Log in Français
Datasets / Ifremer

Annual Statistics of 500m Kinetic Energy at the Sea Surface - Biscay-Channel

Other

This annual statistics at 500m horizontal resolution was produced from the archived time series of MARS 3D physics model hindcast runs along French Atlantic Coast. The variable that is available here is the Kinetic Energy induced by currents caused by tide, water density gradients and action of winds. The formula used for the Kinetic Energy calculation is 0.5mv², where m is the density of seawater (1027 kg.m-3) and v is the current-induced velocity. Values are expressed in N.m-2 (Newton per square meter). The vertical level is the sea surface.

Data and resources

Additional information

Temporal extent2010-01-01 – 2015-12-31
Date (publication)2016-10-20
Statuscompleted
Update frequencyasNeeded
Metadata languagefr
LicenseCreative Commons license to apply : Attribution + Non Commercial + No Derivs (BY-NC-ND) : http://creativecommons.org/licenses/?lang=en
Source metadataISO 19115 XML
Last updated2026-11-04
Created2026-11-04
APIpackage_show