In:
Earth System Science Data, Copernicus GmbH, Vol. 14, No. 8 ( 2022-08-11), p. 3615-3633
Abstract:
Abstract. Wind waves play an important role in the climate system, modulating the
energy exchange between the ocean and the atmosphere and effecting ocean
mixing. However, existing ship-based observational networks of wind waves
are still sparse, limiting therefore the possibilities of validating satellite missions and model simulations. In this paper we present data
collected on three research cruises in the North Atlantic and Arctic in 2020
and 2021 and the SeaVision system for measuring wind wave characteristics
over the open ocean with a standard marine navigation X-band radar.
Simultaneously with the SeaVision wind wave characteristic measurements, we also collected data from the Spotter wave buoy at the same locations, and we
ran the WaveWatch III model in a very high-resolution configuration over the
observational domain. SeaVision measurements were validated against
co-located Spotter wave buoy data and intercompared with the output of
WaveWatch III simulations. Observations of the wind waves with the
navigation X-band radar were found to be in good agreement with buoy data
and model simulations with the best match for the wave propagation
directions. Supporting datasets consist of significant wave heights, wave
directions, wave periods and wave energy frequency spectra derived from both
SeaVision and the Spotter buoy. All supporting data are available through
the PANGAEA repository – https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.939620 (Gavrikov et al., 2021). The
dataset can be further used for validation of satellite missions and
regional wave model experiments. Our study shows the potential of ship
navigation X-band radars (when assembled with SeaVision or similar systems)
for the development of a new near-global observational network providing a
much larger number of wind wave observations compared to e.g. Voluntary Observing Ship (VOS) data and research vessel campaigns.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1866-3516
DOI:
10.5194/essd-14-3615-2022
Language:
English
Publisher:
Copernicus GmbH
Publication Date:
2022
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2475469-9
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