Tidal energy resource characterization: Methodology and field study in Admiralty Inlet, Puget Sound, WA (USA)

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy

Volumn 227, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 352-367

  Polagye, B ^a   Thomson, J ^b  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrokinetic; Resource characterization; Tidal energy

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTS; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; HYDROKINETIC; RESOURCE CHARACTERISTIC; RESOURCE CHARACTERIZATIONS; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; TIDAL CURRENTS; TIDAL ENERGY;

ENERGY RESOURCES; OCEAN CURRENTS;

TIDAL POWER;

EID: 84878056199     PISSN: 09576509     EISSN: 20412967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0957650912470081     Document Type: Article

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