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Assessment of renewable wave energy resources in the coastal zone using high-resolution altimetry products (OCRE)

Duration: 01.11.2022 - 01.11.2023 (12 months)

Coordination: Insituto Superior Técnico

Partners: EarthConsole® of Progressive Systems

Funding Entity: GEANT

Project Website: https://avl-repo.earthconsole.eu/sarvatore/CENTEC_OCRE/SARvatore_CS2/

The project’s primary objective was to evaluate the potential of wave renewable energy sources in the Atlantic Ocean, with a particular emphasis on the coastal region, where the energy can be efficiently harnessed. To achieve this objective, the project is processing the whole CryoSat, Sentinel-3A, and Sentinel-3B missions, data over specific coastal zones and using an improved geophysical retrieval algorithm: SAMOSA+ (Dinardo et al. 2018, Dinardo 2020). The datasets generated through this project are expected to have a multitude of applications, ranging from evaluating renewable energy sources to gaining a better understanding of the impact of waves on the rise of sea levels.. The contribution of EarthConsole® of Progressive Systems, hosting the ESA Altimetry Virtual Laboratory, during the project implementation was crucial for the creation of the detailed database. This allowed us to process two radar altimetry missions, CryoSat-2 and Sentinel-3A/B, with the coastal retracker SAMOSA+ in the region of the study. The data processing work was performed magisterially by the EarthConsole® of Progressive Systems.

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