LiDAR for Offshore Wind Deployed in New Jersey

The wind data collection system supports Atlantic Shores’ project development ahead of New Jersey offshore wind solicitations this summer and the university’s crucial climate and storm research

The  Rutgers University Center for Ocean Observing Leadership (RUCOOL) and the Rutgers University Marine Field Station (RUMFS) have collaborated with Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind to install a wind LiDAR (light detection and ranging) instrument alongside the causeway leading to RUMFS in Tuckerton, New Jersey. This fully autonomous sensor platform, owned and operated by Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, will provide observations of wind profiles up to several hundred feet in a location directly on the land/sea boundary. The LiDAR will be in place for the next several years,... ... More: Official Press Release Atlantic Shore Offshore Wind

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