Short Science Summary: Changes in Oceanographic Systems

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Changes in the Ocean from Marine Renewable Energy: Changes in Oceanographic Systems

The tides, waves, currents, and water circulation make up the oceanographic processes that control the marine environment by determining the concentrations of dissolved gases and nutrients, transporting sediment, and supporting habitats and water quality that allow marine organisms and ecosystems to stay healthy. Harnessing energy from the movement of water with marine renewable energy (MRE) devices has the potential to affect these processes by changing the natural flow patterns around devices, decreasing wave heights, or removing energy from the system.

This Short Science Summary was developed based on the OES-Environmental 2020 State of the Science Report: Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Development Around the World, specifically Chapter 7: Changes in Oceanographic Systems Associated with Marine Renewable Energy Devices.

The table below contains the literature relevant to this summary document and will continue to be updated as new literature is added to Tethys.

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Wave farm impact on beach modal state Abanades, J., Greaves, D., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Sediment Transport, Physical Environment
Numerical Modeling of the Effect of Tidal Stream Turbines on the Hydrodynamics and the Sediment Transport - Application to the Alderney Race (Raz Blanchard), France Thiébot, J., de Bois, P., Guillou, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Coastal Defence using Wave Farms: The Role of Farm-to-Coast Distance Abanades, J., Greaves, D., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Sediment Transport, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions
Session 1 Presentation - Wave Energy Converter Effects on Wave, Current, and Sediment Circulation: A Coupled Wave and Hydrodynamic Model of Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, CA Jones, C., Chang, G., Roberts, J. Presentation Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Modeling the Effects of Tidal Energy Extraction on Estuarine Hydrodynamics in a Stratified Estuary Yang, Z., Wang, T. Journal Article Marine Energy Changes in Flow Water Quality, Physical Environment
A Modeling Study of the Potential Water Quality Impacts from In-Stream Tidal Energy Extraction Wang, T., Yang, Z., Copping, A. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Water Quality, Physical Environment
Impact of Tidal-Stream Arrays in Relation to the Natural Variability of Sedimentary Processes Robins, P., Neill, S., Lewis, M. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Study of Hydrokinetic Turbine Arrays with Large Eddy Simulation Sale, D., Aliseda, A. Conference Paper Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Comparison of hydro-environmental impacts for ebb-only and two-way generation for a Severn Barrage Ahmadian, R., Falconer, R., Bockelmann-Evans, B. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Sediment Transport, Physical Environment
Modeling of In-Stream Tidal Energy Development and its Potential Effects in Tacoma Narrows Washington USA Yang, Z., Wang, T., Copping, A., Geerlofs, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Water Quality
Assessment of the Changes Induced by a Wave Energy Farm in the Nearshore Wave Conditions Bento, A., Rusu, E., Martinho, P., Soares, C. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Wave Farm Impact: The Role of Farm-to-Coast Distance Iglesias, G., Carballo, R. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Coastal defence through wave farms Abanades, J., Greaves, D., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Sediment Transport, Physical Environment
Wave Energy Converter Effects on Wave Fields: Evaluation of SNL-SWAN and Sensitivity Studies in Monterey Bay CA Roberts, J., Chang, G., Magalen, J., Jones, C. Report Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment
The Effects of a Severn Barrage on Wave Conditions in the Bristol Channel Fairley, I., Ahmadian, R., Falconer, R., Willis, M., Masters, I. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Flocculation and Sediment Deposition in a Hypertidal Creek O'Laughlin, C., van Proosdij, D., Milligan, T. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Sediment Transport, Physical Environment
Impacts of Tidal Energy Extraction on Sea Bed Morphology Chatzirodou, A., Karunarathna, H. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Hydraulic Impacts of Hydrokinetic Devices Kartezhnikova, M., Ravens, T. Journal Article Marine Energy, Riverine Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Effects of Man-Made Structures on Sedimentary Oxygenation: Extent, Seasonality and Implications for Offshore Renewables Wilding, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Impacts of Tidal-Stream Energy Converter (TEC) Arrays in Relation to the Natural Variability of Sedimentary Processes Robins, P., Neill, S., Lewis, M. Presentation Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Beach response to wave energy converter farms acting as coastal defence Mendoza, E., Silva, R., Zanuttigh, B., Angelelli, E., Andersen, T., Martinelli, L., Norgaard, J., Ruol, P. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Modeling Impacts of Energy Extraction from the Gulf Stream System Haas, K., Yang, X., Fritz, H. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Ocean Current Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Slipstream Between Marine Current Turbine and Seabed Chen, L., Lam, W. Journal Article Tidal, Riverine, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Field Measurement Test Plan to Determine Effects of Hydrokinetic Turbine Deployment on Canal Test Site in Yakima, WA, USA Gunawan, B., Neary, V., Roberts, J., Dallman, A., Grovue, S., Mortensen, J., Heiner, B. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Riverine Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Tidal stream energy impacts on estuarine circulation Ramos, V., Carballo, R., Sanchez, M., Veigas, M., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
The effects of array configuration on the hydro-environmental impacts of tidal turbines Fallon, D., Hartnett, M., Olbert, A., Nash, S. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Wave Farm Impact on the Beach Profile: A Case Study Abanades, J., Greaves, D., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Sediment Transport, Physical Environment
Tidal stream energy impact on the transient and residual flow in an estuary: A 3D analysis Sanchez, M., Carballo, R., Ramos, V., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Refinements to the EFDC model for predicting the hydro-environmental impacts of a barrage across the Severn Estuary Zhou, J., Falconer, R., Lin, B. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Water Quality, Physical Environment
Wave Energy Converter (WEC) Array Effects on Wave, Current, and Sediment Circulation: Monterey Bay, CA Jones, C., Magalen, J., Roberts, J. Report Wave, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Sediment Transport, Physical Environment
Assessment of the impacts of tidal stream energy through high-resolution numerical modeling Ramos, V., Carballo, R., Álvarez, M., Sanchez, M., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Coastal Impact Induced by a Pelamis Wave Farm Operating in the Portuguese Nearshore Rusu, E., Soares, C. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave Changes in Flow Physical Environment
Simulating the environmental impact of tidal turbines on the seabed Vybulkova, L., Vezza, M., Brown, R. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
The Impact of Tidal Stream Turbines on Circulation and Sediment Transport in Muskeget Channel, MA Hakim, A., Cowles, G., Churchill, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport
Geomorphological Analogues for Large Estuarine Engineering Projects: A Case Study of Barrages, Causeways and Tidal Energy Projects Morris, R. Journal Article Tidal, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Sediment Transport, Physical Environment
Managing for Interactions between Local and Global Stressors of Ecosystems Brown, C., Saunders, M., Possingham, H., Richardson, A. Journal Article Marine Energy Changes in Flow, Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Physical Environment, Water Quality
Impacts of a Wave Farm on Waves, Currents and Coastal Morphology in South West England Gonzalez-Santamaria, R., Zou, Q., Pan, S. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Sediment Transport, Physical Environment
Sea level rise and tidal power plants in the Gulf of Maine Pelling, H., Green, J. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment, Sediment Transport, Human Dimensions, Climate Change
Modeling Evaluation of Tidal Stream Energy and the Impacts of Energy Extraction on Hydrodynamics in the Taiwan Strait Chen, W-B., Liu, W-C., Hsu, M-H. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Changes in Flow Physical Environment
The Environmental Impact of a Wave Dragon Array Operating in the Black Sea Diaconu, S., Rusu, E. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy Changes in Flow Physical Environment
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