Sea-Ice Effects on the Alaskan Wave Climate
This study investigates the uncertainty of wave resource assessments due to sea ice in the nearshore region of Alaska using an innovative approach of combining remotely sensed data and a third-generation phase-averaged wave model. Modeling analysis focused on winter months, when high wave energy is...
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ftosti:oai:osti.gov:1770721 2023-07-30T04:06:41+02:00 Sea-Ice Effects on the Alaskan Wave Climate Yang, Zhaoqing Branch, Ruth A. Garcia Medina, Gabriel Wang, Taiping 2022-02-01 application/pdf http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1770721 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1770721 https://doi.org/10.2172/1770721 unknown http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1770721 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1770721 https://doi.org/10.2172/1770721 doi:10.2172/1770721 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 16 TIDAL AND WAVE POWER 2022 ftosti https://doi.org/10.2172/1770721 2023-07-11T10:01:56Z This study investigates the uncertainty of wave resource assessments due to sea ice in the nearshore region of Alaska using an innovative approach of combining remotely sensed data and a third-generation phase-averaged wave model. Modeling analysis focused on winter months, when high wave energy is present along with sea ice. This study includes recommendations to improve the accuracy of wave resource assessments and optimize marine and hydrokinetic device siting with consideration of sea-ice effects. Additional recommendations, based on preliminary sea-ice information in Cook Inlet, Alaska, are provided for a trajectory analysis of drifting sea ice and a collision risk assessment of sea ice and tidal turbines. The outcome of this project will provide valuable information about the level of sea-ice impact on the accuracy of wave resource assessments in the Alaska nearshore region, and of sea-ice collision risk with MHK devices and ocean observation systems during winter months when sea ice is present. Other/Unknown Material Sea ice Alaska SciTec Connect (Office of Scientific and Technical Information - OSTI, U.S. Department of Energy) |
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This study investigates the uncertainty of wave resource assessments due to sea ice in the nearshore region of Alaska using an innovative approach of combining remotely sensed data and a third-generation phase-averaged wave model. Modeling analysis focused on winter months, when high wave energy is present along with sea ice. This study includes recommendations to improve the accuracy of wave resource assessments and optimize marine and hydrokinetic device siting with consideration of sea-ice effects. Additional recommendations, based on preliminary sea-ice information in Cook Inlet, Alaska, are provided for a trajectory analysis of drifting sea ice and a collision risk assessment of sea ice and tidal turbines. The outcome of this project will provide valuable information about the level of sea-ice impact on the accuracy of wave resource assessments in the Alaska nearshore region, and of sea-ice collision risk with MHK devices and ocean observation systems during winter months when sea ice is present. |
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Yang, Zhaoqing Branch, Ruth A. Garcia Medina, Gabriel Wang, Taiping |
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Yang, Zhaoqing Branch, Ruth A. Garcia Medina, Gabriel Wang, Taiping |
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Sea-Ice Effects on the Alaskan Wave Climate |
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Sea-Ice Effects on the Alaskan Wave Climate |
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Sea-Ice Effects on the Alaskan Wave Climate |
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Sea-Ice Effects on the Alaskan Wave Climate |
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Sea-Ice Effects on the Alaskan Wave Climate |
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sea-ice effects on the alaskan wave climate |
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2022 |
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