North Sea Wave Database: Spectral Metocean Conditions 1989-1997

1989-1997 spectral metocean data for the North Sea, including Significant Wave Height (HSIGN) and wave energy period (TMM10). The dataset was produced by Dr George Lavidas of Delft University of Technology as part of the WAVREP project funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 programme. It is accompanied by publications detailing its calibration, validation, and production.

Use Cases

• Wave energy resource assessment based on Significant Wave Height and wave energy period data.
• Calibration and validation of numerical wave models based on the described spectral metocean conditions.
• Analysis of long-term wave climate trends in the North Sea based on the 9-year time series.
• Spatial analysis of wave parameters based on the 0.025-degree resolution latitude and longitude grid.

Strengths

• Covers a 9-year time range from 1989 to 1997.
• Spatial resolution of 0.025 degrees in latitude and longitude.
• Accompanied by peer-reviewed publications detailing calibration, validation, and sensitivity analysis.
• Explicitly funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research programme (grant agreement No 787344).

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Dr George Lavidas, Delft University of Technology, WAVREP project.

Collection Method

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

Time Range

1989-1997

Geography

North Sea, with a latitude starting coordinate of 50 degrees and longitude of 0 degrees.