Service
Oceanography and metocean
We characterise waves, currents, tides, sea level and water properties, so that coastal and offshore projects are designed, built and operated on reliable data.
What we do
Metocean design criteria
Extreme value analysis of waves, wind, currents and water levels for the return periods your design requires.
Wave climate
Offshore-to-nearshore wave transfer, joint probabilities and operational statistics.
Sea level and storm surge
Tidal analysis, storm surge, extreme water levels and sea-level rise scenarios.
Currents and circulation
Coastal, estuarine and shelf circulation, including wind-driven and density-driven flows.
Field campaigns
Specification, supervision and processing of data from ADCPs, wave buoys, tide gauges and CTD profilers.
Water quality and dispersion
Dilution and dispersion of outfall discharges, plumes and suspended sediment.
Questions we help you answer
What wave height should this breakwater be designed for?
How often will weather stop operations at this site?
How will sea-level rise change flooding on this coastline by 2100?
Where will this discharge plume go, and how quickly will it dilute?
Methods and tools
- Extreme value analysis
- Hindcast and reanalysis data
- Spectral wave modelling
- Tidal harmonic analysis
- Satellite altimetry
- In-situ measurements
- GIS
Tools are selected to suit each project.
What you receive
- Metocean design basis reports
- Time series and statistics
- Maps and GIS layers
- Data processing and quality-control reports
Discuss your oceanography project
Tell us about your project. We aim to reply within two working days.