Wave power potential assessment of Aegean Sea with

an integrated 15-year data

Navid Jadidoleslam, Mehmet Özger, Necati Ağıralioğlu

Istanbul Technical University, Civil Engineering Faculty, Civil Engineering Department, Hydraulics Division, Istanbul, Turkey

S u m m a r y

• Wave characteristics of Aegean Sea were

modeled with MIKE 21 SW.

• Validation of the model takes place by 9

wave buoys.

• Fifteen-year mean, seasonal and monthly

analyses are conducted in this study.

• Wave power variability studied for 4 bands

near Turkish coast.

• Study region is investigated with 10

reference points.

Va l i d a t i o n

• Coastline: GSHHG (NOAA)

• Bathymetry: EMODNet

(European Marine

Observation & Data Network)

• Wind Data: ECMWF ERA-

Interim

• Wave Data: HCMR

(POSEIDON System) &

NATO-TU Waves

R e s u l t s – Te m p o r a l A n a l y s i s

R e s u l t s – S p a t i a l A n a l y s i s

C o n c l u s i o n s

• Maximum mean wave height of 0.96 (m), and maximum mean

wave power above 5.2 kW/m is observable in middle part of

Aegean Sea

• February most powerful and May is the calmest month.

• North is the most frequent wave direction in study region

• Point 3, 4 and 8 have relatively high wave power potentials

• Mean wave power at distance of 20 km, is nearly three times of the mean wave power at 1 km band