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

CO-OPS WCOFS

browse graphicWCOFS bathymetry image (source: NOAA/NOS)
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).
  • 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].
  • NCEI DSI 2014_01
  • gov.noaa.ncdc:C01359
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DistributorNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Dataset Point of Contact Customer Engagement Branch
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Time Period2021-03-22 to Present (time interval: 6-minute)
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
N: 46.27605
S: 33.7
E: -118.20099
W: -124.04849
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2021
Dataset Progress StatusOngoing - data is continually being updated
Data Update Frequency Daily
PurposeThis dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis.
Dataset Citation
  • 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].
Cited Authors
  • NOAA National Weather Service
  • NOAA National Ocean Service
  • NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
Publishers
Theme keywordsGlobal Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Salinity/Density
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Tides > Tidal Currents
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Longshore Currents
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Winds > Surface Winds
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Water Temperature
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Sea Surface Height
Data Center keywordsGlobal Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
  • DOC/NOAA/NOS/CO-OPS > Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
  • DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
  • DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Platform keywordsGlobal Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords
  • Other > Models > Operational Models
Place keywordsGlobal Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
  • Ocean > Pacific Ocean > North Pacific Ocean
Use 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].
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  • Disclaimers - Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS): https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/disclaimers.html
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Lineage StatementThe 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.
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Processing Steps
  • 2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.
Last Modified: 2023-08-08
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