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A 3,000-year wave height event during Cyclone Gabrielle 
Mariana Horigome Mariana Horigome

A 3,000-year wave height event during Cyclone Gabrielle 

On 14 February 2023, during Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle - the worst storm to hit Aotearoa New Zealand this century - Port of Napier’s Wave Rider Buoy measured significant wave heights (Hs) of up to 6 meters, before waves broke it free from its mooring. Although the buoy was situated just beyond the breaking zone, it is likely that a single large individual breaking wave or intense white capping could have led to the breakage of the buoy mooring.

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High resolution atmospheric forecast and hindcast models for wind energy in New Zealand
Mariana Horigome Mariana Horigome

High resolution atmospheric forecast and hindcast models for wind energy in New Zealand

To support the New Zealand government’s net zero target, the decarbonisation of the energy sector is becoming a priority.

Last week, MetOcean Senior Physical Oceanographer Dr Severin Thiebaut and MetService Research Scientist Dr Ulrich Ebling, attended with great interest the 2022 NZ Wind Energy Conference and Offshore Wind Workshop in Wellington.

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Kaikoura wave model data now available
MetOcean Solutions MetOcean Solutions

Kaikoura wave model data now available

Hindcast wave model data are now available for the Kaikoura region. The data includes two high-resolution nested domains around the Kaikoura Peninsula and Clarence.

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