从风到鲸鱼：海上风电对南塔克特浅滩地区生态系统的潜在水动力影响.pdf

1、Eileen Hofmann,Committee ChairPotential Hydrodynamic Impacts of Offshore Wind Development on Nantucket Region EcologyAn Evaluation from Wind t0 WhalesPresented by:Dr.Kaus RaghukumarIntegral Consulting Inc.Nova Scotia Offshore Wind R&D Forum 2025Committee2Eileen Hofmann,Chair,Old Dominion UniversityJ

2、effrey Carpenter,Helmholtz-Zentrum HereonQin Jim Chen,Northeastern UniversityJosh Kohut,Rutgers University Richard Merrick,NOAA Fisheries(retired)Erin Meyer-Gutbrod,University of South CarolinaDouglas Nowacek,Duke University Kaustubha Raghukumar,Integral Consulting IncNicholas Record,Bigelow Laborat

3、oryStatement of TaskConduct a literature review covering the state of the science on the effects of offshore wind turbine structures at local to regional scales on hydrodynamic process and the scale of change related to natural variability.Based on the literature review and public information-gather

4、ing sessions:Comment on the ability to estimate the extent of perturbations(distance and magnitude)caused by WTG installation and operation,to the oceanographic regime.This will include potential changes to ecosystem dynamics,specifically for assessing whether these facilities could substantially af

5、fect North Atlantic right whale prey availability near Nantucket Shoals.Evaluate the applicability of models used by BOEM.Suggest approaches for assessing the hydrodynamic impacts of WTGs.34Nantucket Shoals Region Offshore Wind DevelopmentPhysical Oceanography of the Nantucket Shoals Region5Adapted

6、from Gawarkiewicz and Plueddemann,2020Biological Oceanography of the Nantucket Shoals RegionNantucket Shoals area is an important foraging regions for the North Atlantic right whaleNorth Atlantic right whales migrate to the region to forage from winter to springCalanus finmarchicus is a primary prey