Modeling of in-stream tidal energy development and its potential effects in Tacoma Narrows, Washington, USA

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 99, Issue C, 2014, Pages 52-62

  Yang, Zhaoqing ^a   Wang, Taiping ^a   Copping, Andrea ^a   Geerlofs, Simon ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; EXTRACTION; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR STRESS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TURBINES; WATER QUALITY;

ARRAY CONFIGURATIONS; COASTAL OCEAN MODEL; COST-EFFECTIVE MEANS; DEPLOYMENT SCENARIOS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; IN-STREAM TIDAL ENERGIES; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; UNSTRUCTURED GRID;

TIDAL POWER;

EID: 84939414689     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2014.02.010     Document Type: Article

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