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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-2023-21
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-2023-21
25 Jan 2023
 | 25 Jan 2023
Status: a revised version of this preprint was accepted for the journal ESSD and is expected to appear here in due course.

Wind wave and water level dataset for Hornsund, Svalbard (2013–2021)

Zuzanna M. Swirad, Mateusz Moskalik, and Agnieszka Herman

Abstract. Underwater pressure sensors were deployed at various locations of the nearshore (8−23 m depth) Hornsund fjord, Svalbard between July 2013 and February 2021. Raw pressure measurements at 1 Hz were used to derive mean water levels, wave spectra and bulk wave parameters for 1024 s bursts at hourly intervals. The procedure included subtracting atmospheric pressure, depth calculation, Fast Fourier Transform, correction for the decrease of the wave orbital motion with depth and adding a high-frequency tail. The dataset adds to the sparse in situ measurements of wind waves and water levels in the Arctic, and can be used e.g. for analysing seasonal wind wave conditions and inter-annual trends, and calibrating/validating wave models.

Zuzanna M. Swirad et al.

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Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on essd-2023-21', Anonymous Referee #1, 24 Mar 2023
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Zuzanna Swirad, 23 May 2023
  • CC1: 'Comment on essd-2023-21', Tsubasa Kodaira, 15 May 2023
  • RC2: 'Comment on essd-2023-21', Tsubasa Kodaira, 16 May 2023
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Zuzanna Swirad, 23 May 2023

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on essd-2023-21', Anonymous Referee #1, 24 Mar 2023
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Zuzanna Swirad, 23 May 2023
  • CC1: 'Comment on essd-2023-21', Tsubasa Kodaira, 15 May 2023
  • RC2: 'Comment on essd-2023-21', Tsubasa Kodaira, 16 May 2023
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Zuzanna Swirad, 23 May 2023

Zuzanna M. Swirad et al.

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In situ wind wave and water level measurements in Hornsund, Svalbard in 2013-2021 Zuzanna M. Swirad, Mateusz Moskalik, and Agnieszka Herman https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.954020

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Monitoring ocean waves is important for understanding wave climate and seasonal to longer-term (years to decades) changes. In the Arctic, there is limited freely-available observational wave information. We placed sensors at the sea bottom of six bays in Hornsund fjord, Svalbard and calculated wave energy, wave height and wave period for full hours between July 2013 and February 2021. In this paper we present the procedure of getting wave properties from raw pressure measurements.