Wave data from Gioia Tauro, W. Italy (GTAURO project: 1979-80)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS, Division of Oceanography |
| Country | Italy  |
| Time period | From January 1979 to May 1980 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | 1 station offshore Gioia Tauro, Italy, in Tyrrhenian Sea |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents); Wave height and period statistics |
| Instruments | Unknown |
| Description | |
| Summary | The wave data were collected in the framework of an environmental study in view of the construction of a harbour. The data were sampled with a frequency of 1.5 to 2 Hz, with a duration of individual records of 20 minutes at intervals of 180 minutes. The data sets are stored as a raw time series together with the related characteristic parameters Hs, Ts, Hm, Tm, Tz, obtained by Tucker method (M.J. Tucker, 1983: Analysis of records of sea waves, Proc. of the Inst. of Civil Eng., 26, 305-316). |
| Originators | National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS, Division of Oceanography |
| Data web site | http://www.ogs.trieste.it |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS, Division of Oceanography |
| Availability | Organisation |
| Contact | Mosetti Renzo (Department Director) |
| Address | National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS, Division of Oceanography |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS, Division of Oceanography |
| Local identifier | OGS-EDMED-28 |
| Global identifier | 3957 |
| Last revised | 2001-03-06 |
