Workgroup Members
Upcoming Meetings/Activities
To be determined.
Past Meetings/Activities
February 11, 2010
December 7, 2009
October 2, 2009
August 19, 2009
June 11, 2009
May 19, 2009 Conference Call
January 29, 2009 Conference Call
July 11, 2008 Conference Call
April 1, 2008 Conference Call
March 13, 2008 Conference Call
GLWC Workgroups' Data Layers Wish Lists
Offshore Workgroup
- Established shipping lanes
- Bathymetry (i.e. depth contours)
- Migratory bird routes
- Substrate composition
- Transmission nodes
- Locations for potential radar interference with the military
- Current strength and tidal activity
- Temperature fluctuations throughout the year
- Proximity to airstrips
- Marine wildlife (especially delicate habitat, spawning areas, etc)
- Location of shipwrecks/archaeological sites
- Location of frequently used boating sites
- Offshore wind speeds/wind power classes
Wind Atlas Workgroup
Draft Products
Comparison of Great Lakes Atlases
Comparison of Data in Great Lakes Wind Atlases
Inventory of Existing Data Layers
Great Lakes Wind Atlas Clearinghouse Website
Products
Online Great Lakes Wind Atlas poster
Online Wind Mapping Tool Proposal Summary to U.S. Dept. of Energy - Merit Review Comments
Workgroup Documents
External References
AWS Truewind Great Lakes Study (Offshore)
TNC Wind Atlas Presentation
Outer Continental Shelf Alternative Energy and Alternate Use Programmatic EIS
MSU_LPI_WPT_summary.pdf
Wind Resource Mapping for U.S. Offshore Areas, NREL
Great Lakes Economic Carbon and Water Impacts from 20 Percent Wind (Wind Powering America, 2008)
Contact Info
Jeff Gosse, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Chair - Jeff_Gosse@fws.gov
Becky Pearson, Great Lakes Commission, Staff Lead - bpearson@glc.org
Becky,
I think that this is a great addition and, as you said, should help keep us better organized. Everyone is busy, so it may take a little while for the wiki to get a lot of use, but in the long run, I think that it will help us to move more rapidly. Thanks for developing this!