… two tidal energy sites and then evaluates a set of turbulence metrics. The focus is on ambient
turbulence (ie, natural turbulence … characteristic design conditions for tidal turbines. In the …

… , meteorological, and turbulent components. Metrics with … the resource is localized over
length scales on the order of … of tidal currents at a proposed tidal energy site in Admiralty …

… at tidal energy sites, measurements for observing turbulence … of measures to describe
turbulence, and findings from two … few prior turbulence measurements at tidal energy facilities, …

… Prospective tidal energy sites may be characterized in a … depth, total surface area, and an
effective length for each segment… power includes the power extracted, power lost to turbulence …

… Here, we refine and demonstrate a new approach to turbulence measurements, in which an
array … “Measurements of turbulence at two tidal energy sites in Puget Sound, WA”. Journal of …

… Non-propagating turbulent pressure fluctuations, termed pseu… in highly energetic environments
suitable for tidal energy development. A … Turbulent pressure fluctuations are measured by …

… In this study, the Mellor and Yamada (1982) level 2.5 turbulent … in many places that are
associated with tidal residual eddies … to the width of the Inlet, and therefore, these tidal residual …

… WA 98195-2600 USA Email: jthomson@ apl.washington.edu Abstract—This work presents
the analysis of wave and turbulence measurements collected at a tidal energy site. A new …

… tidal power site in Puget Sound, WA (USA) that are used to evaluate the utility of the turbulence
… intensity that can be measured with a given instrument —the intrinsic noise level of the …

… squared velocity fluctuation between two points separated by … are largely due to turbulent
structures of the same length and … ), turbulent, and directionally va with the more laminar sites of …