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Featured Publications

DECEMBER 3, 2024
Journal Article

Maximizing Marine Carbon Removal by Coupling Electrochemical and Biological Methods

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NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Report

Advancing community-engaged research for offshore wind on the West Coast

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NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Report

CEERP SM3 Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation Workshop: Summary Report

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NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Report

Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project: Bainbridge Island, Washington - Cohort 2 Technical Assistance: Pathways to 100% Renewable Energy

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NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Journal Article

Hydrokinetic Tidal Energy Resource Assessment following International Electrotechnical Commission Guidelines

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OCTOBER 1, 2024
Journal Article

Localized Tidal Energy Extraction in Puget Sound Can Adjust Estuary Reflection and Friction, Modifying Barotropic Tides System-Wide

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Journal Article

Identifying priority ecosystem services in tidal wetland restoration

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Journal Article

Short-term groundwater level fluctuations drive subsurface redox variability

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
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A Machine Learning Bias Correction of Large-scale Environment of High-Impact Weather Systems in E3SM Atmosphere Model

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
Journal Article

Protection and restoration of coastal habitats yield multiple benefits for urban residents as sea levels rise

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AUGUST 13, 2024
Report

Preliminary Workforce Development and Environmental and Co-use Management Plans for a Floating Offshore Wind Platform - CRADA 609 (Final Report)

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MAY 10, 2024
Journal Article

Performance of three hydrophone flow shields in a tidal channel

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MAY 7, 2024
Report

Marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) test site needs

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APRIL 24, 2024
Journal Article

Assessing variation in faecal glucocorticoid concentrations in gray whales exposed to anthropogenic stressors

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APRIL 23, 2024
Journal Article

A probabilistic methodology for determining collision risk of marine animals with tidal energy turbines

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APRIL 23, 2024
Journal Article

Range wide genetic differentiation in the bull kelp Nereocystis luetkeana with a seascape genetic focus on the Salish Sea

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APRIL 20, 2024
Report

Characterizing Interference in a Wave-Powered Buoy

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APRIL 18, 2024
Journal Article

Engaging the Regulatory Community to Aid Environmental Consenting/Permitting Processes for Marine Renewable Energy

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APRIL 18, 2024
Journal Article

Effects of small marine energy deployments on oceanographic systems

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APRIL 17, 2024
Journal Article

Coastal inundation regime moderates the short-term effects of sediment and soil additions on seawater oxygen and greenhouse gas dynamics: a microcosm experiment

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MARCH 14, 2024
Journal Article

Powering the Blue Economy: Marine Energy at Kelp Farm Sites

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024
Journal Article

Assessing the Sensitivity of Aerosol Mass Budget and Effective Radiative Forcing to Horizontal Grid Spacing in E3SMv1 Using A Regional Refinement Approach

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FEBRUARY 17, 2024
Journal Article

Turbulence modeling to aid tidal energy resource characterization in the Western Passage, Maine, USA

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024
Journal Article

Tidal energy extraction modifies tidal asymmetry and transport in a shallow, well-mixed estuary

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FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Journal Article

Year-long Buoy-Based Observations of the Air-Sea Transition Zone off the U.S. West Coast

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FEBRUARY 17, 2024
Journal Article

A new method for predicting hurricane rapid intensification based on co-occurring environmental parameters

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FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Journal Article

A North Atlantic synthetic tropical cyclone track, intensity, and rainfall dataset

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024
Journal Article

Validating a tethered balloon system and optical technologies for marine wildlife detection and tracking

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FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Journal Article

Quantifying Drivers of Methane Hydrobiogeochemistry in a Tidal River Floodplain System

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NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Report

Drifting Hydrophone Development - Spar2 - CRADA 522

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NOVEMBER 8, 2023
Journal Article

A Scalable Wave Resource Assessment Methodology: Application to U.S. Waters

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OCTOBER 14, 2023
Journal Article

Marine energy converters: Potential acoustic effects on fishes and aquatic invertebrates

