Metocean projects

IOGP’s Metocean projects and collaboration bring the benefits of applied oceanography and meteorology into operations planning, structure design and personnel, assets and operations safety.

Past Projects

10-4 waves study
Keywords: GoM; waves, wind

Australian TC-F: Tropical Cyclones-Forecast
Keywords:Australia; tropical storms, waves, wind

BOMOSHU Ph1: Brazil Offshore MetOcean Storm Hindcast Update
Keywords: Brazil; storms, waves, wind

CASMOS: CAspian Sea MetOcean Study
Keywords: Asia; waves, wind, surge

KARBIAC: Kara and Barents Sea Ice and Currents
Keywords: Arctic; currents, ice

LOADS: Loading and Reliability of Fixed Steel Structures in Extreme Seas
Keywords: global; waves, currents, loads

LoWiSH: Limits on Waves in Shallow Water
Keywords: global; waves

NAMOS Ph1: North Australia Metocean Study
Keywords: Australia; tropical storms, waves, wind

NDP: Deepwater Norway
Keywords: Europe; currents

NEXT Ph1: North European Storm Study
Keywords: Europe; waves, wind, currents

NFAST: Nonlinear Fourier Analysis Spectral Tools
Keywords: global; waves

NS1200 Ph1 and Ph2
Providing a forum for the discussion of on-going regional Metocean projects and helping to initiate Metocean research in key risk or growth areas.
Keywords: Europe; waves, wind, surge

NUG: NESS Users Group
Keywords: Europe; data

NWAG: North West Approaches Group
Keywords: Europe; currents

OGP-IPIECA OSR
Keywords: global; SMV, data

PAMOS: Pan-Arctic Metocean Study
Keywords: Arctic; waves, wind, ice

SEAFINE Ph1: SEAMOS-South Fine Grid Hindcast
Keywords: Asia; tropical storms, waves, wind

SIMORC: System of Industry Metocean data for the Offshore and Research Communities
Keywords: global; data

SHORTCREST: effect of SHORT-CRESTedness on extreme wave impact
Keywords: global; waves

WACUP: Worldwide Approximations of CUrrent Profiles
Keywords: global; currents

WAG: West Africa Gusts (Africa; squalls)
Keywords: Africa; waves, wind, currents

WANE: West Africa Normal and Extremes

WASP: West Africa Swell Project
Keywords: Africa; swell

Active Projects

Australian TC-H: Tropical Cyclones-Hindcast
Keywords: Australia; tropical storms, waves, wind

BOMOS Ph2: Brazil Offshore MetOcean Storm Hindcast
Keywords: Brazil; storms, waves, wind

CASE: Climatology and Simulation of Eddies. Gulf
of Mexico focus.
Keywords: GoM; currents, eddies

DeepStar
Keywords: global; advanced technologies

IOGP WAM SubC: West Africa Metocean Subcommittee
Keywords: Africa; collaboration

REMO-H: Brazilian Modeling and Observation Network (Oceanic hindcasting)

Proposed Projects

ENOW: Extreme and Normal Offshore Wind
Keywords: global; wind

EMMET: Equatorial Margin METocean
Keywords: Brazil; waves

IOGP CCMN: Climate Change Metocean Network
Keywords: global, collaboration

ISEA: Internal Soliton Extreme Analysis
Keywords: global; solitons

NAMOS Ph2: North Australia Metocean Study
Keywords: Australia; tropical storms, waves, wind

SEAFINE Ph2: SEAMOS-South Fine Grid Hindcast
Keywords: Asia; tropical storms, waves, wind

WASCOM: Wave Sensor Evaluation
Keywords: global; waves, sensors