Sea State/ Wave height ME

[Swift.]

Can we have a slider to adjust sea state or wave height in the Mission editor. Currently it is linked to the wind speed, but IRL the sea state would vary depending on the fetch of the wave.

[Gierasimov]

Sea state in oceanography describe waves on a large bodies of water, waves in fluid dynamics are created by either local current wind or wind elsewhere or before current time and are called swells.

Therefore waves in DCS are correctly connected to wind.

[Mars Exulte]

You will not have huge waves on a calm day. Waves are directly related to winds.

[Swift.]

Waves are directly related to wind speed and fetch length. And last time I checked we cant control fetch length in DCS, a problem that will become more apparent in the new Marianas map with fetch lengths of up to 1000s of miles.

[AG-51_Razor]

I couldn't agree more with this request. I have made it myself in here before. Although it is correct that waves are , for the most part, connected to wind velocity, it is more complicated than that. Current direction and wind direction are also huge factors in the generation of waves. But more than anything, I believe that the sea state is not directly connected to wind as we see it in DCS. It would be nice to be able to give the boat a little bit more heave than we see in the sim. Swells are also not necessarily connected to the wind that you are experiencing around the boat. The swells are generated a long way away and can be experienced with no wind at all. This is a great request for the ME in my humble opinion. :thumbup:

[Xilon_x]

 

you have to study the wave motion.

the waves are broken not only by the wind but also by the ocean currents and various marine currents.

lakes also have waves.

the waves depend and vary in size also due to the seabed.

 

 

 

but but ....... don't tell me you want to make the marianne pit which is 11000m deep them military submarines do not get there to get to the depths it takes special submarines.

Edited January 20, 2020 by Xilon_x

[Gierasimov]

Correct

 

Waves are directly related to wind speed and fetch length. And last time I checked we cant control fetch length in DCS, a problem that will become more apparent in the new Marianas map with fetch lengths of up to 1000s of miles.

 

This is correct, however one does not choose fetch in the real life as this is the length of body of water blown at by wind.

Sure it should affect sea state in DCS but I don't really know if it does not.

 

Here is the hope, ED is making changes to the weather, but it definitely should be much smarter than a fetch slider in ME.

[RustBelt]

You can effect fetch by wind direction.

 

As someone who lives on Lake Erie, we know waves and Fetch.

[Gierasimov]

I am lost now...

 

You can effect fetch by wind direction.

 

As someone who lives on Lake Erie, we know waves and Fetch.

 

OK, how do you choose wind direction?

[RustBelt]

In the Mission Editor. Under weather.

[Mars Exulte]

This is correct, however one does not choose fetch in the real life as this is the length of body of water blown at by wind.

Sure it should affect sea state in DCS but I don't really know if it does not.

 

Here is the hope, ED is making changes to the weather, but it definitely should be much smarter than a fetch slider in ME.

There was something recently about thermocline, depths, etc for submarine warfare so on a lark I'd say better underwater modeling is in the works, as is the weather, we'pl see how wwll the two interact.

[Gierasimov]

Sure

 

In the Mission Editor. Under weather.

 

I thought you meant in real life... that puzzled me.. I know ME ...