Wave power resource dynamics for the period 1980-2021 in Atlantic Europe's Northwest seas

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Igor Rizaev
Robert Dorrel
Charikleia Oikonomou
Evdokia Tapoglou
Carrie Hall
George Aggidis
Daniel Parsons

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Publication date	22/06/2023
Host publication	Proceedings of the Thirty-Third (2023) International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference ISOPE-2023
Publisher	ISOPE
Pages	644-649
Number of pages	6
ISBN (print)	9781880653807
<mark>Original language</mark>	English

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This paper explores the variability of wave power in space and time using a 42-year high-resolution hindcast wave model from the Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service for the North-West European shelf. We calculate the wave energy flux using significant wave height and wave energy period. To improve wave power assessment, we use knowledge about mean wavelengths and bathymetry, which is necessary given the nature of the intermediate and shallow waters in the region. The results provide monthly, seasonal, and inter-annual estimates of wave power variability based on 122,728 modeled wave measurements. The study advances the understanding of wave energy resources within
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