Seabed Scour Considerations for Offshore Wind Development on the Atlantic OCS

摘要

The objective of this study is to: 1. review readily available information from European OWF projects, 2. review oceanographic and seabed data from the Atlantic OCS, and 3. describe how OWF structure and cable installation may affect scour susceptibility of the seabed. The research has focused on: 1. how differences in ocean and seabed conditions can affect scour in the undeveloped offshore environment, and 2. how the introduction of structures and cable-installation disturbance can further modify (increase) the scour susceptibility of the seabed.