Meteorological data from Westhinder light vessel, off Belgian coast (1984-91)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Management Unit of North Sea and Scheldt Estuary Mathematical Models, Ostend |
| Country | Belgium  |
| Time period | From 1984 to 1991 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | Light vessel 'WESTHINDER' 51° 23'00sN, 02° 26'20sE |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Air pressure; Air temperature; Wind strength and direction; Solar Radiation |
| Description | |
| Summary | An automatic meteorological data acquisition system was installed on board of the light vessel 'WESTHINDER' in 1983. This system was installed within the framework of the Intergovernmental Agreement COST-43. The data from this station are currently used to monitor wind speed, wind direction and barometric pressure, in order to anticipate the operation of a storm-surge model and to provide the input data to an oil slick displacement model. Real time data are sent hourly to the shore station and stored on computer. Some large gaps in the data are due to major technical failures. |
| Originators | Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Management Unit of North Sea and Scheldt Estuary Mathematical Models, Ostend |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Management Unit of North Sea and Scheldt Estuary Mathematical Models, Ostend |
| Availability | SeaDataNet licence |
| Contact | Scory Serge (Ir) |
| Address | Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Operational Directorate Natural Environment, Belgian Marine Data Centre |
| Telephone | 02/773.21.11 |
| Facsimile | 02/7706972 |
| bmdc@mumm.ac.be | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) |
| Local identifier | 11010003 |
| Global identifier | 989 |
| Last revised | 2009-08-21 |
