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Summary

Short Citation
Office for Coastal Management, 2024: Offshore Mean Annual Wind Speed, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/68434.
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Abstract

These data depict the predicted mean annual wind speed in meters per second at 100 meters elevation above sea level. The source data is from 2007 through 2013, and is based on a 2 km sample resolution. The source data was generalized and transformed into a polygon format for planning purposes.

Distribution Information

Use Constraints:

For coastal and ocean planning

Controlled Theme Keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT, oceans, planningCadastre

Child Items

No Child Items for this record.

Contact Information

Point of Contact
NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
coastal.info@noaa.gov
(843) 740-1202

Extents

Geographic Area 1

-162.75° W, -66.75° E, 45° N, 18° S

Time Frame 1
2010

publication date

Item Identification

Title: Offshore Mean Annual Wind Speed
Status: Completed
Publication Date: 2015-11-16
Abstract:

These data depict the predicted mean annual wind speed in meters per second at 100 meters elevation above sea level. The source data is from 2007 through 2013, and is based on a 2 km sample resolution. The source data was generalized and transformed into a polygon format for planning purposes.

Purpose:

To support ocean planning activities pursuant to the Executive Order Regarding the Ocean Policy to Advance the Economic, Security, and Environmental Interests of the United States, the Energy Policy Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Rivers and Harbors Act, and the Coastal Zone Management Act.

Supplemental Information:

Bureau Code: 006:48, Program Code: 006:055

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT
ISO 19115 Topic Category
oceans
ISO 19115 Topic Category
planningCadastre
UNCONTROLLED
None coastal
None planning
None renewable energy

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
UNCONTROLLED
None Exclusive Economic Zone
None Outer Continental Shelf
None Territorial Sea

Physical Location

Organization: Office for Coastal Management
City: Charleston
State/Province: SC

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Data Set
Maintenance Frequency: None Planned
Data Presentation Form: Map (digital)
Entity Attribute Overview:

windSpeed

Distribution Liability:

https://www.marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html

Data Set Credit: Department of Energy National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Support Roles

Point of Contact

CC ID: 1192952
Date Effective From: 2018-06
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
Address: 2234 South Hobson Ave
Charleston, SC 29405-2413
Email Address: coastal.info@noaa.gov
Phone: (843) 740-1202
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov

Extents

Currentness Reference: Publication Date

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 1192965
W° Bound: -162.75
E° Bound: -66.75
N° Bound: 45
S° Bound: 18

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 1192964
Time Frame Type: Discrete
Start: 2010
Description:

publication date

Spatial Information

Spatial Representation

Representations Used

Grid: No
Vector: Yes
Text / Table: No
TIN: No
Stereo Model: No
Video: No

Vector Representation 1

CC ID: 1192958
Complex Object Present?: No
Composite Object Present?: No
Curve Object Present?: Yes
Solid Object Present?: No
Surface Object Present?: No

Reference Systems

Reference System 1

CC ID: 1192959

Coordinate Reference System

CRS Type: Geographic 2D
EPSG Code: EPSG:4269
EPSG Name: NAD83
See Full Coordinate Reference System Information

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Use Constraints:

For coastal and ocean planning

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 1192953
Download URL: https://marinecadastre.gov/data/
Distributor:
Description:

MarineCadastre.gov Data Registry

Distribution 2

CC ID: 1192954
Download URL: https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/mc/OffshoreMeanAnnualWindSpeed.zip
Distributor:

Technical Environment

Description:

Microsoft Windows, ArcGIS Pro, Azure SQL

Data Quality

Accuracy:

Untested

Horizontal Positional Accuracy:

Compiled to meet 100 meters horizontal accuracy at 95% confidence level

Completeness Report:

Untested

Conceptual Consistency:

These data are logically consistent

Lineage

Sources

NREL_HourlyWind_Atlantic_polysandpoints.gdb

CC ID: 1193014
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Publish Date: 2015-11-05
Citation URL: https://metadata.boem.gov/geospatial/NREL_HourlyWind_Atlantic_polysandpoints.xml

NREL_HourlyWind_Gulf_polysandpoints.xml

CC ID: 1193015
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Publish Date: 2015-11-05
Citation URL: https://metadata.boem.gov/geospatial/NREL_HourlyWind_Gulf_polysandpoints.xml

NREL_HourlyWind_Hawaii_polysandpoints.gdb

CC ID: 1193016
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Publish Date: 2018-02-21
Citation URL: https://metadata.boem.gov/geospatial/NREL_HourlyWind_Hawaii_polysandpoints.xml

Offshore Wind Speed

CC ID: 1192960
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: DOE National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Extent Type: Discrete
Extent Start Date/Time: 2010
Citation URL: https://maps.nrel.gov/?da=wind-prospector

Overview and Meteorological Validation of the Wind Integrated National Dataset

CC ID: 1192961
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: DOE National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Publish Date: 2015-04-01
Citation URL: https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy15osti/61740.pdf
Source Contribution:

Technical Report NREL/TP-500-61740

The Wind Integration National Dataset Toolkit

CC ID: 1193013
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: DOE National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Publish Date: 2015-03-12
Citation URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306261915004237?via%3Dihub
Source Contribution:

The geodatabase was created by computing statistical wind speed parameters for seven years of wind data from NREL’s WIND Toolkit and placing them on a GIS grid that corresponds to the existing BOEM aliquot lease grid for the Atlantic and Pacific coastal regions.

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 1192962
Description:

1) Acquire source data from DOE NREL URL

2) Import to ArcGIS Pro

3) Adjust fields for type, size and name

Process Date/Time: 2022-01-07 00:00:00

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 68434
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:68434
Metadata Record Created By: Daniel Martin
Metadata Record Created: 2022-11-16 14:54+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2023-05-30 18:10+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2022-11-16
Owner Org: OCM
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2022-11-16
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2023-11-16