Comparison mw.f2k.f09t14w.wvch_y4-10 mw.f2k.f09t14w.cntrl_y4-10

Wave Diagnostics Package

Created in May 2025 by Clio Michel (MET Norway, clio.michel@met.no)

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Click here to find a list of all parameters' names and explanations.

Climatology plots

swh & mean wave direction	wind-sea swh & direction	swell swh & direction	period of most energetic waves	wind-sea period	swell period
wind	Stokes drift	Stokes transport	surface ocean currents
average period of all waves	peak frequency	Langmuir number	proxy for wave dissipation	proxy for wave growth	Charnock parameter
SIC	SIT	wave to sea ice stress

Monthly plots

swh & mean wave direction	January	February	March	April
	May	June	July	August
	September	October	November	December
wind-sea swh & direction	January	February	March	April
	May	June	July	August
	September	October	November	December
swell swh & direction	January	February	March	April
	May	June	July	August
	September	October	November	December
period of most energetic waves	January	February	March	April
	May	June	July	August
	September	October	November	December
wind-sea period	January	February	March	April
	May	June	July	August
	September	October	November	December
swell period	January	February	March	April
	May	June	July	August
	September	October	November	December
wind	January	February	March	April
	May	June	July	August
	September	October	November	December
Stokes drift	January	February	March	April
	May	June	July	August
	September	October	November	December
Stokes transport	January	February	March	April
	May	June	July	August
	September	October	November	December
average period of all waves	January	February	March	April
	May	June	July	August
	September	October	November	December
peak frequency	January	February	March	April
	May	June	July	August
	September	October	November	December
Langmuir number	January	February	March	April
	May	June	July	August
	September	October	November	December
proxy for wave dissipation	January	February	March	April
	May	June	July	August
	September	October	November	December
proxy for wave growth	January	February	March	April
	May	June	July	August
	September	October	November	December
Charnock parameter	January	February	March	April
	May	June	July	August
	September	October	November	December
surface ocean currents	January	February	March	April
	May	June	July	August
	September	October	November	December
SIC	January	February	March	April
	May	June	July	August
	September	October	November	December
SIT	January	February	March	April
	May	June	July	August
	September	October	November	December
wave to sea ice stress	January	February	March	April
	May	June	July	August
	September	October	November	December

Seasonal plots

swh & mean wave direction	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
wind-sea swh & direction	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
swell swh & direction	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
period of most energetic waves	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
wind-sea period	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
swell period	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
wind	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Stokes drift	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Stokes transport	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
surface ocean currents	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
average period of all waves	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
peak frequency	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Langmuir number	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
proxy for wave dissipation	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
proxy for wave growth	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Charnock parameter	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
SIC	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
SIT	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
wave to sea ice stress	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON

95th percentile plots

swh	wind-sea swh	swell swh	period of most energetic waves	wind-sea period	swell period
wind	Stokes drift	Stokes transport	surface ocean currents
average period of all waves	peak frequency	Langmuir number	proxy for wave dissipation	proxy for wave growth	Charnock parameter
SIC	SIT	wave to sea ice stress

Mean annual variability plots

swh	wind-sea swh	swell swh	period of most energetic waves	wind-sea period	swell period
wind	Stokes drift	Stokes transport	surface ocean currents
average period of all waves	peak frequency	Langmuir number	proxy for wave dissipation	proxy for wave growth	Charnock parameter
SIC	SIT	wave to sea ice stress

Inter-annual variability plots

swh	wind-sea swh	swell swh	period of most energetic waves	wind-sea period	swell period
wind	Stokes drift	Stokes transport	surface ocean currents
average period of all waves	peak frequency	Langmuir number	proxy for wave dissipation	proxy for wave growth	Charnock parameter
SIC	SIT	wave to sea ice stress

Time series plots for swh

DJF
NAtl	NPac	EqPac	Warm Pool	SPac
JJA
NAtl	NPac	EqPac	Warm Pool	SPac

Additional plots

Correlation between swh and wind	Climatology	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Stokes depth	Climatology	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
	January	February	March	April
	May	June	July	August
	September	October	November	December
	95th percentile	Mean ann. var.	Inter-ann. var.
Unitary dot product Stokes drift and Stokes transport	Climatology	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Stokes drift speed over ocean currents speed	Climatology	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Angle between wind and waves	Climatology	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Degree to which swell and wind sea diverge	Climatology	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
Swell persistence	Climatology	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON
	Climatology	DJF	MAM	JJA	SON