Galway Bay 1/4 Scale Wave Energy Test Site observations Ireland since 2008
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Marine Institute |
| Country | Ireland  |
| Time period | From 2008 onwards |
| Ongoing | Yes |
| Geographical area | Spiddal; Inner Galway Bay; Galway Bay; An Spidéal |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Quality control flags; Horizontal spatial co-ordinates; Wave direction; Other wave statistics; Temperature of the water column; Wave height and period statistics; Transport in the water column; Date and time |
| Instruments | Wave recorders; water temperature sensor |
| Description | |
| Summary | Designated wave energy test site for supporting ocean energy device research and development at 1/4 scale. The Galway Bay 1/4 scale wave energy test site is located 1.5km from Spiddal pier within inner Galway Bay on the west coast of Ireland. Data has been collected in Galway Bay since 2008. Data is collected from current meter sensors, wave device sensors and water temperature sensors. Data has been collected to support ocean energy research technological innovation and development. Data has been collected by the Marine Institute in association with SmartBay Ireland. Data has been incomplete given periods of outage of wave energy sensors. Data has been complete and quality controlled for period devices are observing and measuring in the marine environment. |
| Originators | Marine Institute |
| Data web site | https://data.gov.ie/dataset/galway-bay-14-scale-wave-energy-test-site |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Marine Institute |
| Availability | Licence |
| Contact | Alan Berry (Team Leader) |
| Address | Marine Institute |
| Telephone | +353-91-387200 |
| Facsimile | +353-91-387201 |
| datarequests@marine.ie | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | Marine Institute |
| Local identifier | f0c32fe1-4c5c-11df-9879-0800200c9a66 |
| Global identifier | 1991 |
| Last revised | 2017-12-04 |
