Numerically generated site-specific wave data from sites mostly around the UK
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | HR Wallingford Group Ltd. |
| Country | United Kingdom  |
| Time period | Typically based on 15 years' wave hindcast data |
| Ongoing | Yes |
| Geographical area | Several hundred locations, mostly around UK |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Sea level; Precipitation and evaporation; Wave direction; Spectral wave data parameters; Wave height and period statistics |
| Instruments | Wave recorders; sea level recorders; precipitation samplers |
| Description | |
| Summary | HR Wallingford undertakes commissioned wave prediction for many commercial clients at hundreds of locations. Positions and reporting formats depend on clients' requirements. Typically, predictions involve validation of a numerical wave hindcast model against one year of measured wave data, followed by a production run of the validated model using 15 years of sequential wind data. Reports include standard plots of wave height, period, direction and extremes. Very little is available in the open literature. However, original clients are sometimes willing to release data to a third party, or existing wave models can sometimes be re-used for new locations nearby. |
| Originators | HR Wallingford Group Ltd. |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | HR Wallingford Group Ltd. |
| Availability | Commercial charge; academic |
| Contact | Dr. Christopher B. George (Director of Business Development) |
| Address | HR Wallingford Group Ltd. |
| Telephone | +44 1491 835 381 |
| chrisg@hrwallingford.co.uk | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Local identifier | 1093002 |
| Global identifier | 872 |
| Last revised | 2010-01-15 |
