BLKSEA_MULTIYEAR_WAV_007_006_EAS4

Short Description

The wave reanalysis for the Black Sea is produced with the third generation spectral wave model WAM Cycle 6. The reanalysis is produced on the HPC at Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon and is continuously updated every six months, covering the period since January 1979. The shallow water Black Sea version is implemented on a spherical grid with a spatial resolution of about 2.5 km (1/40° x 1/40°) with 24 directional and 30 frequency bins. The number of active wave model grid points is 74518. The model takes into account wave breaking and assimilation of satellite wave and wind data. The system provides one-hourly output and the atmospheric forcing is taken from ECMWF ERA5 data.