AN ATLAS OF THE WAVE-ENERGY RESOURCE IN EUROPE

An atlas of the European offshore wave energy resource, being develope d within the scope of a European R&D program, includes the characteriz ation of the offshore resource for the Atlantic and Mediterranean coas ts of Europe in addition to providing wave-energy and wave-climate sta tistics that are of interest to other users of the ocean. The wave dat a used far compiling the Atlas come from the numerical wind-wave model WAM, implemented in the routine operation of the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), in addition to directional wav e measurements from the Norwegian offshore waters.