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The models from which historical metocean data are available
are summarised as follows:
The global wave model: operating at a spatial resolution
of around 60 km, including coverage of the Caspian Sea and
Arabian Gulf. Data are available at 6-hourly intervals for
each model grid point.
The European wave model: covers European waters,
including the Black and Mediterranean Seas. Spatial resolution
is around 27 km, with data available at 3-hourly intervals.
The north-west continental shelf model: Introduced
in 2000, with coverage of the North Sea and Atlantic margin
at a spatial resolution of around 12 km. Data available
at 3-hourly intervals.
All of these models are now depth-dependent, include shallow
water physics and are continually validated against measured
data. The parameters provided by these models are:
- mean wind speed and wind direction
- height, direction and zero-crossing period for significant
wave height (Hs)
- height, direction and zero-crossing period for locally
wind-generated waves
- height, direction and zero-crossing period for remotely-generated
swell waves
Additionally, we also archive 1-dimensional wave energy
spectra from these models.
The Met Office also operate a suite of ocean models that
describe the environment in terms of currents, salinity,
temperate and water elevation.
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