2017 Western Passage Tidal Energy Resource Characterization Measurements
These data are from tidal resource characterization measurements collected between April and July 2017 in Western Passage near Eastport, Maine, USA.
The dataset contains the following four sub-datasets, each of which is described in more detail in the README.pdf.
1. A bottom-mounted Teledyne RDI Workhorse 600 kHz acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) was deployed at 44.92015 N, 66.98915 W in ~50 m of water from 3 April to 18 July (106 days). Data were recorded in 6-minute increments in the ENU (East, magnetic North, Up) coordinate system with bin-mapping enabled.
2. A bottom-mounted Nortek Signature 500 kHz ADCP was deployed at 44.92192 N, 66.98913 W in ~50 m of water from 4 April to 18 July (105 days). Data were sampled and recorded at 2 Hz and recorded in the ENU (East, magnetic North, Up) coordinate system.
3. Between those stations along a cross-channel transect, a Stable Tidal Turbulence Mooring (STTM) positioned ~10 m above the seabed was deployed for one week during a spring tide. The STTM was outfitted with two Nortek Vector acoustic Doppler velocimeters equipped with inertial motion units (ADVs), a bottom-tracking downward-looking Teledyne RDI Workhorse 600 kHz ADCP to provide motion-corrected flow and turbulence characteristics at high temporal resolution, and an upward-looking Teledyne RDI Sentinel V20 ADCP. The STTM was deployed at 44.92098 N, 66.98922 W from 24-31 May.
4. A vessel-mounted Teledyne RDI Workhorse 300 kHz ADCP collected current data along three transects over two days, 4-5 April.
The data processing used DOLfYN version 0.11.2. All hdf5 files (i.e., files ending in `.h5`) contained here can be opened using that version of DOLfYN (e.g., `dat = dolfyn.load('')`).
All distances are in meters (e.g., depth, range, MLLW, hab, eta, z_), and all velocities in m/s. See the DOLfYN documentation https://lkilcher.github.io/dolfyn/), and/or the Nortek and Teledyne RDI documentation for additional details.
Additional details on the dataset can be found in the README.pdf, including:
- Format details of each data file.
- How to regenerate the data-processing (using the files in the `wp2017_processing.zip` archive).
Citation Formats
TY - DATA
AB - These data are from tidal resource characterization measurements collected between April and July 2017 in Western Passage near Eastport, Maine, USA.
The dataset contains the following four sub-datasets, each of which is described in more detail in the README.pdf.
1. A bottom-mounted Teledyne RDI Workhorse 600 kHz acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) was deployed at 44.92015 N, 66.98915 W in ~50 m of water from 3 April to 18 July (106 days). Data were recorded in 6-minute increments in the ENU (East, magnetic North, Up) coordinate system with bin-mapping enabled.
2. A bottom-mounted Nortek Signature 500 kHz ADCP was deployed at 44.92192 N, 66.98913 W in ~50 m of water from 4 April to 18 July (105 days). Data were sampled and recorded at 2 Hz and recorded in the ENU (East, magnetic North, Up) coordinate system.
3. Between those stations along a cross-channel transect, a Stable Tidal Turbulence Mooring (STTM) positioned ~10 m above the seabed was deployed for one week during a spring tide. The STTM was outfitted with two Nortek Vector acoustic Doppler velocimeters equipped with inertial motion units (ADVs), a bottom-tracking downward-looking Teledyne RDI Workhorse 600 kHz ADCP to provide motion-corrected flow and turbulence characteristics at high temporal resolution, and an upward-looking Teledyne RDI Sentinel V20 ADCP. The STTM was deployed at 44.92098 N, 66.98922 W from 24-31 May.
4. A vessel-mounted Teledyne RDI Workhorse 300 kHz ADCP collected current data along three transects over two days, 4-5 April.
The data processing used DOLfYN version 0.11.2. All hdf5 files (i.e., files ending in `.h5`) contained here can be opened using that version of DOLfYN (e.g., `dat = dolfyn.load('')`).
All distances are in meters (e.g., depth, range, MLLW, hab, eta, z_), and all velocities in m/s. See the DOLfYN documentation https://lkilcher.github.io/dolfyn/), and/or the Nortek and Teledyne RDI documentation for additional details.
Additional details on the dataset can be found in the README.pdf, including:
- Format details of each data file.
- How to regenerate the data-processing (using the files in the `wp2017_processing.zip` archive).
