US DOC; NOAA; NWS; National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) website
type: Distribution
access URL: http://www.ncep.noaa.gov
description: Institution web page
issued: 2021-05-28T08:25:37.592295
modified: 2025-11-21T04:46:57.370529

Output fields from the NOAA WAVEWATCH IIIÂ® wave model monthly hindcasts
type: Dataset
keyword: waves
keyword: 10-m-u-wind
keyword: national
keyword: ocean
keyword: north-america
keyword: wave-height
keyword: geoss
keyword: united-states
keyword: amerigeoss
keyword: geo
keyword: peak-wave-period
keyword: wave-period
keyword: 10-m-v-wind
keyword: ocean-model
keyword: wave-spectra
keyword: amerigeo
keyword: ckan
keyword: oceanography
keyword: global-ocean
keyword: significant-wave-height-of-combined-wind-and-swell-seas
keyword: model
keyword: peak-wave-direction
description: The NOAA WAVEWATCH IIIÂ® hindcast dataset comprises output fields from the monthly WAVEWATCH IIIÂ® hindcast model runs conducted at the National Centers for Environmental Prediction. Each model run produces a collection of files containing gridded fields comprised of input and mean wave parameters such as the significant wave height, directions, frequencies etc. Once per month, a wave simulation is carried out using restart files from the previous month and forced by hindcast wind products for the entire month. The resulting output data are transferred to NCEI on a monthly basis. NCEI assembles the series of files into monthly accessions to facilitate archival retention and public access. The fields are encoded in the standard GRIdded Binary version 2 (GRIB2) file format. Wave spectral data summaries are included, as well as detailed spectra at selected locations, in tabular text format. Nine different sets of output fields, corresponding to nine different grids used in the numerical simulations, are included. These include a global grid, as well as regional and coastal grids covering much of the North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans.
issued: 2025-11-21T04:46:57.385259
modified: 2025-11-21T04:46:57.385263
spatial: Location

NCEI Dataset Landing Page
type: Distribution
access URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/NCEP-WAVEWATCH
description: Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links.
issued: 2021-05-28T08:25:37.592268
modified: 2025-11-21T04:46:57.367495

US Migrating
type: Agent

THREDDS
type: Distribution
access URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/thredds-ocean/catalog/ncep/nww3/catalog.html
description: These data are available through a variety of services via a THREDDS (Thematic Real-time Environmental Distributed Data Services) Data Server (TDS). Depending on the dataset, the TDS can provide WMS, WCS, DAP, HTTP, and other data access and metadata services as well. For more information on the TDS, see http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/thredds/current/tds/.
format: HTML
issued: 2021-05-28T08:25:37.592279
modified: 2025-11-21T04:46:57.368303

Granule Search
type: Distribution
access URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/metadata/granule/geoportal/#searchPanel
description: Search for data granules belonging to this collection (a granule is the smallest aggregation of data that can be independently described and retrieved).
issued: 2021-05-28T08:25:37.592276
modified: 2025-11-21T04:46:57.367898

NCEP WMO GRIB2 Documentation
type: Distribution
access URL: https://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/docs/grib2/grib2_doc/
description: For the use of NOAA employees and their customers to facilitate in the transfer of meteorological data in WMO GRIB2 format.
issued: 2021-05-28T08:25:37.592312
modified: 2025-11-21T04:46:57.373166

GCMD Keyword Forum Page
type: Distribution
access URL: https://wiki.earthdata.nasa.gov/display/gcmdkey
description: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2021. GCMD Keywords, Version 10.0. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://wiki.earthdata.nasa.gov/display/gcmdkey
issued: 2021-05-28T08:25:37.592300
modified: 2025-11-21T04:46:57.371274

GCMD Keyword Forum Page
type: Distribution
access URL: https://wiki.earthdata.nasa.gov/display/gcmdkey
description: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2021. GCMD Keywords, Version 10.0. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://wiki.earthdata.nasa.gov/display/gcmdkey
issued: 2021-05-28T08:25:37.592305
modified: 2025-11-21T04:46:57.372028

GCMD Keyword Forum Page
type: Distribution
access URL: https://wiki.earthdata.nasa.gov/display/gcmdkey
description: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2021. GCMD Keywords, Version 10.0. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://wiki.earthdata.nasa.gov/display/gcmdkey
issued: 2021-05-28T08:25:37.592302
modified: 2025-11-21T04:46:57.371658

NCEI Contact Information
type: Distribution
access URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
description: Information for contacts at NCEI.
issued: 2021-05-28T08:25:37.592297
modified: 2025-11-21T04:46:57.370904

NCEI Contact Information
type: Distribution
access URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
description: Information for contacts at NCEI.
issued: 2021-05-28T08:25:37.592287
modified: 2025-11-21T04:46:57.369436

US DOC; NOAA; NWS; National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) website
type: Distribution
access URL: http://www.ncep.noaa.gov
description: Institution web page
issued: 2021-05-28T08:25:37.592290
modified: 2025-11-21T04:46:57.369800

NOAA WAVEWATCH IIIÂ®
type: Distribution
access URL: http://polar.ncep.noaa.gov/waves/wavewatch/
description: MMAB Operational Wave Models
issued: 2021-05-28T08:25:37.592307
modified: 2025-11-21T04:46:57.372403

US DOC; NOAA; NWS; National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) website
type: Distribution
access URL: http://www.ncep.noaa.gov
description: Institution web page
issued: 2021-05-28T08:25:37.592292
modified: 2025-11-21T04:46:57.370164

US DOC; NOAA; NWS; National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) website
type: Distribution
access URL: http://www.ncep.noaa.gov
description: Institution web page
issued: 2021-05-28T08:25:37.592314
modified: 2025-11-21T04:46:57.373549

US DOC; NOAA; NWS; National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) website
type: Distribution
access URL: http://www.ncep.noaa.gov
description: Institution web page
issued: 2021-05-28T08:25:37.592310
modified: 2025-11-21T04:46:57.372785

HTTPS
type: Distribution
access URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/ncep/nww3/
description: Navigate directly to the URL for data access and direct download.
issued: 2021-05-28T08:25:37.592282
modified: 2025-11-21T04:46:57.368690

FTP
type: Distribution
access URL: ftp://ftp.nodc.noaa.gov/pub/data.nodc/ncep/nww3/
description: These data are available through the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). You may use any FTP client to download these data.
issued: 2021-05-28T08:25:37.592285
modified: 2025-11-21T04:46:57.369067