Model wave data set for the Mediterranean Sea
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Insular Coastal Dynamics |
| Country | Malta  |
| Project | Hindcast of Dynamic Processes of the Ocean and Coastal Areas of Europe(HIPOCAS-NAS) |
| Time period | 1998-onwards |
| Ongoing | Yes |
| Geographical area | Mediterranean Sea |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Wave direction; Other wave statistics; Wave height estimates |
| Instruments | Wave recorders |
| Description | |
| Summary | Data sets generated by the WAM model. The WAM model is one of the state-of-the-art wave models available in scientific community. On request, the model can be re-run for a particular domain within the Mediterranean and for specific time periods and horizontal resolutions, as agreed with the user. The resolution may range from 12-50 km. The model output can be provided in binary GRIB and/or ASCII formats. |
| Originators | Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Insular Coastal Dynamics |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Insular Coastal Dynamics |
| Availability | By negotiation |
| Contact | Anton Micallef (Dr.) |
| Address | Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Insular Coastal Dynamics |
| Telephone | +356-21-240746 |
| Facsimile | +356-21-230551 |
| a.micallef@icod.org.mt | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | Oceanography Malta Research Group, Department of Geosciences, University of Malta |
| Local identifier | 45002005 |
| Global identifier | 502 |
| Last revised | 2009-03-17 |
