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    • Regional Hydrodynamic Model Outputs of the NOAA West Coast Operational Forecast System (WCOFS)

    Metadata Updated: August 12, 2023

    NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS) has developed a West Coast Operational Forecast System (WCOFS). WCOFS is based on a three-dimensional ROMS model that runs on NOAA's High Performance Computers (HPC). WCOFS provides water level, currents, water temperature and salinity nowcast and forecast guidance as well as interpolated winds from National Weather Service products. WCOFS runs four times per day and generates 6-hour nowcasts and 48-hour forecast guidance. WCOFS products include time series graphics at station locations and aerial animations of the whole West Coast for all five parameters (wind, water level, currents, temperature and salinity).

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    Metadata Date August 8, 2023
    Metadata Created Date February 3, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date August 12, 2023
    Reference Date(s) 2021 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update daily

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from ncdc

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    Graphic Preview

    WCOFS bathymetry image (source: NOAA/NOS)

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date August 8, 2023
    Metadata Created Date February 3, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date August 12, 2023
    Reference Date(s) 2021 (publication)
    Responsible Party NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.ncdc:C01359
    Access Constraints Cite As: NOAA National Ocean Service; NOAA National Weather Service; NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (2021): Regional Hydrodynamic Model Outputs of the NOAA West Coast Operational Forecast System (WCOFS). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/fztr-mf31. Accessed [date]., Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives., Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose., Disclaimers - Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS): https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/disclaimers.html
    Bbox East Long -118.20099
    Bbox North Lat 46.27605
    Bbox South Lat 33.7
    Bbox West Long -124.04849
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update daily
    Graphic Preview Description WCOFS bathymetry image (source: NOAA/NOS)
    Graphic Preview File https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/metadata/images/C01359_WCOFS.jpg
    Graphic Preview Type JPG
    Harvest Object Id 4ce90f04-1099-4b49-9b33-f2e8fe6f1803
    Harvest Source Id 2cb3ef77-1683-4c2a-9119-dc65e50917c6
    Harvest Source Title ncdc
    Licence
    Lineage The model output was produced by the NOAA National Weather Service, the NOAA National Ocean Service, and the NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, and it is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
    Metadata Language eng; USA
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-124.04849, 33.7], [-118.20099, 33.7], [-118.20099, 46.27605], [-124.04849, 46.27605], [-124.04849, 33.7]]]}
    Progress onGoing
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 2021-03-22

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