WAVEWATCH III References (Text)
Papers
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Alves, J. H. G. M., Y. Y. Chao and H. L. Tolman, 2005:
The Operational North Atlantic Hurricane Wind-Wave Forecasting System at
NOAA/NCEP. NOAA / NWS / NCEP / MMAB Technical Note Nr. 244, 59 pp
(5.0 MB pdf file)
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Caplan, P. J, Derber, W. Gemmill, S.-Y. Hong, H.-L. Pan and D. Parish,
1997: Changes to the 1995 NCEP operational medium-range forecast model
analysis/forecast system. Wea. Forecasting., 12, 581-594.
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Chao. Y. Y., L. D. Burroughs, and H. L. Tolman, 2003a:
The North Atlantic hurricane wind wave forecasting
system. NWS/NCEP Technical Procedures Bulletin 478.
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Chao. Y. Y., L. D. Burroughs, and H. L. Tolman, 2003b:
Wave forecasting for the Eastern North Pacific and
adjacent waters. NWS/NCEP Technical Procedures Bulletin 491.
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Chao. Y. Y., L. D. Burroughs, and H. L. Tolman, 2003c:
Wave forecasting for the Western North Atlantic and
adjacent waters. NWS/NCEP Technical Procedures Bulletin 495.
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Chao, Y. Y., L.D. Burroughs, and H. L. Tolman, 2003d:
Wave forecasting for Alaskan waters. NWS/NCEP Technical
Procedures Bulletin 496.
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Chao, Y.Y., and H.L. Tolman, 2000: Numerical experiments on predicting
hurricane generated wind waves. Preprints 6th international workshop on wave
hindcasting and forecasting, Environment Canada, 167-179.
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Chao, Y. Y., and H. L. Tolman, 2001: Specification of hurricane wind fields
for ocean wave prediction. Ocean Wave Measurement and Analysis, San
Francisco, CA, B. L. Edge and J. M. Hemsley, Eds., ASCE, 671-679.
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Chen, H. S., L. D. Burroughs, and H. L. Tolman, 2003:
Ocean surface waves. NWS/NCEP Technical Procedures
Bulletin 494.
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Derber, J.C., Parish, D.F. and Lord, S.J., 1991: The new global operational
analysis system at the National Meteorological Center.
Wea. Forecasting , 6, 538-547.
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Gerling, T.W., 1992: Partitioning sequences and
arrays of directional wave spectra into component wave systems.
J. Atmos. Ocean. Techn. , 9, 444-458.
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Grumbine, R.W., 1996: Automated passive microwave sea ice concentration
analysis at NCEP. NWS/NCEP/OMB technical note 120, 13pp.
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Kanamitsu, M., 1989 Description of the NMC global data assimilation and
forecast system. Wea. Forecasting, 4, 335-243.
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Kanamitsu, M., Alpert, J.C., Campana, K.A., Caplan, M.P., Deaven, D.G.,
Iredell, M., Katz, B., Pan, H.-L., Sela, J. and White, G.H., 1991: Recent
changes implemented into the global forecast system at NMC. Wea.
Forecasting , 6, 425-435.
Tolman, H. L., 1995: On the selection of propagation schemes for a spectral
wind wave model. NWS/NCEP Office Note 411, 30 pp. + figures.
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Tolman, H. L., 1998a: Validation of NCEP's ocean winds for the use in wind
wave models. Global Atmosphere and Ocean System, 6, 243-268.
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Tolman, H. L., 1998b: Validation of a new global wave forecast system at
NCEP. In: Ocean Wave Measurements and Analysis, B.L. Edge and J.M.
Helmsley, Eds., ASCE, 777-786.
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Tolman, H. L., 1999:
User manual and system documentation of WAVEWATCH-III
version 1.18. NOAA / NWS / NCEP / OMB technical note 166, 110 pp.
(0.76 MB pdf file).
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Tolman, H. L., 2001: Improving propagation in ocean wave models. Ocean
Wave Measurement and Analysis, San Francisco, CA, B. L. Edge and J. M.
Hemsley, Eds., ASCE, 507-516.
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Tolman, H. L., 2002a: Distributed memory concepts in the wave model
WAVEWATCH III. Parallel Computing, 28, 35-52.
