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July 24, 2026 · 7 min read

Validating a routing ETA: replaying 800 real AIS voyages

800 real voyages replayed, 2x2 ablation: the AIS polar pays off, currents alone do not.

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July 24, 2026 · 8 min read

Auditing a wave model: ERA5 and MFWAM against 11 altimetry missions and CANDHIS buoys

Before basing a weather window on a reanalysis, we checked it against eleven altimetry missions and the CANDHIS network — across three corridors.

AltimetryModel validationERA5
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July 24, 2026 · 8 min read

Recalibrating Kwon on five million AIS positions

We check Kwon’s empirical formula against speed polars built from 5 million AIS positions, and publish the resulting three-tier production fallback.

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July 24, 2026 · 7 min read

Transatlantic weather routing: a case study across 28 winter departures

28 winter departures, two baselines, one honest negative result: optimized routing gains time on the Rotterdam–New York crossing, not additional safety.

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July 14, 2026 · 9 min read

Validating a seabed mobility atlas without ground truth

Seabed mobility cannot be measured: there is no ground truth. So we break the chain apart and attack each link with an independent source — SHOM currents, 908 observed dunes, a reference d50. Including when the test fails.

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July 6, 2026 · 8 min read

Submarine cable: seabed mobility atlas and optimal corridor

A route that looks perfect on the bathymetry map can cross mobile seabed. Here is how we map sediment mobility and extreme scour, then compute the least-risk cable corridor between two landing points.

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June 12, 2026 · 7 min read

AI coastal forecasting: combining WW3, CROCO and CMEMS

No single model fully describes the coastal zone. Here is how we combine WW3, CROCO and CMEMS, then refine the result with deep learning to gain resolution without resorting to a supercomputer.

Coastal forecastingDeep learningWW3
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June 10, 2026 · 6 min read

WW3, CROCO, CMEMS: which ocean data for which need?

Waves, currents, water level, temperature: each variable has its source. A concrete guide to choosing between WaveWatch III, CROCO and Copernicus Marine by the resolution, extent and budget of your project.

Marine dataWW3CROCO
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