summary: Maps of vertically-averaged current parameters relevant for marine energy applications from the shore to 50 km offshore, with a resolution ranging between 9 km offshore to 200 m near the coast and shallow areas. The regional extension of the data included in the file covers the zone Atlantic, Channel and North Sea. No information on the current is available for the Mediterranean Sea.
history: All the information comes from the processing of Homere database (Boudière et al. 2013) delivered by Ifremer (Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer/French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea). Homere is a 19-year (1994-2012) sea-state hindcast (Boudière et al. 2013) with hourly outputs and spatial resolution ranging from 9 km offshore to about 200 m near the coast and shallow areas. This database was identified by Dubranna et al. 2015 as the most appropriate for the production of MRE resource information along the western coast of France at relevant time and spatial scales.
references: Boudiere Edwige, Maisondieu Christophe, Ardhuin Fabrice, Accensi Mickael, Pineau-Guillou Lucia, Lepesqueur Jeremy (2013). A suitable metocean hindcast database for the design of Marine energy converters. International Journal of Marine Energy, 3-4, e40-e52.
references: Dubranna Jean, Ranchin Thierry, Ménard Lionel, Gschwind Benoît (2015). Production and dissemination of marine renewable energy resource information. Proceedings of 11th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference, 6-11th September 2015, Nantes, France.
rights: All the information generated in the frame of the IREMARE-MED national research project (ADEME n° 1705C0016) is provided free of charge, without warranty of any kind. When used, this information should be cited as : “The IREMARE-MED project was funded by the Agence de l’environnement et de la maîtrise de l’énergie (ADEME 1705C0016) and coordinated by MINES ParisTech/ARMINES. The output is publicly available at (tds.webservice-energy.org)”.
Contributors:
Dr. Yves-Marie Saint-Drenan (Principal Investigator)
Prof. Thierry Ranchin (Principal Investigator)
Lionel Menard (Data Manager)
Keywords:
Energy (DIF)
Renewable energy (DIF)
Marine energy (DIF)
Current (DIF)
Electricity (DIF)
IREMARE-MED (DIF)
Mediterranean (DIF)
Thredds (DIF)
TDS (DIF)
NetCDF (DIF)
Projects:
Informations sur la Ressource pour les Energies MArines REnouvelables en MEDiterranée IREMARE-MED, funded by ADEME (Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maitrise de l'Energie/Agency for the Environment and Energy Control, French Public Institution), convention n° 1705C0016.
