Wave exposure index at sea surface in the Baltic Sea

Sea State

Wave exposure index at the surface in the Baltic Sea and part of the North Sea (Kattegat strait). Produced by Aquabiota as an input layer for the EUSeaMap broad-scale habitat models. Data acquired from Aquabiota fetch based model with a spatial resolution of a 25m, model run for the period 2002-2007.

Detailed information is found in the EMODnet Seabed Habitats technical report: Populus J. et al 2017. EUSeaMap, a European broad-scale seabed habitat map. Ifremer.

http://doi.org/10.13155/49975

Data and resources

EMODnet Seabed Habitats downloads page

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EUSeaMap Technical report and Look up tables

EMODnet Seabed Habitats broad-scale habitat map (EUSeaMap 2016) Technical report and MSFD Benthic Broad Habitat Types look up tables

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baltic_wei_swm_with_wh1

Confidence in EUSeaMap broad-scale habitat type (EUNIS/full-detail habitat classification)

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EMODnet Seabed Habitats download

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Additional information

Temporal extent	1975-01-01 – 2013-12-31
Date (creation)	2017-06-12
Date (publication)	2017-06-13
Status	completed
Update frequency	asNeeded
Metadata language	en
License	Licensed under CC-BY 4.0 - please use attribution statement included within the "Credit" element.
Source metadata	ISO 19115 XML
Last updated	2026-11-04
Created	2026-11-04
API	package_show