To obtain the wave period necessary for estimating the wave power density, we employ an empirical method assessed at 124 locations utilizing real wave buoys (82) and ERA5 virtual stations (42) across regions shown (Figure 1). The Mediterranean Sea is displayed below as an example.
Figure 2. Mediterranean Sea and the location of the wave buoys.
Figure 3 Scatter plots for the significant wave height (m) (left) and wave period Tz (seconds) (right) for the wave buoy 6100106 and Ancona.
