Jekyll2024-03-05T10:10:28-06:00http://oceanweather.com/news/_site/Oceanweather NewsOceanweather News and Blog Posts.Oceanology International 2024 in London2024-03-05T00:00:00-06:002024-03-05T00:00:00-06:00http://oceanweather.com/news/_site/conference/2024/03/05/oi-2024<p>Oceanweather is pleased to once again attend <a href="https://www.oceanologyinternational.com/london/en-gb.html">Oceanology International 2024</a> at the ExCel Center in London, March 12-14. Please visit us at booth A105 if you are attending <a href="https://www.oceanologyinternational.com/london/en-gb.html">OI2024</a>. We look forward to seeing you!</p>
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</figure>Oceanweather is pleased to once again attend Oceanology International 2024 at the ExCel Center in London, March 12-14. Please visit us at booth A105 if you are attending OI2024. We look forward to seeing you!Converting ADCIRC NWS12 to NWS132023-10-12T00:00:00-05:002023-10-12T00:00:00-05:00http://oceanweather.com/news/_site/metocean-data/2023/10/12/adcirc-nws12-to-nws13<p>At OWI, we have opened-up some of our internal Python to read our WIN/PRE ascii formats, which are referred to as OWI or NWS12 files by the ADCIRC modeling community.</p>
<p>The code is broken up into the following components:</p>
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<li>An <em>owiWinPre</em> Python module: <a href="https://gitlab.com/oceanweather/Python-Sub/owiWinPre">https://gitlab.com/oceanweather/Python-Sub/owiWinPre</a></li>
<li>A <em>winpre_to_nws13.py</em> Python script for converting formats NWS12 to NWS13: <a href="https://gitlab.com/oceanweather/Python-Scripts/wind/winpre_to_nws13">https://gitlab.com/oceanweather/Python-Scripts/wind/winpre_to_nws13</a></li>
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<p>These components have been assembled into a Docker container image with the <a href="https://gitlab.com/oceanweather/docker/docker-nws12-to-nws13">Dockerfile and repository available on Gitlab as well.</a> This container image has the required publically available Python dependencies already installed, and running from Docker will execute the <em>winpre_to_nws13.py</em> script.</p>
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<h2 id="using-the-container-images-convert-command">Using the container image’s <em>convert</em> command</h2>
<p>Call with the following:</p>
<div class="language-bash highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code>docker run registry.gitlab.com/oceanweather/docker/docker-nws12-to-nws13 convert <span class="o">{</span>OPTIONS<span class="o">}</span>
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<p>Converting multiple NWS12 overlays would look like the following example.</p>
<div class="language-bash highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code>docker run registry.gitlab.com/oceanweather/docker/docker-nws12-to-nws13:latest convert <span class="se">\</span>
<span class="nt">-w</span> <span class="s2">"201304_1DegNATL.win"</span> <span class="se">\</span>
<span class="s2">"201304_TestStormA.win"</span> <span class="se">\</span>
<span class="nt">-p</span> <span class="s2">"201304_1DegNATL.pre"</span> <span class="se">\</span>
<span class="s2">"201304_TestStormA.pre"</span> <span class="se">\</span>
<span class="nt">-g</span> Main TestStorm <span class="se">\</span>
<span class="nt">-o</span> test_nws13_output.nc
</code></pre></div></div>
<p>The Gitlab container registry has been populated with my builds of the image.</p>
<div class="language-bash highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code>docker pull registry.gitlab.com/oceanweather/docker/docker-nws12-to-nws13
</code></pre></div></div>
<p>Available build tags for the image can be found <a href="https://gitlab.com/oceanweather/docker/docker-nws12-to-nws13/container_registry/5660486">on Gitlab.</a></p>
<h2 id="format-converter-cli">Format Converter CLI</h2>
<div class="highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code>usage: [-h] -w WIN [WIN ...] -p PRE [PRE ...] -o OUTPUT
[-g GROUP [GROUP ...]] [-a] [-v]
Convert a series of OWI WIN/PRE files to an ADCIRC NWS13 Netcdf file.
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-w WIN [WIN ...], --win WIN [WIN ...]
Input WIN file(s)
-p PRE [PRE ...], --pre PRE [PRE ...]
Input PRE file(s)
-o OUTPUT, --output OUTPUT
Output file path
-g GROUP [GROUP ...], --group GROUP [GROUP ...]
Input group name(s)
-a, --append If set, do not clobber the existing file, but append groups to it.
