2002 - 2014 Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas) Seawater temperature records for the UK Shelf - 07 - Defra Strategic Wave Monitoring Network (WaveNet)

This dataset has been extracted as part of an exercise to assemble "all" Cefas Temperature Data and publish it in a Data paper. It is one of 17 Cefas data sources assembled. WaveNet, Defra's strategic wave monitoring network for the United Kingdom, provides a single source of real-time wave data from a network of wave buoys located in areas at risk from flooding. In operation since 2002, WaveNet collects and processes data from the Cefas-operated Datawell Directional Waverider buoys, tethered at strategic locations around the UK coastline. The WaveNet system also gathers wave data from a variety of third party platforms and programmes (industry and public sector-funded), all of which are freely available for visualisation on the WaveNet website: Significant wave hight in metres, Water temperature in degree Celsius, Dominant (peak) wave periods in seconds, Average (zero crossing) wave periods in second, Dominant (peak) wave directions in degrees, Wave spread in degrees, Notional sensor depth = 0.45m