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COAWST Modeling


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EXPERIMENTAL product. Please use with caution! This animation uses a GoogleMaps underlay and a series of images to create an animation showing wave heights and wind vectors.


Disclaimer : This is an EXPERIMENTAL product. The results presented here are for developmental purposes only, and not to be used for emergency planning or decisions involving the safety of human life and property. The methods and models discussed are in preliminary, developmental, stages and may be incorrect. The pages will be changed or removed without warning. The U.S. Geological Survey makes no representation as to the accuracy, correctness, or utility of any data, model, model results, or technique associated with these pages.

Modeling System

We are developing a Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere-Wave-Sediment Transport (COAWST) modeling system. The system is comprised of:



The modeling system is being developed to provide a coherent framework to investigate the targeted Tasks as outlined in the Approach section.

The animation above shows estimated wave heights in meters from the COAWST system (color). Currently we are using wind data (vectors) from the National Centers for Environmental Prediction North American Mesoscale high resolution regional (ETA) model.


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