Wave resource assessment for Lord's Cove, Newfoundland - winter/spring 2012 survey

• Main Authors: Boileau, R., Baddour, E.
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: National Research Council of Canada 2012
• Subjects: wave buoy data analysis; wave resource characterization; Lord's Cove sea states; wave power; wave energy flux per unit wave crest; wave scatter diagram; wave energy distribution; Newfoundland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.4224/21262967; https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/ft/?id=00979dc3-a6d4-40b4-8997-212728db1ad4; https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/object/?id=00979dc3-a6d4-40b4-8997-212728db1ad4; https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/fra/voir/objet/?id=00979dc3-a6d4-40b4-8997-212728db1ad4

This interim report is an initial step towards characterizing the wave resource outside Lord's Cove, Newfoundland. The report presents the analysis of data collected and transmitted every half hour from a wave buoy outside Lord's Cove during the winter and spring of 2012. The data is limited to the preprocessed parameters provided by an Axys Technologies Ltd. Triaxys Directional Wave Buoy. The results include the omnidirectional wave power and wave energy flux per unit wave crest and directionality represented as wave direction roses. The monthly wave statistics for the theoretical wave power and energy is estimated and presented. Preliminary conclusions and future work are also provided. NRC publication: Yes