MEDIN wave metadata tool.

A map-based tool to discover wave data for the UK. Use the selection tool select to select the sites of interest and the information you request will be shown in a table below the map. There is a scroll bar at the bottom of the table to view the right-hand side of the table. Click on the symbol globalto return the map to its full extent. Once selected with the selection tool, site symbols turn yellow. If you identify any errors or would like to add your own wave metadata please email enquiries@oceannet.org

Site symbols indicating data source are as follows:

source3 British Oceanographic Data Centre data holdings

source2 Real-time data sources

source1 Other data sources*

* Data identified by green triangles on the map were taken from 'A catalogue of instrumentally measured wave data around the coast of England and Wales' by C M Harford, Report TR 51, Oct 1998, published by HR Wallingford.


Map tools
Zoom in icon        Zoom in        Zoom into an area on the map, by clicking the mouse on a single point on the map. A new map is displayed, zoomed in and centred on the chosen point
Zoom out icon        Zoom out        Click on the map to zoom out.
Pan icon        Pan        Click on the map and drag the cursor to pan to another part of the map that is outside the current view.
Zoom to full extent icon        Zoom to full extent        Zoom out to the full geographic extent of the map.
select sites   Select sites Click and drag a rectangular box around the area you're interested in. A new map with a larger scale will be displayed
Clear selection   Clear selection Remove selected site information
Toggle DMS format   Toggle DMS format Changes display from degrees, minutes and seconds to decimal degrees
Help icon        Help        Displays this help.