Knowledge Base

The Knowledge Base provides access to documents and information about the environmental effects of wind energy, supporting the WREN initiative. 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
Volume-Based Assessment of Erosion Patterns around a Hydrodynamic Transparent Offshore Structure Welzel, M.; Schendel, A.; Schlurmann, T.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Turbid Wakes Associated with Offshore Wind Turbines Observed with Landsat 8 Vanhellemont, Q.; Ruddick, K. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Sediment Transport, Physical Environment
Performance and Integrity of Protective Coating Systems for Offshore Wind Power Structures after Three Years Under Offshore Site Conditions Momber, A.; Plagemann, P.; Stenzel, V. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Chemicals
Wake Effects of Large Offshore Wind Farms Identified from Satellite SAR Christiansen, M.; Hasager, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Physical and Numerical Large-Scale Wave Basin Modeling of Fluid-Structure Interaction and Wave Impact Phenomena Yim, S.; Azabakht, M.; Challa, R.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow
Integrating Effects of Supplementary Feeding, Poisoning, Pollutant Ingestion and Wind Farms of Two Vulture Species in Spain using a Population Viability Analysis Garcia-Ripolles, C.; Lopez, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Chemicals Raptors, Birds
The Expected Shoreline Effect of a Marine Energy Farm Operating Close to Sardinia Island Onea, F.; Rusu, E. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Environmental Risk Evaluation System - An Approach to Ranking Risk of Ocean Energy Development on Coastal and Estuarine Environments Copping, A.; Hanna, L.; Van Cleve, B.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Wave, Tidal, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Habitat Change, Displacement, Collision, Chemicals, Changes in Flow, Avoidance, Attraction Marine Mammals, Fish, Birds
On The Influence Of Large Wind Farms On The Upper Ocean Circulation Broström, G. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Potential Climatic Impacts And Reliability Of Very Large-scale Wind Farms Wang, C.; Prinn, G. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed 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
Large Eddy Simulation Studies of the Effects of Alignment and Wind Farm Length Stevens, R.; Gayme, D.; Meneveau, C. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Pseudo Spectral Analysis of the Energy Entrainment in a Scaled Down Wind Farm Newman, J.; Drew, D.; Castillo, L. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow
Experimental Analysis of the Wake of a Horizontal-Axis Wind-Turbine Model Lignarolo, L.; Ragni, D.; Krishnaswami, C.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore 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
The Influence Of Large-Scale Wind Power On Global Climate Keith, D.; DeCarolis, J.; Denkenberger, D.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Climate Change
Simulation Of Wave Damping Near Coast Due To Offshore Wind Farms Alari, V.; Raudsepp, U. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow
Considerations on environmental, economic, and energy impacts of wind energy generation: Projections towards sustainability initiatives Msigwa, G.; Ighalo, J.; Yap, P-S. Journal Article Wind Energy Changes in Flow, Noise Birds, Human Dimensions, Climate Change, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts
Impacts generated by the materials used in offshore wind technology on Human Health, Natural Environment and Resources Rueda-Bayona, J.; Eras, J.; Chaparro, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Chemicals Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Potential environmental effects of deepwater floating offshore wind energy facilities Farr, H.; Ruttenberg, B.; Walter, R.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Collision, EMF, Entanglement, Habitat Change, Noise Bats, Birds, Physical Environment, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals
Multi-Disciplinary and Multi-Scale Assessment of Marine Renewable Energy Structure in a Tidal System Raoux, A.; Robin, I.; Pezy, J.; et al. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Attraction, Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Physical Environment, Fish, Invertebrates
Can fixed-foundation offshore wind farms generate dangerous waves? Nexer, M.; Damblans, G.; Duperret, A.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Meteorological aspects of offshore wind energy: Observations from the Vindeby wind farm Barthelmie, R.; Courtney, M.; Højstrup, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, Habitat Change 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
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
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
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
Impact of substantial wind farms on the local and regional atmospheric boundary layer: Case study of Zhangbei wind power base in China Wang, Q.; Luo, K.; Wu, C.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
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
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
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
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 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
Offshore Wind Farm Wake Effect on Stratification and Coastal Upwelling Paskyabi, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Effects of wind farms on near-surface wind speed Xin, Z.; Ruiping, Y.; Xu, R.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Changes in Flow
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
A bird's-eye view on turbulence: seabird foraging associations with evolving surface flow features Lieber, L.; Langrock, R.; Nimmo-Smith, A. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Attraction, Changes in Flow Birds, Seabirds
Sustainable energy planning for remote islands and the waste legacy from renewable energy infrastructure deployment Kouloumpis, V.; Yan, X. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Chemicals, Habitat Change Physical Environment, Water Quality, Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment, Social & Economic Data
An Evaluation of the Potential Impact of Extracting Marine Renewable Energy in the Coastal Environment of the Black Sea Zburlea, L.; Rusu, E. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, Collision, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Physical Environment, Fish, Marine Mammals
Spatial and temporal analysis of cumulative environmental effects of offshore wind farms in the North Sea basin Gusatu, L.; Menegon, S.; Depellegrin, D.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Chemicals, Displacement, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Physical Environment, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions
Investigating the potential impact of wind farms on Lake Erie Afsharian, S.; Taylor, P.; Momayez, L. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Water Quality
The VERTEX field campaign: observations of near-ground effects of wind turbine wakes Archer, C.; Wu, S.; Vasel-Be-Hagh, A.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Changes in Flow
Exploring the wakes of large offshore wind farms Emeis, S.; Siedersleben, S.; Lampert, A.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Microplastics in a wind farm area: A case study at the Rudong Offshore Wind Farm, Yellow Sea, China Wang, T.; Zou, X.; Li, B.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, Chemicals Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality
“Wind Theft” from Onshore Wind Turbine Arrays: Sensitivity to Wind Farm Parameterization and Resolution Pryor, S.; Shepherd, T.; Volker, P.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Setting the Context for Offshore Wind Development Effects on Fish and Fisheries Gill, A.; Degraer, S.; Lipsky, A.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Stakeholder Engagement
The Effects of Offshore Wind Farms on Hydrodynamics and Implications for Fishes van Berkel, J.; Burchard, H.; Christensen, A.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Fish
Increased Mixing and Turbulence in the Wake of Offshore Wind Farm Foundations Schultze, L.; Merckelbach, L.; Horstmann, J.; et al. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment
In situ observations of suspended particulate matter plumes at an offshore wind farm, southern North Sea Baeye, M.; Fettweis, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Sediment Transport, Physical Environment
Kármán vortex and turbulent wake generation by wind park piles Grashorn, S.; Stanev, E. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Sediment Transport, Physical Environment

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