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.
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Past projects
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
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Active projects
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)
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New project proposals
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
Related content
- CLAROM https://www.clar-om.com/en/index.asp
- DEEPSTAR https://www.deepstar.org
- IOC https://ioc-unesco.org
- IPCC https://www.ipcc.ch
- JCOMM https://www.jcomm.info
- FPSO FORUM https://www.fpsoforum.com
- GLOSS https://www.ioc-sealevelmonitoring.org/map.php
- GOOS paper Operational Oceanographic Needs for the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry
- NDP https://www.epim.no/norwegian-deepwater-programme/projects/metocean
- REMO https://www.rederemo.org
- WMO https://www.wmo.int/pages/index_en.html