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    • Observation-Based Resource Assessment of Gulf Stream MHK

    Metadata Updated: January 20, 2025

    Multi-year measurements of current velocity, salinity, and temperature from fixed and vessel-mounted sensors quantify Gulf Stream (GS) MHK resource variability and inform development off Cape Hatteras, NC. Vessel transects across the GS demonstrate a jet-like velocity structure with speeds exceeding 2.5 m/s at the surface, persistent horizontal shear throughout the jet, and strongest vertical shears within the cyclonic shear zone. Persistent equatorward flow at the base of the GS associated with the Deep Western Boundary Current (DWBC) produces a local maximum in vertical shear where stratification is weak and is postulated to be a site of strong turbulent mixing. Repeated transects at the same location demonstrate that the velocity structure depends upon whether the GS abuts the shelf slope or is offshore.

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: Creative Commons Attribution

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    Metadata Created Date January 11, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date January 20, 2025

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    Harvested from OpenEI data.json

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date January 11, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date January 20, 2025
    Publisher North Carolina State University
    Maintainer
    Identifier https://data.openei.org/submissions/7987
    Data First Published 2020-01-01T07:00:00Z
    Data Last Modified 2021-01-14T15:57:32Z
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 019:20
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    Datagov Dedupe Retained 20250120171954
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    Homepage URL https://mhkdr.openei.org/submissions/347
    License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Program Code 019:009
    Projectlead Carrie Noonan
    Projectnumber EE0008635
    Projecttitle Device Design and Robust Periodic Motion Control of an Ocean Kite System for Marine Hydrokinetic Energy Harvesting
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