1. 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

2. Proposed Offshore WTG Sites

3. Offshore Meteorological Tower

4. Remote Offshore Wind Resource Monitoring Options (Sodar, RASS, Radar, Lidar Wind Profilers)

5. WindTracer Validation using the First Wind Meteorological Tower and WTG array located at the Steel Winds Site located on the Shore of Lake Erie

6. RU-COOL High-Resolution Visible and Infrared Satellite Imagery (NJ and NY Sea Breeze and Coastal Upwelling Events)

7. High-Resolution Atmospheric and Oceanic Modeling Systems Using Site-Specific Monitoring Data for Detailed Offshore WTG Site Analysis

8. Wind Tunnel Wind Modeling to Determine WTG Wake Affects and Optimum WTG Array Configuration

9. Surface Meteorological and Ocean Profile Monitoring

10. Ocean Current and Wave Monitoring using Codar Remote Sensing

11. Whale and Fish Movement Patterns using “Tagging” and Tracking with, Satellite, Codar, and AUV Technology

12. Ocean Profile Analysis