North Sea Wave Database: Spectral Metocean Conditions 2005-2011

The North Sea Wave Database (NSWD) contains spectral metocean condition data for the North Sea region. It includes yearly timesteps for Significant Wave Height (HSIGN) and wave energy period (TMM10), with a spatial resolution of 0.025 degrees. 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.

Use Cases

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

Strengths

• Data is accompanied by two peer-reviewed publications detailing calibration, validation, and production methodologies.
• Spatial resolution is specified as 0.025 degrees in latitude and longitude.
• Dataset was produced as part of a funded EU Horizon 2020 research project (WAVREP).

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

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

Collection Method

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

Time Range

2005-2011

Geography

North Sea (starting coordinate 50°N, 0°E).