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Physical Environment

Underwater costal environment
The area surrounding a device.

The physical environment surrounding a land-based wind, offshore wind, or marine renewable energy device may be susceptible to impacts from habitat changes and changes in flow. If changes in flow occur due to the physical presence of offshore renewable energy devices, water quality and sediment transport within the nearfield habitat may be affected. Changes to the physical environment may also affect nutrient concentrations and ecosystem processses, such as food webs.

Marine and Wind Energy Environmental Documents

Tethys is a knowledge hub that contains documents on the environmental effects of wind and marine energy. The table below contains all of the documents in the Tethys Knowledge Base associated with Physical Environment.

Total: 1106

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Three-Dimensional Hydrodynamic Modelling of Inland Marine Waters of Washington State, United States, for Tidal Resource and Environmental Impact Assessment Kawase, M., Thyng, K. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Physical Environment
Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm Pre-construction Baseline Benthic Grab Survey Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies Ltd (CMACS) Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Physical Environment
Simulating Environmental Changes Due to Marine Hydrokinetic Energy Installations James, S., Seetho, E., Jones, C. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality
Advances in Sediment Transport Modelling James, S., Jones, C., Grace, M. Journal Article Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Application of the Time-Dependent Mild-Slope Equations for the Simulation of Wake Effects in the Lee of a Farm of Wave Dragon Wave Energy Converters Beels, C., Troch, P., DeVisch, K. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Development of a Local Ocean Prediction Model of the Fort Lauderdale Region for Energy Extraction Purposes Bozec, A., Chassignet, E., Hanson, H. Conference Paper Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Conceptual Model of Offshore Wind Environmental Risk Evaluation System Anderson, R., Copping, A., Van Cleve, F. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Reptiles, Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Adapting Offshore Wind Power Foundations to Local Environment Hammar, L., Andersson, S., Rosenberg, R. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change, Noise Physical Environment, Invertebrates
Simulation of Cumulative Effects of Nearshore Restoration Projects on Estuarine Hydrodynamics Yang, Z., Khangaonkar, T., Calvi, M. Journal Article Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Hydrodynamic and Ecological Assessment of Nearshore Restoration: A Modeling Study Yang, Z., Sobocinski, K., Heatwole, D. Journal Article Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Cumulative Impacts of Wave Energy In Oregon: Data Atlas Parametrix, Aquatera Report Marine Energy, Wave Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Development of a Hydrodynamic and Transport Model of Bellingham Bay in Support of Nearshore Habitat Restoration Wang, T., Yang, Z., Khangaonkar, T. Report Marine Energy Physical Environment
Cumulative Impacts of Wave Energy In Oregon: A Literature and Research Review Aquatera, Parametrix Report Marine Energy, Wave Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Installation of Tidal Turbine Array at Kyle Rhea, Scotland: Scoping Study Bedford, G., Tarrant, D., Trendall, J. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Reptiles, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
A Further Review of Sediment Monitoring Data Carroll, B., Cooper, B., Dewey, N. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Sediment Transport, Physical Environment
Developing New Ground Truthing Techniques for Seabed Mapping Foster-Smith, R., Egerton, J., Foster-Smith, D. Report Physical Environment
Distance Software: Design and Analysis of Distance Sampling Surveys for Estimating Population Size Thomas, L., Buckland, S., Rexstad, E. Journal Article Physical Environment
Impacts Of Wind Farms On Surface Air Temperatures Traiteur, J., Roy, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Physical Environment
Investigating the impacts of windfarm development on peatlands in England Maslen Environmental Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change 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
Flow Modification in Tory Channel Plew, D., Stevens, C. Research Study Tidal, Marine Energy Habitat Change, Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Monitoring of Hydrodynamic and Morphological Changes at the C-Power and Belwind Offshore Windfarm Sites - A Synthesis Van den Eynde, D., Brabant, R., Fettweis, M. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
A Study of the Change in the Wave Field Due to the Presence of Wave Energy Converters Kalén, O. Thesis Wave, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Cumulative Impact Assessments and Bird/Wind Farm Interactions: Developing a Conceptual Framework Masden, E., Fox, A., Furness, R. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Physical Environment
Seasonal variation of diel vertical migration of zooplankton from ADCP backscatter time series data in the Lazarev Sea, Antarctica Cisewski, B., Strass, V., Rhein, M. Journal Article Physical Environment, Water Quality, Invertebrates
Impact of different tidal renewable energy projects on the hydrodynamic processes in the Severn Estuary, UK Xia, J., Falconer, R., Lin, B. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Seasonal variation and vertical zonation of the marine biofouling on a concrete offshore windmill foundation on the Thornton Bank (southern North Sea) Kerckhof, F., Rumes, B., Norro, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Invertebrates, Physical Environment
The Impact Of Wave Energy Farms In The Shoreline Wave Climate: Portuguese Pilot Zone Case Study Using Pelamis Energy Wave Devices Palha, A., Mendes, L., Fortes, C. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Introduction: offshore wind energy development in the Belgian part of the North Sea & anticipated impacts Brabant, R., Jacques, T. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, Habitat Change, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Fisheries, Stakeholder Engagement
Electrical power generation from ocean currents in the Straits of Florida: Some environmental considerations Finkl, C., Charlier, R. Journal Article Marine Energy, Ocean Current EMF, Habitat Change Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Cetaceans, Physical Environment
Measuring The Environmental Costs Of Tidal Power Plant Construction: A Choice Experiment Study Lee, J., Yoo, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
The Impact of Tidal Stream Turbines on Large-Scale Sediment Dynamics Neill, S., Litt, E., Couch, S. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Sediment Transport, Physical Environment
Nature Conservation Implications of a Severn Tidal Barrage - A Preliminary Assessment of Geomorphological Change Pethick, J., Morris, R., Evans, D. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Sediment Transport Study: Baseline Observations and Modeling for the Reedsport Wave Energy Site Ozkan-Haller, H., Allan, J., Barth, J. Report Wave, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Sediment Transport, Physical Environment
Environmental impacts of tidal power schemes Wolf, J., Walkington, I., Holt, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Robin Rigg Offshore Wind Farm: Mid-Construction Scour and Inter-Array Cable Monitoring Surveys E.ON Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Physical Environment
Coastal Process Modelling for Offshore Windfarm Environmental Impact Assessment: Best Practice Guide Lambkin, D., Harris, J., Cooper, W. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow Sediment Transport, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Sound of Islay Demonstration Tidal Array: Inter-tidal Survey of Potential Cable Routes Trendall, J. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Physical Environment
Land-Use Requirements of Modern Wind Power Plants in the United States Denholm, P., Hand, M., Jackson, M. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Physical Environment
Effects of Artificial Reefs (Southern Portugal) on Sediment-Water Transport of Nutrients: Importance of the Hydrodynamic Regime Falcão, M., Santos, M., Drago, T. Journal Article Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Water Quality

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