# Topic-based discussions **URL:** https://wise.discourse.group/c/topic-based-discussions/12.md [Latest](https://wise.discourse.group/latest.md) · [Categories](https://wise.discourse.group/categories.md) · [Tags](https://wise.discourse.group/tags.md) --- ## [About the Topic-based discussions category](https://wise.discourse.group/t/about-the-topic-based-discussions-category/31)
**Author:** [@alberto.meucci](https://wise.discourse.group/u/alberto.meucci)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2024, 10:47pm UTC](https://wise.discourse.group/t/about-the-topic-based-discussions-category/31 "2024-05-21T22:47:49Z")
This is the Topic-Based Scientific Discussions category. It is the central hub for in-depth discussions on a wide range of scientific topics. To keep discussions organized and easy to follow, we have divided this catego… --- ## [COWCLIP 2026 Virtual Workshop — October](https://wise.discourse.group/t/cowclip-2026-virtual-workshop-october/433)
**Author:** [@alberto.meucci](https://wise.discourse.group/u/alberto.meucci)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2026, 11:25pm UTC](https://wise.discourse.group/t/cowclip-2026-virtual-workshop-october/433 "2026-08-31T23:25:42Z")
Dear all, We are organising this year’s COWCLIP workshop, which will be held virtually in October. This is in the spirit of holding one COWCLIP workshop per year, alternating between in-person and virtual. :calendar: … --- ## [Magnitude of 4-wave interactions: what if Lavrenof (2001) was right?](https://wise.discourse.group/t/magnitude-of-4-wave-interactions-what-if-lavrenof-2001-was-right/394)
**Author:** [@Fabrice](https://wise.discourse.group/u/Fabrice)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://wise.discourse.group/t/magnitude-of-4-wave-interactions-what-if-lavrenof-2001-was-right/394 "2026-05-17T18:06:31Z")
Hello, I’ve been playing quite a bit with global hindcast using Snl computed with the Gaussian Quadrature Method (GQM) using the great piece of code from Michel Benoit to do so. Since everything has to be retuned now th… --- ## [COWCliP Global and Regional Wave Climate Projections interactive maps](https://wise.discourse.group/t/cowclip-global-and-regional-wave-climate-projections-interactive-maps/355)
**Author:** [@alberto.meucci](https://wise.discourse.group/u/alberto.meucci)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2025, 5:38am UTC](https://wise.discourse.group/t/cowclip-global-and-regional-wave-climate-projections-interactive-maps/355 "2025-10-13T05:38:26Z")
Add Your Global or Regional Wave Climate Projections Studies As many of the COWCliP community already know, we’re building a community overview of ongoing and planned wave climate studies at both the global and regional… --- ## [What are wave buoys actually measuring and how confidently?](https://wise.discourse.group/t/what-are-wave-buoys-actually-measuring-and-how-confidently/333)
**Author:** [@afi](https://wise.discourse.group/u/afi)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2025, 6:21am UTC](https://wise.discourse.group/t/what-are-wave-buoys-actually-measuring-and-how-confidently/333 "2025-08-18T06:21:10Z")
Hello I am Arthur, postdoc at the University of Western Australia, where I work in a group seeking to improve numerical wave forecast using data assimilation or machine learning. In both cases we use data retrieved by di… --- ## [DAS and ocean waves](https://wise.discourse.group/t/das-and-ocean-waves/290)
**Author:** [@Fabrice](https://wise.discourse.group/u/Fabrice)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2025, 12:59am UTC](https://wise.discourse.group/t/das-and-ocean-waves/290 "2025-05-14T00:59:11Z")
It was great to have Ethan introduced the topic at the 2025 WISE meeting in Seattle. With all the questions around the technique and its potential, we can certainly continue some of our discussions here. For those new t… --- ## [Save the Date 📅 – COWCliP In-Person Meeting in Santander!](https://wise.discourse.group/t/save-the-date-cowclip-in-person-meeting-in-santander/257)
**Author:** [@alberto.meucci](https://wise.discourse.group/u/alberto.meucci)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2025, 12:23am UTC](https://wise.discourse.group/t/save-the-date-cowclip-in-person-meeting-in-santander/257 "2025-02-25T00:23:54Z")
Hello, COWCliP’ers! :waving\_hand: We’re excited to announce that we will be holding a COWCliP community meeting on the morning of Saturday, September 27, following the 4th International Workshop on Waves, Storm Surges, … --- ## [Revisiting the definition of the significant wave height: a practical problem](https://wise.discourse.group/t/revisiting-the-definition-of-the-significant-wave-height-a-practical-problem/75)
**Author:** [@Fabrice](https://wise.discourse.group/u/Fabrice)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2025, 9:03am UTC](https://wise.discourse.group/t/revisiting-the-definition-of-the-significant-wave-height-a-practical-problem/75 "2025-01-30T09:03:04Z")
Dear all, After years of comparing buoy, model and satellite data, it seems that we need to clarify the WMO definition. ECMWF has this: https://confluence.ecmwf.int/display/WLW/Significant+height+of+combined+wind+waves… --- ## [The 11th Coordinated Ocean Wave Climate Project Workshop Recap](https://wise.discourse.group/t/the-11th-coordinated-ocean-wave-climate-project-workshop-recap/112)
**Author:** [@alberto.meucci](https://wise.discourse.group/u/alberto.meucci)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 12:12am UTC](https://wise.discourse.group/t/the-11th-coordinated-ocean-wave-climate-project-workshop-recap/112 "2024-07-01T00:12:05Z")
The WCRP Coordinated Ocean Wave Climate Project (COWCliP) community convened on October 7th, 2023, at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, US, following the conclusion of the 3rd International Conference on Waves, Stor… --- ## [Capacitance wave probes for the lab](https://wise.discourse.group/t/capacitance-wave-probes-for-the-lab/43)
**Author:** [@milancurcic](https://wise.discourse.group/u/milancurcic)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2024, 1:31pm UTC](https://wise.discourse.group/t/capacitance-wave-probes-for-the-lab/43 "2024-06-12T13:31:16Z")
At SUSTAIN (U. Miami) we’ve used HR Wallingford wave staffs which made good data at up to 100 Hz but have been finicky and have occasional drifts, and the software is a pain to use (not to mention no integration with you…