Wind and Waves 
Ocean surface waves are an important phenomenon in many aspects of oceanography, while also crossing many disciplines, from meteorology to sediment transport, renewable energy, coastal morphology and coastal engineering. Waves have direct impact on safe navigation and coastal erosion, while also mediating ocean-atmosphere interactions with transfers of momentum, heat, water, carbon dioxide and other quantities. While often regarded as a topic separate from oceanography, ocean waves are included in global meteorological centre forecasts, and studies of other processes may neglect them at their peril, as they are often implicitly accounted for, while their variability may not be properly understood. The study of waves takes in many widely-varied skills, from in situ observations to satellite remote sensing, from statistics of extremes to long-term climatic trends, and from modelling of ocean waves on global scales down to details of wave-current interactions or the bottom boundary layer in shallow water.
Aims of the SIG:
1) To promote research in ocean surface waves and collaborations with other disciplines
2) Develop connections in the UK waves research community, and introduce scientists and engineers to each other for networking
3) To encourage early-career researchers in this field by providing a platform for presentations and interactions.
4) Discuss the future priorities for waves research in UK
How can you get involved in the SIG?
Please contact Lucy Bricheno: luic@noc.ac.uk to find out more about the special interest group, and join our future meetings.
The next meeting of the waves SIG will be hosted at Oxford University in Spring 2024. To find out more or join the emailing list, please contact Lucy Bricheno luic@noc.ac.uk
You can read more about the special interest group, and sign-up to our mailing list by visiting our website here:
https://projects.noc.ac.uk/windwavesSIG/
Recent Activities:
• 5th September 2022, Natural History Museum, London
• 7th September 2020 held online over Zoom
• 14th September 2018, University of Newcastle: (combined with Ocean Modelling SIG)
• 19th – 20th October 2016, HR Wallingford, Oxfordshire
• 22nd March 2012, Foresight Centre, Liverpool
Updated 24/03/2022
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