-v, --verbose Verbose log output
</code></pre></div></div>At OWI, we have opened-up some of our internal Python to read our WIN/PRE ascii formats, which are referred to as OWI or NWS12 files by the ADCIRC modeling community. The code is broken up into the following components: An owiWinPre Python module: https://gitlab.com/oceanweather/Python-Sub/owiWinPre A winpre_to_nws13.py Python script for converting formats NWS12 to NWS13: https://gitlab.com/oceanweather/Python-Scripts/wind/winpre_to_nws13 These components have been assembled into a Docker container image with the Dockerfile and repository available on Gitlab as well. This container image has the required publically available Python dependencies already installed, and running from Docker will execute the winpre_to_nws13.py script.Oceanweather to Exhibit at OTC 2023 in Houston, TX2023-04-27T00:00:00-05:002023-04-27T00:00:00-05:00http://oceanweather.com/news/_site/2023/04/27/otc-2023<p>Subject: Oceanweather are pleased to be back at the <a href="https://2023.otcnet.org/welcome">Offshore Technology Conference (OTC)</a> in Houston, 1-4 MAY 2023 at NRG Park. This is OWI’s 25<sup>th</sup> year as an exhibitor. Please visit Oceanweather at Booth 2331 in NRG Center.</p>Subject: Oceanweather are pleased to be back at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, 1-4 MAY 2023 at NRG Park. This is OWI’s 25th year as an exhibitor. Please visit Oceanweather at Booth 2331 in NRG Center.Eastern Pacific GROW-FINE Hindcast: GF-NEPAC2022-12-15T00:00:00-06:002022-12-15T00:00:00-06:00http://oceanweather.com/news/_site/spec/2022/12/15/nepac-update<p>Announcing GROW-FINE NEPAC (GF-NEPAC) our latest publically available hindcast for the Pacific coastlines of North and Central America, encompassing Alaska’s Aleutian Islands in the North to the middle of Ecuador’s mainland coastline in the South. This hindcast was designed to be an improvement over other available coastal Pacific wind and wave datasets including ERA5 and our earlier NEPAC products.</p>
<p>These hindcast data consist of continuous hourly time steps of wind and wave parameters from 1979 through 2021, with 2022 to be added soon. Full 2D frequency-directional wave spectra are also available at a subset of the 0.1° (6-minute) resolution coastal grid, while bulk wind and wave parameters have been archived at each grid point. This archive grid extends from the coastline out into deep water incorporating (at least) the offshore 1000 m depth contour. These data are suitable for a variety of uses in the metocean and offshore design fields, and are available for purchase by point or as a whole and in a variety of formats including statistical analyses.</p>
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<p>The hindcast’s wave modeling was performed using a series of 2-way nested grids over the Eastern Pacific basin using the Wavewatch3 model, and applies a reanalysis of the ocean wind fields specifically developed for this hindcast using a combination of statistically developed adjustments to ERA5’s 10 m neutral winds, and expert kinematic analysis of 309 storm events using our IOKA methodology. Outer wave nests were designed to capture far offshore swell generating storms and locate sufficient fidelity to resolve tight wind maxes of every tropical system within in the Eastern Pacific basin, while integrating data-assimilated 2D wave spectra boundary from ERA5.</p>
<p>Extensive skill assessment using available in-situ measurements and data from satellite based altimeter, radiometer, and scatterometer instruments is currently underway and will be included in the full project description, along with verification data sources,
modeling inputs and methodology. To learn more about the new GF-NEPAC hindcast, please contact Erin Harris by email erinh@oceanweather.com, or phone with +1-203-661-3091.</p>Announcing GROW-FINE NEPAC (GF-NEPAC) our latest publically available hindcast for the Pacific coastlines of North and Central America, encompassing Alaska’s Aleutian Islands in the North to the middle of Ecuador’s mainland coastline in the South. This hindcast was designed to be an improvement over other available coastal Pacific wind and wave datasets including ERA5 and our earlier NEPAC products. These hindcast data consist of continuous hourly time steps of wind and wave parameters from 1979 through 2021, with 2022 to be added soon. Full 2D frequency-directional wave spectra are also available at a subset of the 0.1° (6-minute) resolution coastal grid, while bulk wind and wave parameters have been archived at each grid point. This archive grid extends from the coastline out into deep water incorporating (at least) the offshore 1000 m depth contour. These data are suitable for a variety of uses in the metocean and offshore design fields, and are available for purchase by point or as a whole and in a variety of formats including statistical analyses.Hurricane Ian Fast Response Hindcast2022-10-12T00:00:00-05:002022-10-12T00:00:00-05:00http://oceanweather.com/news/_site/hurricane/2022/10/12/ian-fast-response<p>In order to support hurricane recovery activities and to improve future resiliency, Oceanweather (OWI) routinely produces “fast-response” tropical cyclone hindcasts for significant storms and has started work on the extremely destructive 2022 hurricane Ian. A detailed reanalysis of the conditions experienced in a land-falling hurricane are required in any ocean response modeling to provide critical guidance on the extent of the storm wave and surge inundation. OWI can provide wind, pressure, and/or OWI’s standard wave fields for these events.</p>
