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ds123.0 PARAMETER LIST FOR ERA40 WAVE MODEL OUTPUTGo to Dataset: 
 
ERA40 WAVE Model Analysis on a 1.5 Degree Latitude-Longitude from ECMWF

There are 22 variables in this dataset described in terms of ECMWF GRIB Code Table 140

GRIB
Parameter
Code
Parameter NameDescriptionUnitsComments
220- Mean wave period based on first moment s -
221- Mean wave period based on second moment s -
222- Wave spectral directional width - -
223- Mean wave period based on first moment for wind waves s -
224- Mean wave period based on second moment for wind waves s -
225- Wave spectral directional width for wind waves - -
226- Mean wave period based on first moment for swell s -
227- Mean wave period based on second moment for swell s -
228- Wave spectral directional width for swell - -
229- Significant wave height m -
230- Mean wave direction degrees -
231- Peak period of 1D spectra s -
232- Mean wave period s -
233- Coefficient of drag with waves - -
234- Significant height of wind waves m -
235- Mean direction of wind waves degrees -
236- Mean period of wind waves s -
237- Significant height of total swell m -
238- Mean direction of totalswell degrees -
239- Mean period of total swell s -
244- Mean square slope of waves dimensionless -
245- 10 metre wind speed m s**-1 Modified by wave model analysis
251- 2D wave spectra (single) m**2 s radian**-1 One direction/one frequency; logarithm 10 based, modified by constant
Updated 22 July 2005 


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