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    • Significant Wave Height and Direction

    Metadata Updated: April 15, 2024

    Significant wave height is a spectrally derived time-series, which is the average of the highest third of the waves in a random seaway and roughly corresponds to the mean wave height. Values are in meters. Data represent monthly summaries for the time period from January 1980 to December 2009 and include the parameters; significant wave height (ssh), wave energy period (wep), and wave hindcast direction (dfp).

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    Metadata Date February 29, 2024
    Metadata Created Date January 24, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date April 15, 2024
    Reference Date(s) January 1, 2018 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

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    Harvested from NOS OCM

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date February 29, 2024
    Metadata Created Date January 24, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date April 15, 2024
    Reference Date(s) January 1, 2018 (publication)
    Responsible Party NOAA Office for Coastal Management (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:66181
    Access Constraints Cite As: Office for Coastal Management, [Date of Access]: Significant Wave Height and Direction [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/66181., Use Constraints: For coastal and ocean planning, Distribution Liability: https://www.marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html
    Bbox East Long 179.998
    Bbox North Lat 63.03335
    Bbox South Lat 16.96665
    Bbox West Long -179.998
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
    Harvest Object Id 52141064-0134-4d06-962a-bc20ac0b2651
    Harvest Source Id c0121fd9-df15-4168-ac04-42f6e36a794d
    Harvest Source Title NOS OCM
    Licence NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose.
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    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
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    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True

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