Reference site conditions for floating wind arrays: dataset of reference sites for IDEA-IRL

This dataset contains atmospheric and oceanographic data for 3 of the 4 site locations chosen as reference sites for the IDEA-IRL project (the Integrated Design of Floating Wind Arrays - Ireland). This project is being undertaken in collaboration with IEA Wind Task 49 (IDEA). Data for the 4th site - Moneypoint One - was previously published for the IEA Wind Task 49 @ https://zenodo.org/records/11073986. Each dataset was used to perform a metocean analysis for preliminary design, published in IDEA-IRL WP1 reporting available @ https://www.marei.ie/project/idea-irl-integrated-design-floating-wind/. The defined reference site conditions will be used to inform the design of reference floating wind farms for the IDEA-IRL project. The relevant sites are included in the table below. ID Reference site Country Region Lat Long Approx Water depth [mMSL] (GEBCO) Dataset curated by IE02 M5 wave buoy Ireland Celtic Sea 51.69 -6.70 -70 GDG for IDEA-IRL IE03 Kinsale Alpha Platform Ireland Celtic Sea 51.36 -7.95 -90 GDG for IDEA-IRL SK04 Ulsan Floating Wind farm South Korea Sea of Japan 35.45 129.95 -188 GDG for IDEA-IRL