WEFOSWAB: Wave estimation and forecasting using ships as wave buoys
WEFOSWAB: Wave estimation and forecasting using ships as wave buoys
Measuring waves in the ocean helps enhance safety, inform coastal management decisions, refine weather forecasts, advance scientific understanding, and support the development of sustainable ocean-based industries for a greener future.
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The project has three main objectives:
(1) Development of a collaborative method for simultaneous vessel model calibration and wave estimation using a ship as a wave buoy;
(2) Development of a model for regional wave monitoring by information fusion among a dense network of ships;
(3) Development of a method for network-informed wave forecasts for decision support systems used to guide ship and other marine operations.
Fusing data from multiple wave observation platforms enables reducing the uncertainties inherent to measurements from individual platforms. In this regard, the use of ships as sailing wave buoys shows high relevance, simply by accounting for the sheer number of ships in operation around the globe.
The project is financially supported by Orients Fond (case: SEAFUSION under the framework agreement ’Orients Fond 2021-2025’) and by Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond (grant ID: 10.46540/3164-00087B).
More info on the project here