Requirement #1041 

Values

For variable: Significant wave height

In application: 3.3 Oceanic Climate Monitoring and Services

Application-dependent Technical Priority: 0.5

Goal Breakthrough Threshold Priority
Uncertainty 0.05 m
Layer/s Quality
Coverage Quality
Stability/decade (if applicable) 0.01 m 0.1 m
Horizontal Resolution 1 km 25 km 100 km 0.5
Vertical Resolution
Observing Cycle 60 min 3 h 24 h 0.5
Timeliness 7 d 30 d 1 y 0.5

 

Validated: 9/29/23 Source: GCOS-245: The 2022 ECVs Requirements (GCOS-245)
General Comment: Confidence: reasonable
Def: :Not firm, but based on a strong heritage of experiments with similar data
Application Area Comment: Horizontal Coverage Comment:
Observation Comment: Performance Comment: The uncertainty was originally expressed only as a goal with a 5%. I have established 5 cm as the goal assuming a wave height of 1 m.
Specifications
  • Domain: Ocean
    • Subdomain: Ocean