Type:

Sea state, Water levels and currents

Area:

North Sea

Parameter:

Significant wave height, wave direction, wave period, wave spectra, sea surface height, surge, tide, barotropic currents

Period:

1948-2006

Resolution (spatial):

About 5x5 km for sea state, variable for water levels and currents (between about 5 km in the North Sea and 100 m close to the coast)

Resolution (time):

1 hour

Data format:

netCDF

Description:

High-resolution and consistent met-ocean hindcast for the past few decades

Consistent with:

SN-REMO Reconstruction 1948-2006 (Atmosphere)

Online access:

Not available

Derived products and
further information:

Met-ocean atlas (password protected)

Responsible contact

Ralf Weisse, GKSS Research Centre, Max-Planck Str. 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany, Email: ralf.weisse gkss.de