Ocean Wave Resource Potential

Description

Mean wave power density estimates represent naturally available US wave energy, derived from measurements observed during a 51-month study period. Measurements were taken from 42,000 grid points out to a distance of 50 nautical miles from shore. Values represent the average instantaneous power generated by a meter length of wave crest per grid point. In accordance with accepted global practice, wave power density is measured in kilowatts per meter of wave crest aggregated across a unit diameter circle. Data were classified using quantiles. Bathymetric effects are known to have a large effect on wave characteristics at depths shallower than ~20m on the east coast and ~50m on the west coast. Reliable site-specific information in shallow waters can only be produced using results from models with higher spatial resolution that include shallow-water physics. Results may not be accurate in the shallower waters of the inner continental shelf.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/67480
57 OceanWaveResourcePotential.zip https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/mc/OceanWaveResourcePotential.zip
0 NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page https://coast.noaa.gov
0 Marine Cadastre Data Registry https://marinecadastre.gov/data/
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/ocm/dmp/pdf/67480.pdf
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords

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  • human dimensions
  • united states of america
  • office of coastal management
  • exclusive economic zone
  • environmental governance/management
  • national ocean service
  • continent
  • noaa
  • planning
  • territorial sea
  • north america
  • doc/noaa/nos/ocm
  • coastal
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • renewable energy
  • outer continental shelf
  • marinecadastre

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