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Tolman, H. L., 2002b:
Validation of WAVEWATCH III version 1.15 for a global
domain. NOAA / NWS / NCEP / OMB Technical Note Nr. 213, 33 pp.
(2.7 MB pdf file).
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Tolman, H. L., 2002c: Alleviating the Garden Sprinkler Effect in wind wave
models. Ocean Modelling, 4, 269-289.
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Tolman, H.L. 2002d: Limiters in third-generation wind wave models. Global
Atmos. and Ocean. System, 8, 67-83.
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Tolman, H. L., 2002e:
Testing of WAVEWATCH III version 2.22 in NCEP's NWW3
ocean wave model suite. NOAA / NWS / NCEP / OMB Technical Note Nr. 214,
99 pp. (13 MB color pdf, also available in
grey scale).
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Tolman, H. L., 2002f:
User manual and system documentation of WAVEWATCH-III
version 2.22. NOAA / NWS / NCEP / OMB technical note 222, 133 pp.
(0.89 MB pdf file).
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Tolman, H. L., 2002g: The 2002 release of WAVEWATCH III. Preprints 7th
International Workshop on Wave Hindcasting and Forecasting, Banff, Canada, 188-197.
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Tolman, H. L., 2003a: Treatment of unresolved islands and ice in wind wave
models. Ocean Modelling, 5, 219-231.
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Tolman, H. L., 2003b:
Optimum Discrete Interaction Approximations for wind
waves. Part I: mapping using inverse modeling. . NOAA / NWS / NCEP / OMB
technical note 227, 57 pp. + Appendices
(3.8 MB pdf file).
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Tolman, H. L., 2003c:
Running WAVEWATCH III on a Linux cluster. NOAA / NWS
/ NCEP / MMAB Technical Note 228, 27 pp
(0.55 MB pdf file).
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Tolman, H. L., J. H. G. M. Alves and Y. Y. Chao, 2004:
A review of
operational forecasing of wind generated waves by hurricane Isabel at
NCEP.
NOAA / NWS / NCEP / MMAB Technical Note Nr. 235, 45 pp
(6.6 MB pdf file).
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Tolman, H. L., B. Balasubramaniyan, L. D. Burroughs, D. V. Chalikov, Y. Y.
Chao, H. S. Chen, and V. M. Gerald, 2002: Development and implementation of
wind generated ocean surface wave models at NCEP. Weather and Forecasting,
17, 311-333.
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Tolman, H. L., and N. Booij, 1998: Modeling wind waves using
wavenumber-direction spectra and a variable wavenumber grid. Global
Atmosphere and Ocean System, 6, 295-309.
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Tolman, H. L., and D. V. Chalikov, 1994: Development of a third-generation
ocean wave model at NOAA-NMC. Proc. Waves - Physical and numerical modelling ,
M. Isaacson and M.C. Quick Eds., Vancouver, 724-733.
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Tolman, H. L., and D. V. Chalikov, 1996: Source terms in a third-generation
wind-wave model. J. Phys. Oceanogr, 26, 2497-2518.
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Wingeart, K. M., W. C. O'Reilly, T. H. C. Herbers, P. A. Wittmann,
R. E. Jenssen, and H. L. Tolman, 2001: Validation of operational
global wave prediction models with spectral buoy data. Ocean Wave
Measurement and Analysis, San Francisco, CA, B. L. Edge and J. M. Hemsley,
Eds., ASCE, 590-599.
Documentation of Model Changes
Other Online Presentations
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NOAA WAVEWATCH III, How to use the web page.
July 2000.
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Southern Region Marine Forecasters Training Workshop slides
March 2002, or pdf handouts (1.6Mb).
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Western Region Marine Forecasters Training Workshop slides
May 2003, or pdf handouts (1.4Mb).
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New England Marine Workshop slides October 2002, or pdf
handouts (0.6Mb).
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Mid-Atlantic Region Workshop PDF handout (1.4Mb), June 2003.
Slides from 7th Int. Workshop on Wave
Hindcasting and Forecasting, Oct. 20-25, 2002, Banff, Canada.
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Slides from Caribbean wave and storm surge
workshop, first presentation, June. 16-20, 2003, Halifax, Canada (pdf).
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Slides from Caribbean wave and storm surge
workshop, second presentation, June. 16-20, 2003, Halifax, Canada (pdf).
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