Dataset for the adjustment of a wave forecasting system for the deep waters of the South Atlantic Ocean and for the southern coast of Brazil: Numerical Wave Experiment in the South of Brazil (NWESB).

This dataset corresponds to the input files of the test domains used for the simulations of the coupled GFS (Global Forecast System) and WAVEWATCH III models in the waters of the South Atlantic Ocean and in waters of the Brazilian Southeastern during the passage of a cold front and the presence of strong pressure gradient between a low-pressure system and a high-pressure system. In the files generated by WAVEWATCH III, wave fields are presented from 2016-03-25 14:00:00, which is the date from when the model it stabilizes. Also contained in this dataset are the files of the GFS model wind fields, the bathymetry files (eTOPO1) and the files of the bathymetry entries in WAVEWATCH III.

All files with suffix 2 correspond to the geographic region 70°W to 4°W longitude and 55°S to 13°S latitude and all files with suffix 3 correspond to the geographic region 70°W at 20°W longitude and 55°S at 13°S latitude.

ww3-2.inp and Bathymetry2.ascii are the input configuration files for WAVEWATCH III bathymetry and bathymetry (in ASCII format) respectively for the WW3-2 domain. gfs-2.nc is the input file of the winds obtained from the outputs of the GFS model (in NetCDF format) for the WW3-2 domain. ww3-2.nc is the WAVEWATCH III model output file with the simulated waves for the WW3-2 domain.

ww3-3.inp and Bathymetry3.ascii are the input configuration files for WAVEWATCH III bathymetry and bathymetry (in ASCII format) respectively for the WW3-3 domain. gfs-3.nc is the input file of the winds obtained from the outputs of the GFS model (in NetCDF format) for the WW3-3 domain. ww3-3.nc is the WAVEWATCH III model output file with the simulated waves for the WW3-3 domain.

The GFS model files contain data every 6 hours and the WAVEWATCH III model files contain data every 1 hour. All files have a spatial resolution of 0.25° (27.78 km).

Other data that complement this dataset:

Complementary figures of Parameter adjustments of the GFS – WAVEWATCH III coupled models in Southern Brazil.

Dataset for the adjustment of a wave forecasting system for the deep waters of the South Atlantic Ocean and for the southern coast of Brazil (Output files in GrADS format).