Icelandic Wave Buoy Data Set
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration |
| Country | Iceland  |
| Time period | 2000 onwards |
| Ongoing | Yes |
| Geographical area | Around the coast of Iceland |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Wave height and period statistics |
| Instruments | Wave recorders |
| Description | |
| Summary | The data set comprises data from 8 wave buoys at: Gardskagi, Blakknes, Straumnes, Grimseyjarsund, Hornafjordur, Surtsey, Grindavik and Køgur. The measurements are collected by waverider buoys moored from 1.5 to 8.5 nmiles from the shore. Data are sent in real time over VHF and phone and made available on the website shortly after transmission. |
| Originators | Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration |
| Availability | Unknown |
| Contact | Sigurdur Sigurdarson |
| Address | Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration |
| Telephone | +3545221000 |
| Facsimile | +3545221009 |
| sigurdur.sigurdarson@vegagerdin.is | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | Marine Research Institute |
| Local identifier | 16002002 |
| Global identifier | 1421 |
| Last revised | 2020-07-06 |