<p>As experts in providing meteorological forcing for ocean response modeling of extreme wind, wave and storm surge events, OWI has a long history of quickly responding to the need for hindcasts of recent or active tropical events. This expertise is also applied in long-term operational and storm hindcasts in public and private sectors around the globe.</p>
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<figcaption><em>Validation of ADCIRC water levels based on OWI's Hurricane Ian surface wind forcing reanalysis (Provided by Dr. Joannes Westerink, Computational Hydraulics Laboratory at The University of Notre Dame)</em></figcaption>
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<p>OWI’s tropical cyclone hindcast expertise, experience, and capabilities are well documented in publications, presentations and existing metocean studies. Similar previous fast-response hindcasts include Katrina and Rita in 2005, Sandy in 2012, Harvey in 2017, Laura in 2020, and other landmark storms. These hindcasts have been used by industry and academia, often as the source of high quality reference winds for detailed storm surge modeling. Further details and related papers can be found on our web site at the following links:</p>
<p>• <a href="https://www.oceanweather.com/metocean/fastresponse/index.html">Fast Response Tropical Modeling</a></p>
<p>• <a href="https://www.oceanweather.com/about/papers/index.html">Publications and Presentations</a></p>
<p>Those wishing to obtain fast response tropical storm hindcast data can contact Erin Harris via email at erinh@oceanweather.com or by phone at 1-203-661-3091.</p>
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<figcaption><em>GOES-16 satellite geocolor view of Hurricane Ian approaching landfall in Florida (Provided by NOAA).</em></figcaption>
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<p> </p>In order to support hurricane recovery activities and to improve future resiliency, Oceanweather (OWI) routinely produces “fast-response” tropical cyclone hindcasts for significant storms and has started work on the extremely destructive 2022 hurricane Ian. A detailed reanalysis of the conditions experienced in a land-falling hurricane are required in any ocean response modeling to provide critical guidance on the extent of the storm wave and surge inundation. OWI can provide wind, pressure, and/or OWI’s standard wave fields for these events. As experts in providing meteorological forcing for ocean response modeling of extreme wind, wave and storm surge events, OWI has a long history of quickly responding to the need for hindcasts of recent or active tropical events. This expertise is also applied in long-term operational and storm hindcasts in public and private sectors around the globe. Validation of ADCIRC water levels based on OWI's Hurricane Ian surface wind forcing reanalysis (Provided by Dr. Joannes Westerink, Computational Hydraulics Laboratory at The University of Notre Dame)Announcement of NEWS JIP2022-09-02T00:00:00-05:002022-09-02T00:00:00-05:00http://oceanweather.com/news/_site/jip/2022/09/02/news-jip<p>Oceanweather (OWI) is pleased to announce the launch of the North European Wave Study (NEWS) Joint Industry Project (JIP) for the offshore oil and gas areas in the North Sea, Norwegian Sea, Barents Sea and offshore UK. The study is currently underway and addresses the continuous period 1979-2021 with application of detailed kinematic analysis of storm winds in over 150 events to develop a new 43-year wind and wave archive suitable for both operability and design.</p>
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<p>The NEWS JIP builds on a long line of studies performed by OWI since the 1990s for the NEXT/NEXTRA series of JIPs. NEWS will apply finer resolution atmospheric and ocean response modeling over the domain while retaining the detailed storm reanalysis methodology required to properly model the top events.</p>
<p>For further information regarding the NEWS JIP or any of our other JIP projects as well as our spec products, please contact Erin Harris via email at erinh@oceanweather.com or by phone at +1 203-661-3091.</p>Oceanweather (OWI) is pleased to announce the launch of the North European Wave Study (NEWS) Joint Industry Project (JIP) for the offshore oil and gas areas in the North Sea, Norwegian Sea, Barents Sea and offshore UK. The study is currently underway and addresses the continuous period 1979-2021 with application of detailed kinematic analysis of storm winds in over 150 events to develop a new 43-year wind and wave archive suitable for both operability and design.Oceanweather Inc. Turns 45!2022-05-18T00:00:00-05:002022-05-18T00:00:00-05:00http://oceanweather.com/news/_site/company/2022/05/18/oceanweather-turns-45<p>Oceanweather Inc. (OWI) was formed in May 1977 as a small business and established an office in White Plains, NY. The original principals in the company, Dr. Vince J. Cardone, Dr. J. Arthur Greenwood and Ms. C. V. Greenwood, had worked together on federally sponsored research programs at New York University and the City University of New York where Dr. Cardone was Associate Professor of Meteorology and Oceanography.</p>
