Wave data for coastal waters around Portugal, Azores, Madeira (1980-2009)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Hydrographic Institute |
| Country | Portugal  |
| Project | AGITMAR - Knowledge of sea and swell on Portuguese coast(AGITMAR) |
| Time period | From 1980 to 2009 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | Coastal waters around Portugal mainland, Azores, Madeira |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Wave direction; Wave height and period statistics |
| Instruments | Wave recorders |
| Description | |
| Summary | The wave data sets were acquired to allow a characterisation of the wave climate along the Portuguese coast, including the directional distribution of energy, propagation of the waves, and extreme wave heights. The files include time series of: H5, H10, H100, Hmax, H, TH5, TH10, THmax, T, Tmax, S(t), etc. In the case of the directional wave buoys it includes mean direction and directional spreading as a function of frequency. |
| Originators | Hydrographic Institute, Division of Oceanography |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Hydrographic Institute |
| Availability | Unrestricted |
| Contact | Mariana Costa |
| Address | Hydrographic Institute |
| Telephone | +351 210943000 |
| Facsimile | +351 210943299 |
| mail@hidrografico.pt | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | Hydrographic Institute |
| Local identifier | 15021001 |
| Global identifier | 2233 |
| Last revised | 2015-08-06 |
