Offshore Atmospheric and Ocean Monitoring to Support DEEPWATERwind’s Offshore Wind Energy Project Development and Operations Rich Dunk, Ph.D., CCM Scott Glenn, Sc.D. Rutgers University Coastal Ocean Observation Laboratory (RU-COOL) Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Proposed Offshore WTG Sites
Offshore Meteorological Tower
Remote Offshore Wind Resource Monitoring Options (Sodar, RASS, Radar, Lidar Wind Profilers)
WindTracer Validation using the First Wind Meteorological Tower and WTG array located at the Steel Winds Site located on the Shore of Lake Erie
RU-COOL High-Resolution Visible and Infrared Satellite Imagery (NJ and NY Sea Breeze and Coastal Upwelling Events)
High-Resolution Atmospheric and Oceanic Modeling Systems Using Site-Specific Monitoring Data for Detailed Offshore WTG Site Analysis
Wind Tunnel Wind Modeling to Determine WTG Wake Affects and Optimum WTG Array Configuration
Surface Meteorological and Ocean Profile Monitoring
Ocean Current and Wave Monitoring using Codar Remote Sensing
Whale and Fish Movement Patterns using “Tagging” and Tracking with, Satellite, Codar, and AUV Technology
Ocean Profile Analysis