Waverider data from Portuguese coastal buoys network (since 1980)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Hydrographic Institute |
| Country | Portugal  |
| Project | AGITMAR - Knowledge of sea and swell on Portuguese coast(AGITMAR); CLIMAAT-Terceira NARE(CLIMAAT) |
| Time period | Since 1980 |
| Ongoing | Yes |
| Geographical area | Portugal mainland and islands |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Wave direction; Wave height and period statistics; Temperature of the water column |
| Instruments | Wave recorders; water temperature sensor |
| Description | |
| Summary | The network is made up of three continental stations, located at depths below 100 meters. Two from Madeira, under the responsibility of APRAM (Port Authority) and five stations from University of Azores. |
| Originators | Hydrographic Institute |
| Data web site | http://www.hidrografico.pt |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Hydrographic Institute |
| Availability | Licence |
| Contact | Sara Almeida |
| Address | Hydrographic Institute |
| Telephone | +351 210943000 |
| mail@hidrografico.pt | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | Hydrographic Institute |
| Local identifier | 590_IHOC_Coastal_buoys_data |
| Global identifier | 6984 |
| Last revised | 2019-12-03 |
