wavy usage examples

If you are using wavy please mention the repo under https://github.com/bohlinger/wavy and for info from the documentation refer to this page https://wavyopen.readthedocs.io/. Additionally, the collocation methodology should be referred to with the following article:

Scientific papers that used wavy

  • Rabault, J., Halsne, T., Carrasco, A., Korosov, A., Voermans, J., Bohlinger, P., and Coauthors (2025): Buoy measurements of strong waves in ice amplitude modulation: a signature of the impact of sea ice closedness on waves in ice attenuation, The Cryosphere, 19, 6229–6260, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-6229-2025.

  • Hope, G., Seldal, T., Rabault, J., Bryhni, H., Bohlinger, P., Björkqvist, J.-V., and Coauthors (2025): SFY—A Lightweight, High-Frequency, and Phase-Resolving Wave Buoy for Coastal Waters. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 42, 133–154, https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-23-0170.1.

  • Altiparmaki, O., Breivik, Ø., Aouf, L., Bohlinger, P., Johannessen, J. A., Collard, F., and Coauthors (2024). Influence of ocean currents on wave modeling and satellite observations: Insights from the one ocean expedition. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 129, e2024JC021581. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JC021581

  • Ølberg, J.T., Bohlinger, P., Breivik, Ø., and Coauthors (2024). Wave measurements using open source ship mounted ultrasonic altimeter and motion correction system during the one ocean circumnavigation. Ocean Engineering, 292, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2023.116586.

  • Rabault, J., and Coauthors (2022). Openmetbuoy-v2021: An easy-to-build, affordable, customizable, open-source instrument for oceanographic measurements of drift and waves in sea ice and the open ocean. Geosciences, 12 (3).

  • Breivik, Ø., and Coauthors (2022). The impact of a reduced high-wind charnock parameter on wave growth with application to the north sea, the norwegian sea and the arctic ocean. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, e2021JC018196.

  • Halsne, T., Bohlinger, P., Christensen, K.H., Carrasco, A., Breivik, Ø. (2022). Resolving regions known for intense wave–current interaction using spectral wave models: A case study in the energetic flow fields of Northern Norway, Ocean Modelling,Volume 176.

  • Thomas, E. E., Müller, M., Bohlinger, P., Batrak, Y., & Szapiro, N. (2021). A Kilometer-Scale Coupled Atmosphere–Wave Forecasting System for the European Arctic. Weather and Forecasting, 36(6), 2087-2099.

  • Bohlinger, P., Breivik, Ø., Economou, T., Müller, M. (2019). A novel approach to computing super observations for probabilistic wave model validation, Ocean Modelling, 139, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocemod.2019.101404.

PhD thesis with wavy

Fabien Collas, since 2023: Working with triple collocation, calibration, and extremes.

Master thesis using wavy

Judith Thu Ølberg, 2023: Wave Measurements Using Ship Mounted Sensors as part of the One Ocean Expedition, University of Bergen, https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3071001.

Copernicus CMEMS Product Quality Documents QuID

Internal usage at MET Norway

  • operational validation of wave models

  • project based validation of wave models

  • operational and project based tuning of wave models

Educational use at University of Bergen (UiB)

Public operational validation tasks using wavy

Operational model validation for the Copernicus CMEMS product ARCTIC_ANALYSIS_FORECAST_WAV_002_014 (https://cmems.met.no/ARC-MFC/Wave3kmValidation/index.html)

wavy-based operational validation and education via capacity building project SAREPTA

  • Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration (VNMHA)

  • VNU University of Science (a part of Vietnam National University). The Department of Meteorology, Hydrology and Oceanography uses the wavy to validate and calibrate wave models.

  • The Marine Dynamics and Environment Center (MDEC)

  • Mozambique (workshops)

Projects wavy is/was contributing to

  • Copernicus - CMEMS/ARC MFC (Arctic Monitoring Forecasting Centre) [EU]

  • FORESEE - Young Research Talents Grant [NFR - Norwegian Research Council]

  • COSY - Project on coastal altimetry from the [NOSA - Norwegian Space Agency]

  • B-WAVES - National Project [NFR]

  • SAREPTA - Large capacity building project (https://bistand.met.no/) [NORAD - The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation]

  • One Ocean Expedition - UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development