GlobWave news

CryoSAT-2 data now available on GlobWave!

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:00:38 GMT

We are pleased to announce that ESA/NOAA CryoSAT-2 altimeter data has been added to the GlobWave data streams.

Publication of the 2011 Annual User Assessment

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:56:53 GMT

We are pleased to announce release of the 2011 Annual User Assessment, which describes GlobWave activities, user feedback and received recommendations.

Challenger Society Wind Waves SIG

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:25:17 GMT

Thursday 22nd March saw the first meeting of the Challenger Society for Marine Science's Special Interest Group (SIG) on Wind Waves, which is focused on observing, modelling and forecasting ocean surface waves.

eSurge Workshop details released!

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:28:25 GMT

The DUE eSurge project has been set up by ESA to promote using Earth Observation Data for Storm Surge applications. It's latest workshop, Satellite Data for Storm Surge Modelling and Forecasting, have just be announced will be held in Copenhagen on 10-11th September 2012.

Measuring Global Sea State using SAR data

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:09:07 GMT

DLR have released details of a method they have developed that uses ENVISAT ASAR Wave Mode Data to measure Sea State. Please visit here for more details.

GlobWave User Meeting just announced!

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:29:18 GMT

The date and location of the 3rd GlobWave User Consultation Meeting has just been announced. It will take place on the 7th and 8th of November 2012 at the the European Maritime Safety Agency in Lisbon, Portugal

New update of GlobWave Altimeter GDR products

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:56:07 GMT

A new release of GlobWave GDR L2P products for Envisat, Jason-1 and Jason-2 altimeters is now available on the portal. It includes a complete reprocessing of Envisat collection from the latest ESA GDR release (version 2.1) and extended datasets for Jason-1 and Jason-2 including now 2011.

February 2012 GlobWave Newsletter just released

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:22:41 GMT

The February 2012 GlobWave Newsletter is now available.

Using GlobWave to search for global storm peaks

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:57:14 GMT

A recent study by Oceanweather Inc used GlobWave altimeter data to scan for global occurrences of storm peaks, where significant wave height exceeds 12 m.

Using GlobWave data to study piracy

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:47:51 GMT

A recent study by the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) used GlobWave data to examine the climatic factors affecting piracy in the Indian Ocean. Due to the security problems in the region, no in situ measurements were possible, meaning GlobWave data was uniquely placed to provide the regular, accurate and historic wind and wave height information needed.