Observation-Based Resource Assessment of Gulf Stream MHK
type: Dataset
description: 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.
keyword: acoustic-doppler-current-profiler
keyword: adcp
keyword: amerigeo
keyword: amerigeoss
keyword: cape-hatteras
keyword: characterization
keyword: ckan
keyword: control-temperature-depth
keyword: ctd
keyword: current
keyword: energy
keyword: geo
keyword: geoss
keyword: gulf-stream
keyword: hydrokinetic
keyword: marine
keyword: mhk
keyword: mooring
keyword: national
keyword: north-america
keyword: north-carolina
keyword: ocean
keyword: oceanography
keyword: power
keyword: resouce
keyword: resource-assessment
keyword: united-states
keyword: velocity
issued: 2020-01-01T07:00:00+00:00
modified: 2021-01-14T15:57:32+00:00
contact point: Organization
  fn: Chris Vermillion
spatial: Location

US Migrating
type: Agent

Muglia MTSJ Paper.pdf
type: Distribution
description: Observation-based resource assessment of Gulf Stream Marine Hydrokinetic Energy - Marine Technology Society Journal (MTSJ)
media type: application/pdf
format: PDF
access URL: https://mhkdr.openei.org/files/347/MugliaMTS54604Draft_Accepted.pdf
issued: 2021-06-24T00:20:31.286743
modified: 2025-11-19T18:16:21.665076