North Sea Wave Database: Spectral Metocean Conditions 1998-2004

A 38-year database of spectral metocean conditions for the North Sea, covering 1998 to 2004. It contains yearly timesteps for Significant Wave Height (HSIGN) and wave energy period (TMM10) at a spatial resolution of 0.025 degrees. The dataset was produced by Dr. George Lavidas as part of the WAVREP project funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 programme.

Use Cases

• Modeling wave energy resource potential based on Significant Wave Height and wave energy period.
• Assessing long-term metocean trends for climate studies based on the 38-year temporal coverage.
• Calibrating and validating coastal and nearshore wave models based on the described calibration and validation methodologies.
• Performing geospatial analysis of wave conditions across the North Sea based on the 0.025-degree resolution grid.

Strengths

• Covers a 38-year period, providing a long-term baseline for analysis.
• Spatial resolution of 0.025 degrees offers detailed geographic coverage of the North Sea.
• Dataset is accompanied by two peer-reviewed publications detailing its calibration, validation, and production methodology.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Dr. George Lavidas, Delft University of Technology, WAVREP project (EU Horizon 2020).

Collection Method

Spectral metocean modeling, calibration, and validation as described in the cited publications.

Time Range

1998-2004 (part of a 38-year database)

Geography

North Sea, with a grid starting at 50 degrees latitude and 0 degrees longitude.