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OCTOBER 12, 2023
Report

Riverine Plastic Pollution: Field Sampling Protocol and Implementation in U.S. Rivers

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OCTOBER 7, 2023
Journal Article

Shallow-Water Habitat in the Lower Columbia River Estuary: A Highly Altered System

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
Journal Article

Impacts of a Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake on Water Levels and Wetlands of the Lower Columbia River and Estuary

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AUGUST 10, 2023
Journal Article

Self-powered Arctic Satellite Communication System by Harvesting Wave Energy using a Triboelectric Nanogenerator

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JULY 11, 2023
Journal Article

Wave climate and energy resources in the Mariana Islands from a 42-year high-resolution hindcast

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JULY 11, 2023
Journal Article

Assessing the effectiveness of large-scale environmental restoration: challenges and opportunities

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JULY 8, 2023
Journal Article

Capabilities of an acoustic camera to inform fish collision risk from current energy converter turbines

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MAY 27, 2023
Journal Article

Adaptive Management of Large-Scale Ecosystem Restoration: Increasing Certainty of Habitat Outcomes in the Columbia River Estuary, USA

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FEBRUARY 2, 2023
Journal Article

Use of a 360-degree underwater camera to characterize artificial reef and fish aggregating effects around marine energy devices

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JANUARY 13, 2023
Journal Article

Methods for measuring carbon dioxide uptake and permanence: Review and implications for macroalgae aquaculture

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JANUARY 13, 2023
Journal Article

Marine Renewable Energy for Arctic Observations

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JUNE 30, 2022
Journal Article

Underwater noise measurements around a tidal turbine in a busy port setting

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JUNE 30, 2022
Journal Article

Quantifying Background Magnetic Fields at Marine Energy Sites: Challenges and Recommendations

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MAY 10, 2022
Journal Article

A summary of environmental monitoring recommendations for marine energy development that considers life cycle sustainability

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MARCH 16, 2022
Journal Article

A review of modeling approaches for understanding and monitoring the environmental effects of marine renewable energy

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FEBRUARY 16, 2022
Journal Article

What’s in my toolkit? A review of technologies for assessing changes in habitats caused by marine energy development

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FEBRUARY 2, 2022
Journal Article

Modular Horizontal Pendulum Wave Energy Converter: Exploring Feasibility to Power Ocean Observation Applications in the U.S. Pacific Northwest

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JANUARY 21, 2022
Journal Article

Biological consequences of marine energy development on marine animals

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DECEMBER 1, 2020
Journal Article

Powering the Blue Economy: Progress Exploring Marine Renewable Energy Integration With Ocean Observations

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APRIL 2, 2020
Journal Article

Evaluating the Potential for Tidal Phase Diversity to Produce Smoother Power Profiles

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MAY 27, 2020
Report

Multi-resolution, Multi-scale Modeling for Scalable Macroalgae Production

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APRIL 7, 2020
Report

Mid-Atlantic Bight wave hindcast to support DOE lidar buoy deployments: model validation

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AUGUST 1, 2020
Journal Article

Growth Modeling to Evaluate Alternative Cultivation Strategies to Enhance National Microalgal Biomass Production

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DECEMBER 30, 2019
Conference Paper

A Risk Retirement Pathway for Potential Effects of Underwater Noise and Electromagnetic Fields for Marine Renewable Energy

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OCTOBER 31, 2018
Journal Article

Maritime Renewable Energy Markets: Power from the Sea

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JULY 1, 2019
Report

Understanding the Grid Value Proposition of Marine Energy: A Literature Review

This document is a literature review in support of a technical project to understand and quantify the potential grid value of marine energy-derived electricity generation.
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APRIL 25, 2019
Journal Article

Longitudinal gradients in tree stem greenhouse gas concentrations across six Pacific Northwest coastal forests

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2019
Journal Article

Timing is everything: diel metabolic and physiological changes in the diatom Cyclotella cryptica grown in simulated outdoor conditions

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