Problem

• Knowledge of the wave climatology is required for planning, design, construction, and maintenance of USACE projects in the coastal zone
• Information is scarce due to the lack of measurements at locations over timescales long enough to be statistically significant
• This lack of information is a critical problem for USACE operations, and project maintenance near the coast

Solution

• Generation of long-term coastal wave estimates using spectral wave models forced by high quality wind fields, to retain continuity
• Validate of the model estimates to all available in situ and remotely sensed observations
• Easy access to the WIS estimates and tailored, interactive products via the WIS Data Portal: https://wisportal.erdc.dren.mil and API: https://wisportal.erdc.dren.mil/wis-api/apidocs
• WIS email address: WISinfo@erdc.dren.mil

Impact

• Fully automated forty-year hindcast of wave climatologies at pre-selected output locations for all U.S. coastal waters, including the Great Lake. 
• Applications anywhere reliable hindcast wave climate information is needed for coastal risk management, civil works operations and planning, and coastal research.    
• These multi-decade hindcasts and storm event archives are generated to meet tomorrow's coastal engineering needs today.