Offshore Wind Speed and Direction
Data Set (DS) | Office for Coastal Management (OCM)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:66216 | Updated: May 30, 2023 | Published / External
Summary
Short Citation
Office for Coastal Management, 2024: Offshore Wind Speed and Direction, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/66216.
Full Citation Examples
These data represent the average monthly wind speed and direction at the surface of the ocean. Source data includes values from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2010, at hourly temporal resolution, with a spatial resolution of 0.313 degrees latitude x 0.312 degrees longitude. Values for wind speed are in meters per second and wind direction in degrees from True North.
Distribution Information
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Ocean Reports
For coastal and ocean planning
Controlled Theme Keywords
ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT, oceans, planningCadastre
Child Items
| Type | Title |
|---|---|
| Entity | Wind Speed Direction |
Contact Information
Point of Contact
NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
coastal.info@noaa.gov
(843) 740-1202
Extents
-180° W,
180° E,
75° N,
-18° S
Item Identification
| Title: | Offshore Wind Speed and Direction |
|---|---|
| Status: | Completed |
| Abstract: |
These data represent the average monthly wind speed and direction at the surface of the ocean. Source data includes values from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2010, at hourly temporal resolution, with a spatial resolution of 0.313 degrees latitude x 0.312 degrees longitude. Values for wind speed are in meters per second and wind direction in degrees from True North. |
| Purpose: |
To support ocean planning activities pursuant to the Executive Order Regarding the Ocean Policy to Advance the Economic, Security, and Environmental Interests of the United States, the Energy Policy Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Rivers and Harbors Act, and the Coastal Zone Management Act. |
| Supplemental Information: |
Bureau Code: 006:48, Program Code: 006:055 |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords |
EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT
|
| ISO 19115 Topic Category |
oceans
|
| ISO 19115 Topic Category |
planningCadastre
|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | coastal |
| None | planning |
| None | renewable energy |
Spatial Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords |
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | Exclusive Economic Zone |
| None | Outer Continental Shelf |
| None | Territorial Sea |
Physical Location
| City: | Charleston |
|---|---|
| State/Province: | SC |
Data Set Information
| Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
|---|---|
| Maintenance Frequency: | None Planned |
| Data Presentation Form: | Map (digital) |
| Entity Attribute Overview: |
speedAn, directionAN, and monthly speed and direction |
| Distribution Liability: |
https://www.marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html |
| Data Set Credit: | NOAA National Weather Service, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Prediction, NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, NOAA Office for Coastal Management, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management |
Support Roles
Point of Contact
| Date Effective From: | 2018-06 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Organization): | NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM) |
| Address: |
2234 South Hobson Ave Charleston, SC 29405-2413 |
| Email Address: | coastal.info@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | (843) 740-1202 |
| URL: | https://coast.noaa.gov |
Extents
| Currentness Reference: | Publication Date |
|---|
Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
| W° Bound: | -180 | |
|---|---|---|
| E° Bound: | 180 | |
| N° Bound: | 75 | |
| S° Bound: | -18 |
Access Information
| Security Class: | Unclassified |
|---|---|
| Data Use Constraints: |
For coastal and ocean planning |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
| Download URL: | https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/mc/WindSpeedDirection.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: |
Distribution 2
| Download URL: | https://marinecadastre.gov/oceanreports/ |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| Description: |
Ocean Reports |
Technical Environment
| Description: |
Microsoft Windows, ArcGIS Pro, Azure SQL |
|---|
Data Quality
| Accuracy: |
Untested |
|---|---|
| Horizontal Positional Accuracy: |
Compiled to meet 10 meters horizontal accuracy at 95% confidence level |
| Completeness Report: |
Untested |
| Conceptual Consistency: |
These data are logically consistent |
Lineage
Sources
Wind Speed and Direction
| Contact Name: | Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS), National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) |
|---|---|
| Extent Type: | Discrete |
| Extent Start Date/Time: | 2018-08-01 |
| Citation URL: | https://rda.ucar.edu/datasets/ds093.1/ |
| Citation URL Name: | Source Online Linkage |
| Citation URL Description: |
URL where the source data were originally accessed. |
| Source Contribution: |
Wind Speed and Direction |
Process Steps
Process Step 1
| Description: |
1) Data were downloaded from: https://rda.ucar.edu/datasets/ds093.1/ using wget file retrival software 2) GRIB2 files were converted to NetCDFs 3) From the hourly global composites, a monthly mean for every year was generated 4) The monthly means were averaged together for all years (1979-2010) so that each month of the year has a monthly mean grid 5) Annual means were average together for all monthly means 6) ASC Files were converted to point files 7) Point files projected into WGS 1984 GCS 8) Point files were clipped to the Economic Exclusion Zone 9) All point files for wind speed and direction were combined into a single point file with Variable and Month / Annual Summaries as the column headers |
|---|---|
| Process Date/Time: | 2018-08-01 00:00:00 |
Child Items
Rubric scores updated every 15m
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Type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Entity | Wind Speed Direction |
Catalog Details
| Catalog Item ID: | 66216 |
|---|---|
| GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:66216 |
| Metadata Record Created By: | Brianna Key |
| Metadata Record Created: | 2021-12-22 14:03+0000 |
| Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
| Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2023-05-30 18:10+0000 |
| Metadata Record Published: | 2021-12-22 |
| Owner Org: | OCM |
| Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
| Do Not Publish?: | N |
| Metadata Last Review Date: | 2021-12-22 |
| Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
| Metadata Next Review Date: | 2022-12-22 |