The aim of this page is to establish the data format and the file name convention for the data exchange in the context of the activities of the WMO Lead Centre for Wave Forecast Verification.
We aim at inviting the different institutes that are participating in the current Wave Forecast Verification Project that Jean Bidlot has maintained for JCOMM:
The aim of this page is to establish the data format and the file name convention for the data exchange in the context of the activities of the WMO Lead Centre for Wave Forecast Verification.
We aim at inviting the different institutes that are participating in the current Wave Forecast Verification Project that Jean Bidlot has maintained for JCOMM (see list of contacts below):
Please Note:
- The fields will be on a regular latitude‐longitude grid at the resolution that is best matching the native resolution of the direct model output.
- The data should be encoded in GRIB format (edition 2) using WMO compliant templates. ECMWF can assist in the conversion into GRIB edition 2.
- The data will be pulled via ftp from an agreed server location at the data producer's site.
- Participants are committed to guarantee a steady and reliable provision of their data and to communicate any relevant changes.
A sample grib2 file has been prepared by NCEP and is attached to this page.
Current contributors to the JCOMM Wave Forecast Verification Project (WFVP).
The start date indicates the date from which data have been provided.
Data coverage is either global or regional.
The number of forecasts per day and the forecast range refer to the data that is currently transmitted for verification purposes and not to what each centre provides to its users.
| Organisation | Acronym | Start date | Coverage | Forecasts per day | forecast range (days) | Dataset details from data provider | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | European Centre for Medium-Range Weather | ECMWF | Jun 1995 | Global | 2 | 10 | ECMWF_LC_WFV |
| 2 | Met office, UK | UKMO | Jun 1995 | Global | 2 | 5 | |
| 3 | Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Centre, USA | FNMOC | Jun 1995 | Global | 4 | 6 | |
| 4 | Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canada | ECCC | Jun 1995 | Regional until June 2015, then global | 2 | 5 | |
| 5 | National Centres for Environmental Prediction, USA | NCEP | May 1996 | Global | 4 | 7 | |
| 6 | Météo France, France | METFR | Jan 2001 | Global | 2 | 5 | |
| 7 | Deutscher Wetterdienst, Germany | DWD | Feb 2004 | Global | 2 | 5 | |
| 8 | Bureau of Meteorology, Australia | BoM | Sep 2005 | Global | 2 | 5 | |
| 9 | Service Hydrographique et Océanographique de la Marine, France | SHOM | Sep 2006 | Global | 2 | 6 | |
| 10 | Japan Meteorological Agency, Japan | JMA | Sep 2006 | Global | 4/1 | 3.5/10 | |
| 11 | Korea Meteorological Administration, Republic of Korea | KMA | Jan 2007 | Global | 2 | 10 | |
| 12 | Puertos del Estado, Spain | PRTOS | Jan 2007 | Regional | 2 | 3 | |
| 13 | Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut, Denmark | DMI | Jan 2010 | Regional | 4 | 5 | |
| 14 | National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, New Zealand | NIWA | Jun 2010 | Global | 1 | 6 | |
| 15 | Det Norske Meteorologiske Institutt, Norway | METNO | Feb 2011 | Regional | 4 | 2 | |
| 16 | Servicio de Hidrografía Naval, Servicio Meteorológico, Argentina | SHNSM | Aug 2011 | Regional | 2 | 4 |