPlots

Wave%

Wind%

TOTAL

Atlantic 3973 293 280 596 146 385 182 108 707 133 6803

Pacific 345 140 182 95 52 169 91 34 130 38 1276

Alaska 60 51 55 73 30 78 41 8 41 17 454

GoM 1943 117 134 203 63 206 102 39 266 50 3123

Erie 121 26 39 55 28 59 24 13 45 11 421

Huron 74 11 9 12 3 15 11 4 12 5 156

Ontario 808 18 17 38 8 46 23 6 17 11 992

Superior 83 8 12 31 8 27 19 6 13 15 222

Michigan 97 19 23 48 21 84 38 12 27 10 379

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Product Development WIS Analysis Packages

► Platform independent► All evaluations are consistent► Added long-term analysis► Add documentation► Always improving

Web-Site► Uploaded all completed hindcasts► Documentation ► Added QA/QC► Move from Google Earth 3D Plug-in

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Issues & Help Required Execution issues:

► Documentation• Takes longer than expected• Report / Website / White Paper• Journal article(s)

► Evaluation vs NCEP/CFSR

Technical challenges:► Removal of the last10-15% errors► Winds

• Historical (pre-1980’s) • Coastal-Thermals

► Alaska: Replacement ► More Wave Measurements► Climate Trends / Assessment► The Future of WIS (Waves Meeting 2.0)

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Issues & Help Required Anticipated cost growth:

► More hindcasts more storage► Staffing

Opportunities:► USACE: CWG / Field Offices► FRF-Data Integration Group ► Oceanweather, Inc.► IOOS / RA’s► NOAA: NDBC,NCEP,NCDC,GLERL► Arctic Initiatives (NOAA/Anchorage)► Academia: Partnering (ONR/NSF)► Western Alaska LLC► WISE: International ► ECMWF

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Good News Stories We Can Tout Publications / Presentations

► Additional hindcast updates completed and posted► Documentation► WIS use

Quick reaction efforts► Responding to all email questions within 24 hrs ► Updates / Modifications

Migration to netCDF Thredds/Opendap Improved evaluation and product packages

Lessons Learned What has worked?

► Strong WIS team effort► Contracting► Interactions outside of USACE (Fed/State/Local)

What hasn’t?► Over-commitment / Documentation-Scheduling► Better engagement with USACE field offices► Feedback from WIS users

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Technology Transfer Plan Description of technology or capability to be delivered

► Long-term wave estimates (continuous / extreme storm event)► Standard suite of products► Analysis tool box

Who is the customer?► CHL and Districts, etc.

How will it be delivered?► WIS Web Site► Thredds / Opendap

What is the metric for success?► Feedback from the CWG / PDT► Use of the information provided

• Web statistics • Reports / Papers

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FY16 Proposed Activities HINDCAST

► Update all domains thru 2014► Assess and replace missed events► Western Alaska Hindcast Revision► Improved winds► New evaluation tools► Great Lakes ice study► Model improvements (list of issues)

WEB SITE► Documentation► Refine + New products (2-D spectra / Fields)► User driven analysis packages ► Feedback mechanism from field use (Waves Meeting 2.0 + CWG)

CONTRACT► Wind fields for 2015 all domains► Re-evaluation to missed selected storm events► Wind Assessment: Marine/Land Interface► Wind Assessment: Great Lakes► Web Site Improvements

FY16 Proposed Activities WIS Hindcast Efforts

► Coastal Winds

FY16 Proposed Activities Western Alaska Revisions

► Mean Daily Ice Concentration Fields (CFSR)► New L3 Grids