North Sea Wave Database: Spectral Metocean Conditions 1980-1988

Spectral metocean data for the North Sea covering nine years from 1980 to 1988. The dataset contains variables for Significant Wave Height (HSIGN) and wave energy period (TMM10), with a spatial resolution of 0.025 degrees. It was produced by Dr. George Lavidas as part of the WAVREP project funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 programme.

Use Cases

• Wave energy resource assessment based on Significant Wave Height and wave energy period data.
• Calibration and validation of nearshore wave models based on the described spectral conditions.
• Long-term trend analysis of North Sea wave climate based on the nine-year time series.
• Spatial analysis of wave parameters across the North Sea based on the 0.025-degree resolution grid.

Strengths

• Covers a nine-year time range from 1980 to 1988.
• Spatial resolution of 0.025 degrees for latitude and longitude.
• Accompanied by two peer-reviewed publications detailing calibration, validation, and analysis.
• Explicitly funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research programme (grant agreement No 787344).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Delft University of Technology (Dr. George Lavidas)

Collection Method

Produced as part of the WAVe Resource for Electrical Production (WAVREP) project.

Time Range

1980-1988

Geography

North Sea (starting coordinate 50° latitude, 0° longitude)