Knowledge Base

The Knowledge Base provides access to documents and information about the environmental effects of wind and marine renewable energy, supporting the OES-Environmental and WREN initiatives. Relevant documents from around the world are compiled into a user-friendly table that displays all content available in Tethys. Results can be narrowed using the keyword filters on the right, or with search terms entered in the text box, including targeted searches (e.g., org:DOE, author:copping). Content may also be sorted alphabetically by clicking on column headers. Some entries will appear on the next page.

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Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Assessment of forest disturbance and soil erosion in wind farm project using satellite observations Xia, Z.; Li, Y.; Guo, S.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Physical Environment
Pockmarks Offshore Big Sur, California Provide Evidence for Recurrent, Regional, and Unconfined Sediment Gravity Flows Lundsten, E.; Paull, C.; Gwiazda, R.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Localized Tidal Energy Extraction in Puget Sound Can Adjust Estuary Reflection and Friction, Modifying Barotropic Tides System-Wide Spicer, P.; MacCready, P.; Yang, Z. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Overlap between the Mid-Atlantic Bight Cold Pool and offshore wind lease areas Horwitz, R.; Miles, T.; Munroe, D.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Projected cross-shore changes in upwelling induced by offshore wind farm development along the California coast Raghukumar, K.; Nelson, T.; Jacox, M.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment
Balancing future renewable energy infrastructure siting and associated habitat loss for migrating whooping cranes Ellis, K.; Pearse, A.; Brandt, D.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment
Effect of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines on Atmospheric Circulation in California Raghukumar, K.; Chartrand, C.; Chang, G.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment
Surface impacts of large offshore wind farms Golbazi, M.; Archer, C.; Alessandrini, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Impacts of 319 wind farms on surface temperature and vegetation in the United States Qin, Y.; Li, Y.; Xu, R.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Physical Environment
Offshore wind farm effects on flounder and gadid dietary habits and condition on the northeastern US coast Wilber, D.; Brown, L.; Griffin, M.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change Fish, Physical Environment
The Design, Production and Validation of the Biological and Structural Performance of an Ecologically Engineered Concrete Block Mattress – A Nature Inclusive Design for Shoreline and Offshore construction Sella, I.; Hadary, T.; Rella, A.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Physical Environment
Interdisciplinary Research Collaborative Trains Students to See Through Turbulent Systems Cammen, K.; Marafino, G.; Burton, S.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Physical Environment, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions
Observations and Simulations of a Wind Farm Modifying a Thunderstorm Outflow Boundary Tomaszewski, J.; Lundquist, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Offshore Wind Energy and Benthic Habitat Changes: Lessons from Block Island Wind Farm Hutchison, Z.; Bartley, M.; Degraer, S.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Fish, Invertebrates, Physical Environment
Validation of a Hydrodynamics and Sediment Transport Modeling Framework for the Evaluation of Offshore Wind Farms Jones, C.; Chang, G.; Magalen, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality
Sediment Deposition Following Construction of a Breakwater Harbor: Point Judith Harbor of Refuge, Rhode Island, USA Oakley, B.; Murphy, C.; Lee, K.; et al. Journal Article Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Human Dimensions
Multi-modal Approach for Benthic Impact Assessments in Moraine Habitats: a Case Study at the Block Island Wind Farm Guarinello, M.; Carey, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Physical Environment
Growth and recovery after small-scale disturbance of a rapidly-expanding invasive seagrass in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands Willette, D.; Chiquillo, K.; Cross, C.; et al. Journal Article Habitat Change Physical Environment
The impacts of tidal energy development and sea-level rise in the Gulf of Maine Kresning, B.; Hashemi, M.; Neill, S.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Human Dimensions
Measuring the hydraulic effect of hydrokinetic energy extraction in the Tanana River, Alaska Edgerly, E.; Ravens, T. Journal Article Riverine, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Interaction between hydrokinetic turbine wakes and sediment dynamics: array performance and geomorphic effects under different siting strategies and sediment transport conditions Musa, M.; Hill, C.; Guala, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Riverine Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Simulating impacts of real-world wind farms on land surface temperature using the WRF model: physical mechanisms Xia, G.; Zhou, L.; Minder, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
