WAPOSAL: a multi-regional wave dataset from satellite altimetry for significant wave height, period estimation, and wave power density

Ponce de León, Sonia; Panfilova, Maria; Orejarena-Rondón, Andrés F.; Restano, Marco; Sabia, Roberto; Benveniste, Jérôme

doi:10.5194/essd-18-7391-2026

Articles | Volume 18, issue 10

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-7391-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-7391-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 18, issue 10

Data description article

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08 Oct 2026

Data description article |

| 08 Oct 2026

WAPOSAL: a multi-regional wave dataset from satellite altimetry for significant wave height, period estimation, and wave power density

Sonia Ponce de León, Maria Panfilova, Andrés F. Orejarena-Rondón, Marco Restano, Roberto Sabia, and Jérôme Benveniste

Data sets

High-resolution WAPOSAL wave period and wave power density from Sentinel-3 A/B, CryoSat-2, and SAMOSA+ retracker S. Ponce de Léon et al. https://doi.org/10.57780/ESA-1AB8CF3

Short summary

This study presents a high-resolution wave energy resource database across 11 maritime regions for the period 2011–2023. Using satellite altimetry, sea wave parameters were obtained and validated against wave buoy and ERA5 data. The results provide a geospatial database for the development of marine renewable energy technologies and sustainable coastal planning, supporting the transition toward specialized offshore engineering solutions.