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POLCOMS and WAM model runs of the UK Continental Shelf, generating surface and bottom wave and current data for 10 years from 1999-2008 inclusive

This dataset consists of (1) Bulk properties of sea surface waves, including significant wave height, period and direction. Some additional wave properties relevant to their impact at the sea bed are also included: friction velocity, bottom orbital velocity, direction and period at the sea bed. (2) Depth-averaged eastward and northward current components and sea surface height above sea level. Additionally, eastward and northward current induced stresses at the sea bed. The modelled two datasets are prepared on the same regular grid. With a resolution of around 1/9th x 1/6th degree, i.e. ~ 12km. The continental shelf model extends from 48 to 63 degrees longitude north and from 12 degrees longitude west to 13 degrees longitude east. The dataset was generated by the Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory Coastal Ocean Modelling System (POLCOMS) and the spectral wave model (WAM). The data are available in single monthly files, for a 10 year period from January 1999 to December 2008, the POLCOMS data are 30 minute averages, and the WAM data are hourly. The dataset was generated by the UK National Oceanography Centre, Liverpool. The dataset consists of 240 data files in Climate and Forecast (CF) compliant NetCDF format, 120 from POLCOMS and 120 from WAM. This work is funded by the Aggregate Levy Sustainability Fund (ALSF) under contract MEPF 09-P114 and NERC National Capability funding. More information about the modelled data set and its applications can be found in Bricheno et al. (2015), and Aldridge et al. (2014).

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Alternate title
British Oceanographic Data Centre record 1048POLCOMS_WAM_UKCS_1999-2008
Date (Publication)
2017-10-03
Date (Creation)
2016-03-14
Date (Revision)
2023-09-18
Identifier
http://www.bodc.ac.uk/ / EDMED6364
Owner
  British Oceanographic Data Centre - Unknown ( Unknown )
Joseph Proudman Building , 6 Brownlow Street , Liverpool , Merseyside , L3 5DA , United Kingdom
https://www.bodc.ac.uk/
Originator
  British Oceanographic Data Centre - Unknown ( Unknown )
Joseph Proudman Building , 6 Brownlow Street , Liverpool , Merseyside , L3 5DA , United Kingdom
https://www.bodc.ac.uk/
Custodian
  British Oceanographic Data Centre - Director
Joseph Proudman Building , 6 Brownlow Street , Liverpool , Merseyside , L3 5DA , United Kingdom
https://www.bodc.ac.uk/
Distributor
  British Oceanographic Data Centre - Director
Joseph Proudman Building , 6 Brownlow Street , Liverpool , Merseyside , L3 5DA , United Kingdom
https://www.bodc.ac.uk/
Maintenance and update frequency
asNeeded As needed
SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary
  • Wave height estimates
  • Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
  • Wave height and period statistics
  • Date and time
  • Sea level
  • Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents)
  • Wave direction
MEDIN metadata record availability
  • Marine Environmental Data and Information Network
  • Natural Environment Research Council Designated Data Centres
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
  • Elevation
  • Geographical grid systems
  • Oceanographic geographical features
SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages
  • unknown
Access constraints
otherRestrictions Other restrictions
Other constraints
No limitations apply
Other constraints
Data are freely available
Use constraints
otherRestrictions Other restrictions
Other constraints
No conditions apply
Spatial representation type
Text, table
Metadata language
EnglishEnglish
Topic category
  • Elevation
  • Oceans
  • Location
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Geographic identifier
North Sea

Date (Revision)
2025-08-07

Geographic identifier
Irish Sea

Date (Revision)
2025-08-07

Geographic identifier
Celtic Sea

Date (Revision)
2025-08-07

Geographic identifier
English Channel

Date (Revision)
2025-08-07

Begin date
1999-01-01
End date
2008-12-31
Supplemental Information

Publication year: 2015-10-01

Publication title: Assessing Physical Disturbance of the Seabed by Waves and Currents: Application to the Northern European Continental Shelf

Publication authors: Aldridge J.N., Parker E.R., Bricheno L.M., Green S.L., van der Molen J.

Publication editors: Continental Shelf Research

Publication year: 2015-10-15

Publication title: Distribution of natural disturbance due to wave and tidal bed currents around the UK

Publication authors: Lucy M. Bricheno, Judith Wolf, John Aldridge

Publication editors: Continental Shelf Research

Unique resource identifier
urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
Codespace
OGP
Distribution format
  • Network Common Data Form ()

OnLine resource
Published dataset - doi:10.5285/053f88a9-011d-1824-e063-6c86abc02df5

Bricheno L.M., Wolf J., Aldridge J. (2023). POLCOMS model run in the Northwest European continental shelf generating current data and sea surface elevation for 10 years from 1999. NERC EDS British Oceanographic Data Centre NOC doi: 10.5285/053f88a9-011d-1824-e063-6c86abc02df5

OnLine resource
Published dataset - doi:10.5285/053f88a9-011e-1824-e063-6c86abc02df5

Bricheno L.M., Wolf J., Aldridge J. (2023). WAM model run in the Northwest European continental shelf generating surface and bottom wave data for 10 years from 1999. NERC EDS British Oceanographic Data Centre NOC doi: 10.5285/053f88a9-011e-1824-e063-6c86abc02df5

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dataset Dataset

Conformance result

Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Explanation
BODC protocols are based on the Open Archival Information System (OAIS) model enabling BODC to iterate towards compliance with the on-going evolution and development of community requirements including FAIR (Findable,Accessible,Interoperable,Reusable), TRUST (Transparency, Responsibility, User community, Sustainability, Technology) and CARE (Collective Benefit, Authority to Control, Responsibility, Ethics). Data managers quality assure submissions and assemble the metadata necessary for curation. Submissions (as received) are placed in a long-term accession and stored in triplicate across multiple sites. Appropriate data are transferred into a standard internal format with source variable names mapped to controlled vocabularies, documentation assembled, and metadata loaded into BODC databases. Access to these data is through direct request, the BODC website and through partner repositories such as SeaDataNet. Access control is attained by assigning a data policy to each set of data and this policy is used to administer access when data are requested. Discovery metadata is aligned with EU INSPIRE (through MEDIN) and SeaDataNet community standards. Data are converted to open community formats including Ocean Data View ASCII and SeaDataNet NetCDF, with data described using terms from the NERC vocabulary server. BODC submission agreements are documented on the BODC website and customer service is assured with a dedicated requests team that serve data following local regulations including General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 2018 and Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) 2004.
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Yes
Statement
This dataset was created by the organisations with the "originator" role in this metadata record following their in-house procedures and model. The data were then provided to the British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) for archival and discoverability. This record will include any updates to the data as and when they occur. The originator supplies the documentation through the link in this metadata record. No data quality or data processing procedures were applied by BODC.
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9172dc52b92b5456b39d08ba6693ab14 XML
Metadata language
EnglishEnglish
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset
Date stamp
2026-03-16T08:18:49
Metadata standard name
MEDIN
Metadata standard version
3.1.1
Point of contact
  British Oceanographic Data Centre - Polly Hadžiabdić ( Head of the BODC Requests Team )
Joseph Proudman Building , 6 Brownlow Street , Liverpool , Merseyside , L3 5DA , United Kingdom
https://www.bodc.ac.uk/
 
 

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