Wave data off the west coast of Denmark
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Danish Coastal Authority, Ministry of Transport and Energy |
| Country | Denmark  |
| Time period | From 1975 onwards |
| Ongoing | Yes |
| Geographical area | Along the west coast of Denmark within a distance of 3 km from the coast line |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Wave direction; Other wave statistics; Spectral wave data parameters; Wave height and period statistics; Wave height estimates |
| Description | |
| Summary | Wave recorders have been operated on 11 positions along the west coast of Denmark. At present recorders are operated on 7 positions. On three of these positions the recorders are only operated in the winter period. The purpose of collecting these data is to provide a basis for forecasting, mathematical modelling, statistics, and planning. |
| Originators | Danish Coastal Authority, Ministry of Transport and Energy |
| Data web site | http://www.kyst.dk |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Danish Coastal Authority, Ministry of Transport and Energy |
| Availability | Unknown |
| Contact | Jens Bech Joergensen |
| Address | Danish Coastal Authority, Ministry of Transport and Energy |
| Telephone | (+45) 99 63 63 63 |
| kdi@kyst.dk | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | Aarhus University, Department of Bioscience, Marine Ecology Roskilde |
| Local identifier | 13016002 |
| Global identifier | 1103 |
| Last revised | 2009-03-14 |
