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NCCOS Final Suitability Oregon 2023

Published by Bureau of Ocean Energy Management | Department of the Interior | Catalog Last Checked: June 03, 2026 at 08:31 PM | Dataset Last Updated: June 02, 2026 at 05:51 PM
The geometric mean of the four submodels (i.e., industry and operations, natural resources, fisheries, and wind) was used to calculate an overall suitability score. The geometric mean was chosen because it grants equal importance to each variable and provides a non-biased weighting of each submodel as they interact with each other (Bovee 1986; Longdill et al. 2008; Silva et al. 2011; Muñoz-Mas et al. 2012). Furthermore, all data layers and submodels had equal weight within the suitability model. The resulting suitability score is reflective of the planning objective to identify Wind Energy Areas. In the Oregon region, different wind energy opportunities may exist under different objectives or at different scales than considered in this analysis.

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