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    • WaveWatch III (WW3) Samoa Regional Wave Model

    Metadata Updated: May 31, 2024

    Through a collaborative effort with NOAA/NCEP and NWS Honolulu, the University of Hawaii has implemented a global-scale WaveWatch III (WW3) model (ww3_global), which in turn provides boundary conditions for this Samoa regional WW3: a 7-day model with a 5-day hourly forecast at approximately 5-km or 0.05-deg resolution. The primary purpose of this regional model is to capture island effects such as island shadowing, refraction, and accurate modeling of local wind waves. The Samoa regional WW3 also provides boundary conditions for nearshore island-scale models via Simulating WAves Nearshore (SWAN). While considerable effort has been made to implement all model components in a thorough, correct, and accurate manner, numerous sources of error are possible. As such, please use these data with the caution appropriate for any ocean related activity.

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    Metadata Date May 30, 2024
    Metadata Created Date April 30, 2021
    Metadata Updated Date May 31, 2024
    Reference Date(s) February 19, 2013 (creation), February 19, 2013 (issued), February 19, 2013 (revision)
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    Harvested from ioos

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date May 30, 2024
    Metadata Created Date April 30, 2021
    Metadata Updated Date May 31, 2024
    Reference Date(s) February 19, 2013 (creation), February 19, 2013 (issued), February 19, 2013 (revision)
    Responsible Party University of Hawaii at Manoa (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid ww3_samoa
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    Bbox North Lat -13.0
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    Bbox West Long 186.0
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    Graphic Preview Description Sample image.
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    Harvest Object Id 76f5d201-3b3a-4a52-bcc3-f318090da1d8
    Harvest Source Id 54e15a6e-6dde-4c9c-a8f0-345cc0dfccfb
    Harvest Source Title ioos
    Licence
    Lineage 2013-02-19T00:00:00Z New dataset.
    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
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    Spatial Data Service Type THREDDS OPeNDAP
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    Temporal Extent Begin 2013-02-13T21:00:00Z
    Temporal Extent End 2024-06-05T18:00:00Z

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