An atlas of the wave-energy resource in Europe

• Published in: Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering
• Main Authors: Pontes, MT, Athanassoulis, GA, Barstow, S, Cavaleri, L, Holmes, B, Mollison, D, Oliveira-Pires, H
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1996
• Subjects: Wave Energy; Data acquisition; Mathematical models; Statistics; Water waves; Wave energy conversion; Wind power; Wave energy resources; Wave power; wave climate; Arctic
• Online Access: http://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/handle/123456789/11766; https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2833921

An atlas of the European offshore wave energy resource, being developed within the scope of a European R&D program, includes the characterization of the offshore resource for the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts of Europe in addition to providing wave-energy and wave-climate statistics that are of interest to other users of the ocean. The wave data used for compiling the Atlas come from the numerical wind-wave model WAM, implemented in the routine operation of the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), in addition to directional wave measurements from the Norwegian offshore waters.