Deliverables -

Reports and documents

  

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WP1: Preparation

WP1_D2.pdf : “Data organisation and Acquisition Plan” :A report describing the data organisation and acquisition plan for the cal/val activities (Author: Harald Johnsen, NORUT, Tromsø, Norway)

Level2_Product_Description.pdf : Envisat ASAR Wave Mode Level 2 Product – a description and reconstruction procedure: This note describes the procedure for reconstructing the wave energy spectra from the ASAR Wave Mode Level 2 product (Author: Harald Johnsen, NORUT, Tromsø, Norway)

IntercomparisonTechniques_D3.pdf : Intercomparison of wave data: Report describing techniques for intercomparison of wave data (Authors: Jørg A. Aarnes and Harald E. Krogstad, SINTEF, Trondheim, Norway)

WP2: In-situ, Model and Satellite Data Base

UserGuideCoLocSys.pdf : Envisat ASAR wave mode colocated procedures: User manual for the Ifremer/CERSAT satellite – in-situ co-location system for ASAR wave mode data (Ifremer/CERSAT)

Cersat_Desc.pdf: Procedure for extracting data from co-location system using MatLab.

WP3: Calibration/Validation and New Developments

None available currently

WP4: Development of New Assimilation Techniques for ENVISAT Wind and Wave Products

Operat_assimilation.doc : Report on the implementation of satellite data assimilation in operational wave forecasting systems at national weather services: Some of the main weather services have been contacted to find out the implementation level concerning data assimilation schemes in their wave models. It does not intend to provide full details but just a first impression of what is the present status of this matter. (Author: Juan Carlos Carretero, Puertos del Estado, Spain)

PartitioningSequences.pdf : : Partitioning sequences for the dissection of directional wave spectra: A review: The report contains a brief review of partitioning sequences and their use in the assimilation of directional ocean wave spectra (Authors: : Jørg A. Aarnes and Harald E. Krogstad, SINTEF, Trondheim, Norway)

AssimilationMethods.pdf : Iterative methods for data assimilation and an application to ocean state modelling: Report describing iterative methods for data assimilation and an application to ocean state modelling (Author:  Jørg A. Aarnes, SINTEF, Trondheim, Norway)

WP5: Novel Applications of ENVISAT Wind and Wave Data

None available currently

WP6: High Level Ocean Wave Products

None available currently

WP7: Dissemination and Exploitation of Products and Results

EUSAR2002_paper.pdf : "Imaging ocean waves using ENVISAT ASAR Wave
Mode",ISBN 3-8007-2697-1, Proceedings 4th European Conference on
SyntheticAperture Radar, 4 - 6 June 2002, Cologne. (Authors: H. Johnsen, G.Engen and B. Chapron). Describes the results of calibration and validation of ASAR Wave Mode Products  using ERS Wave Mode data.

ISOPE-2002-MP-002.pdf  : "Multi-scale Time Series Modelling of Significant Wave Height". Proc. 12th ISOPE Conference, May 26-31, 2002, Kitakyushu, Japan (Authors: Ch.N. Stefanakos, G. Athanassoulis and S.F. Barstow).

EnvisatCalVal_ASAR_WM.pdf : "Validation of ENVISAT ASAR Wave Mode Level 2 Product". ENVISAT Calibration Review, 9-13 September, 2002, ESTEC, Noordwijk.   A presentation of validation/calibration results of the first real ENVISAT ASAR Wave Mode data.

EnvisatCalValRev1_ASAR_WM_1.pdf : “ASAR Wave Mode First Geophysical Results”. (Authors: B. Chapron, F. Collard, H. Johnsen and G.Engen).

EnvisatCalValRev1_ASAR_WM_2.pdf : “Validation of ASAR Wave Mode Level 2 Product”. (Authors: H. Johnsen, G.Engen, B. Chapron, N. Walker, J. Closa).

IGARSS2003_PID19120.pdf  :  "Validation of Envisat ASAR Wave Mode Level 2 Product", Proc. IGARSS'03, Toulouse July 21-25, 200 ( Authors: H. Johnsen,  G. Engen and B. Chapron).

ProcSARCoastalWorkshop_SP_565_SAR.pdf : “Validation of ASAR Level 2 Wave Mode Product using WAM and buoy spectra” (Authors: H. Johnsen,  G. Engen and B. Chapron).

Coasts_and_Ports_NZ_final.pdf  :  "WORLDWAVES: High quality coastal and offshore data within minutes for any global site",  16th Australasian Coastal & Ocean Engineering Conference in Auckland, New Zealand, September 2003 (Authors:  S. Barstow, G. Mørk, L. Lønseth,  P. Schjølberg, U. Machado, G. Athanassoulis, K. Belibassakis, Th.
Gerostathis and G. Spaan).

Copedec_paper_final.pdf : “WorldWaves: High quality coastal and offshore wave data within minutes for any coastal site”, COPEDEC 2003 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, September 2003. (Authors: S. Barstow, G. Mørk, L. Lønseth,  P. Schjølberg, G. Athanassoulis, K. Belibassakis, Th. Gerostathis and G. Spaan).

COT 2003 paper.pdf : “High quality coastal and offshore wave data within minutes for any global site demonstrated for Indian waters”  Coastal and Ocean Technology (COT03) in Chennai, India, 10-12 December 2003. (Authors:  S. Barstow, J.P. Mathisen,  U. Machado, P. Schjølberg,  G. Athanassoulis, K. Belibassakis, Th. Gerostathis and G. Spaan).

WorldWaves_POAC-paper.pdf : “WorldWaves : Software to determine offshore and coastal wave conditions applied for the Barents Sea.” 17th International Conference on Port and Ocean Engineering under Arctic Conditions (POAC), June 16-19, 2003, Trondheim, Norway (Authors: S. Barstow, J.P. Mathisen, U. Machado, G. Athanassoulis, K. Belibassakis, Th. Gerostathis, Ch.N. Stefanakos and G. Spaan)

WorldWaves_ISOPE_Jun03.pdf : “WorldWaves: Fusion of data from many sources in a user-friendly software package for timely calculation of wave statistics in global coastal waters”. Proc. 13th ISOPE Conference,  May 2003, Oahu, Hawaii, USA (Authors:  S. Barstow, G. Mørk, L. Lønseth,  P. Schjølberg, U. Machado, G. Athanassoulis, K. Belibassakis, Th.
Gerostathis, Ch. N. Stefanakos and G. Spaan).

WorldWaves_OMAE2003_june03: “WorldWaves: High quality coastal and offshore wave data within minutes for any coastal site”. Proc. 22^nd OMAE conference, Cancun, Mexico, June 2003. (Authors:  S. Barstow, G. Mørk, L. Lønseth,  P. Schjølberg, U. Machado, G. Athanassoulis, K. Belibassakis, Th. Gerostathis, Ch. N. Stefanakos and G. Spaan).