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<figcaption><em>Vince Cardone and Arthur Greenwood – Cos Cob Office 1989</em></figcaption>
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<p>In the first two years of operation, about 80% of OWI’s support consisted of <a href="https://oceanweather.com/research/index.html">research</a> grants from NASA, NOAA, and the U.S. Navy that had been transferred from the University to OWI by Dr. Cardone. The remaining 20% consisted of consulting contracts from the major international oil companies. Thereafter, while the government funded work was maintained at a stable level of support, the offshore industry and coastal engineering industry supported work grew to constitute the major share of revenues by the early 1980’s.</p>
<p>In 1983 OWI moved to Cos Cob, CT to accommodate increased staff and a fully configured super-minicomputer installation. At the same time OWI added a real-time <a href="https://oceanweather.com/forecast/index.html">forecasting</a> division to its business in response to pressure from several major international oil companies to apply its high-level technology to ocean wind and wave prediction.</p>
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<figcaption><em>OWI at Cos Cob in 2009 during the release of GOMOS 2008</em></figcaption>
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<p>In the mid-1990’s, the Company made a strategic decision to augment its commissioned project by project consulting service with in-house studies for marine areas and basins of interest to the industry. These <a href="https://www.oceanweather.com/metocean/">“speculative” products</a> are offered on a site-specific basis subject to a licensing agreement; the first product was offered in 1997. As this portion of the business grew, OWI’s competitors began to use OWI’s data and perform their own analyses and reports.</p>
<p>The 2000’s saw an expansion of tropical/hurricane analysis and hindcasting following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. OWI was a part of the US Corps of Engineers Interagency Performance Evaluation Task Force (IPET) which led to the development of the Joint Probability Method (JPM) applied in the <a href="https://oceanweather.com/about/papers/index.html">modeling updates of US coastline flood mapping</a> by FEMA. OWI released a major update to its Gulf of Mexico hindcast, <a href="https://www.oceanweather.com/metocean/gomos/index.html">GOMOS</a>, which has become the industry standard for offshore design.</p>
<p>In 2016, OWI moved to its present location on Bedford Street in Stamford, CT. Our core work in support of governmental, offshore oil and gas, and coastal engineering firms continues while the company has expanded research and services for the offshore renewable energy industry.</p>
<p>As the company turns 45, we are proud to continue the work and contributions to the Metocean community in honor of our company founders.</p>
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<p align="center"><img class="img_news" src="/news/_site/assets/stamford_employees_2018.jpg" style="max-width: 60%;" /></p>
<figcaption><em>OWI at Stamford in 2018 - also pictured Sandy Cardone and Henry Chen (both center-front)</em></figcaption>
</figure>Oceanweather Inc. (OWI) was formed in May 1977 as a small business and established an office in White Plains, NY. The original principals in the company, Dr. Vince J. Cardone, Dr. J. Arthur Greenwood and Ms. C. V. Greenwood, had worked together on federally sponsored research programs at New York University and the City University of New York where Dr. Cardone was Associate Professor of Meteorology and Oceanography. Vince Cardone and Arthur Greenwood – Cos Cob Office 1989Oceanology International 20222022-03-01T00:00:00-06:002022-03-01T00:00:00-06:00http://oceanweather.com/news/_site/conference/2022/03/01/oceanology-2022<p>Oceanweather is pleased to once again attend <a href="https://www.oceanologyinternational.com/london/en-gb.html">Oceanology International 2022</a> at the ExCel Center in London, March 15-17. Please visit us at booth A20 if you are attending OI2022. We look forward to seeing you!</p>
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</figure>Oceanweather is pleased to once again attend Oceanology International 2022 at the ExCel Center in London, March 15-17. Please visit us at booth A20 if you are attending OI2022. We look forward to seeing you!NEWMOS JIP2021-12-08T00:00:00-06:002021-12-08T00:00:00-06:00http://oceanweather.com/news/_site/jip/2021/12/08/newmos-jip<p>Oceanweather (OWI) is pleased to announce the launch of the Newfoundland Offshore Meteorological and Oceanographic Study Joint Industry Project (NEWMOS JIP). Phase 1 will launch in January 2022 and address the top tropical and extra-tropical storms from the period 1979-2021 by applying detailed kinematic analysis of storm winds and application of a ~4 km spectral ocean model. Phase 2 of the study (expected start June 2022) will model the full continuous period to develop a 43-year database of winds and waves for operability and design.</p>
