EDMED Details

General

Dataset Name

Wave data in the Sicily Channel (SOMME Project: 1991)

Data Holding Centre

OGS (Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale), Division of Oceanography

Time Period

From February to June 1991

Start Date

1991-01-01

End Date

1991-12-31

Project

SOMME, on behalf of Snamprogetti S.p.A.

Geographic Area

Geocoverage

Buoy position: 38 25.00'N - 015 49.94'E

Geographic Box (south,north,west,east)

38, 15, 16, 38

Sea Area

Mediterranean Sea

Observations

Parameters

Wave height and period statistics

Wave direction

Other wave statistics

Instruments

wave recorders

Description

Summary

The data were collected in the framework of an environmental study in the Sicily Channel. The experimental activity is based on a Datawell Directional Waverider buoy moored at 135 metres of depth. The data were sampled at at one-hour interval. The complete set consists of 2952 recordings.

Originator

OGS (Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale), Division of Oceanography

References

Availability

Availability

by negotiation

Organization

OGS (Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale), Division of Oceanography

Contact

Mosetti R.

Address

OGS (Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale), Division of Oceanography

Sgonico (Trieste)

34010

Italy

rmosetti@ogs.trieste.it

http://www.ogs.trieste.it/

Administration

Local identifier

1004

Creation Date

2014-10-02

Revision Date

2013-07-25