The Iowa Atmospheric Observatory: Revealing the Unique Boundary Layer Characteristics of a Wind Farm Takle, E.; Rajewski, D.; Purdy, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Climatic Impacts of Wind Power Miller, L.; Keith, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Physical Environment, Human Dimensions
Nonlocal Inadvertent Weather Modification Associated with Wind Farms in the Central United States Lauridsen, M.; Ancell, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
The impact of wave energy converter arrays on wave-induced forcing in the surf zone O'Dea, A.; Haller, M.; Ozkan-Haller, H. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Performance and resilience of hydrokinetic turbine arrays under large migrating fluvial bedforms Musa, M.; Hill, C.; Sotiropoulos, F.; et al. Journal Article Riverine, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Sediment Transport, Physical Environment
Precipitation reduction during Hurricane Harvey with simulated offshore wind farms Pan, Y.; Yan, C.; Archer, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
The Influence of Real‐World Wind Turbine Deployments on Local to Mesoscale Climate Pryor, S.; Barthelmie, R.; Shepherd, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Comparison of Recent Oil and Gas, Wind Energy, and Other Anthropogenic Landscape Alteration Factors in Texas Through 2014 Pierre, J.; Wolaver, B.; Labay, B.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Physical Environment
Local scour around a model hydrokinetic turbine in an erodible channel Hill, C.; Musa, M.; Chamorro, L.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Habitat Change Physical Environment
Predictive model for local scour downstream of hydrokinetic turbines in erodible channels Musa, M.; Heisel, M.; Guala, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Physical Environment
A Modeling Study of Tidal Energy Extraction and the Associated Impact on Tidal Circulation in a Multi-Inlet Bay System of Puget Sound Wang, T.; Yang, Z. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Modelling Study of the Effects of Suspended Aquaculture Installations on Tidal Stream Generation in Cobscook Bay O'Donncha, F.; James, S.; Ragnoli, E. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Estuarine response to river flow and sea-level rise under future climate change and human development Yang, Z.; Wang, T.; Voisin, N.; et al. Journal Article Physical Environment, Water Quality, Human Dimensions
Integrating Ocean Wave Energy at Large-Scales: A Study of the US Pacific Northwest Parkinson, S.; Dragoon, K.; Reikard, G.; et al. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy Physical Environment
Eelgrass, Zostera marina, as essential fish habitat for young-of-the-year winter flounder, Pseudopleuronectes americanus (Walbaum, 1792) in Maine estuaries Lazzari, M. Journal Article Marine Energy Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Fish
An Economic and Environmental Assessment of Transporting Bulk Energy from a Grazing Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Facility Gilmore, E.; Blohm, A.; Sinsabaugh, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, OTEC Physical Environment, Human Dimensions
Modeling of In-Stream Tidal Energy Development and its Potential Effects in Tacoma Narrows Washington USA Yang, Z.; Wang, T.; Copping, A.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Water Quality
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Construction of the Block Island Wind Farm National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Marine Mammals, Physical Environment
Changes in fluxes of heat, H2O, and CO2 caused by a large wind farm Rajewski, D.; Takle, E.; Lundquist, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Experimental Study on Influence of Pitch Motion on the Wake of a Floating Wind Turbine Model Rockel, S.; Camp, E.; Schmidt, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Taming Hurricanes with Arrays of Offshore Wind Turbines Jacobson, M.; Archer, C.; Kempton, W. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
The Impact of Tidal Stream Turbines on Circulation and Sediment Transport in Muskeget Channel, MA Hakim, A.; Cowles, G.; Churchill, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Sea level rise and tidal power plants in the Gulf of Maine Pelling, H.; Green, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Human Dimensions
Crop Wind Energy Experiment (CWEX): Observations of Surface-Layer, Boundary Layer, and Mesoscale Interactions with a Wind Farm Rajewski, D.; Takle, E.; Lundquist, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Natural and Human Impacts on Centennial Sediment Accumulation Patterns on the Umpqua River Margin, Oregon Wheatcroft, R.; Goñi, M.; Richardson, K.; et al. Journal Article Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Spatiotemporal Structure of Wind Farm-atmospheric Boundary Layer Interactions Cervarich, M.; Roy, S.; Zhou, L. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Effects of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Systems on Near and Far Field Seawater Properties - A Case Study for Hawaii Jia, Y.; Nihous, G.; Richards, K. Journal Article OTEC, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Water Quality, Physical Environment
Further evidence of impacts of large-scale wind farms on land surface temperature Walsh-Thomas, J.; Cervone, G.; Agouris, P.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment

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