Black Sea Waves Reanalysis

'''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. 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 74,518. The model takes into account wave breaking and assimilation of Jason satellite wave and wind data. The system provides one-hourly output and the atmospheric forcing is taken from ECMWF ERA5 data. In addition, the product comprises a monthly climatology dataset based on significant wave height and Tm02 wave period as well as an air-sea-flux dataset.

'''Citation''': Staneva, J., Ricker, M., & Behrens, A. (2022). Black Sea Waves Reanalysis (CMEMS BS-Waves, EAS4 system) (Version 1) [Data set]. Copernicus Monitoring Environment Marine Service.

'''DOI (Product)''': https://doi.org/10.48670/mds-00357

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Additional information

Temporal extent	1950-01-08 – ongoing
Date (creation)	2012-08-26
Status	onGoing
Update frequency	monthly
Metadata language	en
License	See Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service Data commitments and licence at: http://marine.copernicus.eu/web/27-service-commitments-and-licence.php
Source metadata	ISO 19115 XML
Last updated	2026-11-04
Created	2026-11-04
API	package_show