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<p>NEWMOS builds on a long line of studies performed by OWI since the 1980s originally under the Program of Energy Research and Development while working for Environment Canada. Early studies addressed the storm population at the Hibernia platform offshore St. Johns. Later work in the 1990s demonstrated the need for detailed reanalysis of tropical and extra-tropical cyclones offshore. With the development of the NCEP/NCAR reanalysis project in 1994, the first long-term wave hindcast for the North Atlantic based on both reanalysis model forcing and reanalysis of tropical and extra-tropical events, AES40, was developed in 1998. In 2006, AES40 was replaced by the MSC50 hindcast which included a 6-minute hourly archive for areas offshore the Canadian East Coast. The NEWMOS will apply finer resolution ocean models than previous efforts and the latest wind analysis models and analysis methods in the generation of a new comprehensive metocean dataset.</p>
<p>For further information regarding the NEWMOS JIP or any of our other JIP projects as well as our spec products, please contact Erin Harris via email at erinh@oceanweather.com or by phone at +1 203-661-3091.</p>
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<figcaption><em>Proposed multi-resolution nested wave model grids for NEWMOS.</em></figcaption>
</figure>Oceanweather (OWI) is pleased to announce the launch of the Newfoundland Offshore Meteorological and Oceanographic Study Joint Industry Project (NEWMOS JIP). Phase 1 will launch in January 2022 and address the top tropical and extra-tropical storms from the period 1979-2021 by applying detailed kinematic analysis of storm winds and application of a ~4 km spectral ocean model. Phase 2 of the study (expected start June 2022) will model the full continuous period to develop a 43-year database of winds and waves for operability and design.Hurricane Ida Fast Response Hindcast2021-08-30T00:00:00-05:002021-08-30T00:00:00-05:00http://oceanweather.com/news/_site/hurricane/2021/08/30/ida-2021-fast-response<p>In order to support hurricane recovery activities and to improve future resiliency, Oceanweather (OWI) routinely produces “fast-response” tropical cyclone hindcasts for significant storms and has started work on the damaging 2021 hurricane Ida. A detailed reanalysis of the conditions experienced in a land-falling hurricane are required in any ocean response modeling to provide critical guidance on the extent of the storm wave and surge inundation. OWI can provide wind, pressure, and/or OWI’s standard wave fields for these events.</p>
<p>As experts in providing meteorological forcing for ocean response modeling of extreme wind, wave and storm surge events, OWI has a long history of quickly responding to the need for hindcasts of recent or active tropical events. This expertise is also applied in long-term operational and storm hindcasts in public and private sectors around the globe.</p>
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<figcaption><em>GOES-East satellite view of Hurricane Ida as it strengthens in the Gulf of Mexico before making landfall in Louisiana. (Provided by NOAA).</em></figcaption>
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<p>OWI’s tropical cyclone hindcast expertise, experience, and capabilities are well documented in publications, presentations and existing metocean studies. Similar previous fast-response hindcasts include Katrina and Rita in 2005, Sandy in 2012, Harvey in 2017, Laura in 2020, and other landmark storms. These hindcasts have been used by industry and academia, often as the source of high quality reference winds for detailed storm surge modeling. Further details and related papers can be found on our web site at the following links:</p>
<p>• <a href="https://www.oceanweather.com/metocean/fastresponse/index.html">Fast Response Tropical Modeling</a></p>
<p>• <a href="https://www.oceanweather.com/about/papers/index.html">Publications and Presentations</a></p>
<p>Those wishing to obtain fast response tropical storm hindcast data can contact Erin Harris via email at erinh@oceanweather.com or by phone at 1-203-661-3091.
</p>In order to support hurricane recovery activities and to improve future resiliency, Oceanweather (OWI) routinely produces “fast-response” tropical cyclone hindcasts for significant storms and has started work on the damaging 2021 hurricane Ida. A detailed reanalysis of the conditions experienced in a land-falling hurricane are required in any ocean response modeling to provide critical guidance on the extent of the storm wave and surge inundation. OWI can provide wind, pressure, and/or OWI’s standard wave fields for these events. As experts in providing meteorological forcing for ocean response modeling of extreme wind, wave and storm surge events, OWI has a long history of quickly responding to the need for hindcasts of recent or active tropical events. This expertise is also applied in long-term operational and storm hindcasts in public and private sectors around the globe. GOES-East satellite view of Hurricane Ida as it strengthens in the Gulf of Mexico before making landfall in Louisiana. (Provided by NOAA).