AU - Kilcher, Levi
A2 - Fogarty, Michelle
A3 - Anderton, Sean
DB - Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository
DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DO - 10.15473/1635227
KW - MHK
KW - Marine
KW - Hydrokinetic
KW - energy
KW - power
KW - resource assessment
KW - tidal
KW - turbulence
KW - maine
KW - Western Passage
KW - MATLAB
KW - DOLfYN
KW - resource
KW - RDI WorkHorse
KW - Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler
KW - ADCP
KW - Stable Tidal Turbulence Mooring
KW - STTM
KW - velocity
KW - velocimetry
KW - mean lower low water
KW - MLLW
KW - depth
KW - sea surface height
KW - Nortek
KW - Ocean Contour
KW - air pressure
KW - StableMoor
KW - flow
KW - RDI Sentinel
KW - Teledyne
KW - height
KW - processed data
KW - resource characterization
KW - raw data
KW - Marine Energy Resource Assessment and Characterization
LA - English
DA - 2017/07/31
PY - 2017
PB - National Renewable Energy Laboratory
T1 - 2017 Western Passage Tidal Energy Resource Characterization Measurements
UR - https://doi.org/10.15473/1635227
ER -
Kilcher, Levi, et al. 2017 Western Passage Tidal Energy Resource Characterization Measurements. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 31 July, 2017, Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.15473/1635227.
Kilcher, L., Fogarty, M., & Anderton, S. (2017). 2017 Western Passage Tidal Energy Resource Characterization Measurements. [Data set]. Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.15473/1635227
Kilcher, Levi, Michelle Fogarty, and Sean Anderton. 2017 Western Passage Tidal Energy Resource Characterization Measurements. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, July, 31, 2017. Distributed by Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.15473/1635227
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abstractNote = {These data are from tidal resource characterization measurements collected between April and July 2017 in Western Passage near Eastport, Maine, USA.
The dataset contains the following four sub-datasets, each of which is described in more detail in the README.pdf.
1. A bottom-mounted Teledyne RDI Workhorse 600 kHz acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) was deployed at 44.92015 N, 66.98915 W in ~50 m of water from 3 April to 18 July (106 days). Data were recorded in 6-minute increments in the ENU (East, magnetic North, Up) coordinate system with bin-mapping enabled.
2. A bottom-mounted Nortek Signature 500 kHz ADCP was deployed at 44.92192 N, 66.98913 W in ~50 m of water from 4 April to 18 July (105 days). Data were sampled and recorded at 2 Hz and recorded in the ENU (East, magnetic North, Up) coordinate system.
3. Between those stations along a cross-channel transect, a Stable Tidal Turbulence Mooring (STTM) positioned ~10 m above the seabed was deployed for one week during a spring tide. The STTM was outfitted with two Nortek Vector acoustic Doppler velocimeters equipped with inertial motion units (ADVs), a bottom-tracking downward-looking Teledyne RDI Workhorse 600 kHz ADCP to provide motion-corrected flow and turbulence characteristics at high temporal resolution, and an upward-looking Teledyne RDI Sentinel V20 ADCP. The STTM was deployed at 44.92098 N, 66.98922 W from 24-31 May.
4. A vessel-mounted Teledyne RDI Workhorse 300 kHz ADCP collected current data along three transects over two days, 4-5 April.
The data processing used DOLfYN version 0.11.2. All hdf5 files (i.e., files ending in `.h5`) contained here can be opened using that version of DOLfYN (e.g., `dat = dolfyn.load('')`).
All distances are in meters (e.g., depth, range, MLLW, hab, eta, z_), and all velocities in m/s. See the DOLfYN documentation https://lkilcher.github.io/dolfyn/), and/or the Nortek and Teledyne RDI documentation for additional details.
Additional details on the dataset can be found in the README.pdf, including:
- Format details of each data file.
- How to regenerate the data-processing (using the files in the `wp2017_processing.zip` archive).
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year = {2017},
howpublished = {Marine and Hydrokinetic Data Repository, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, https://doi.org/10.15473/1635227},
note = {Accessed: 2025-07-29},
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https://dx.doi.org/10.15473/1635227
Details
Data from Jul 31, 2017
Last updated Nov 18, 2024
Submitted Jun 25, 2020
Organization
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Contact
Levi Kilcher
303.384.7192
Authors
Keywords
MHK, Marine, Hydrokinetic, energy, power, resource assessment, tidal, turbulence, maine, Western Passage, MATLAB, DOLfYN, resource, RDI WorkHorse, Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler, ADCP, Stable Tidal Turbulence Mooring, STTM, velocity, velocimetry, mean lower low water, MLLW, depth, sea surface height, Nortek, Ocean Contour, air pressure, StableMoor, flow, RDI Sentinel, Teledyne, height, processed data, resource characterization, raw data, Marine Energy Resource Assessment and CharacterizationDOE Project Details
Project Name Model Validation and Site Characterization for Early Deployment MHK Sites and Establishment of Wave Classification Scheme
Project Lead Joel Cline
Project Number FY17 AOP 2141401
