Source book of oceanographic properties affecting biofouling and corrosion of OTEC plants at selected sites. [Includes glossary]

Technical Report · Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1978

OSTI ID:6534793

Craig, Jr, H L; Lee, T; Michel, H; Hess, S; Munier, R; Perlmutter, M

The data reported represent a critically reviewed subset of the existing data. Areas where data are lacking have been identified to encourage its subsequent collection. Twelve variables were selected for five possible OTEC sites. The sites are the Straits of Florida, Puerto Rico, eastern Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii-Oahu, and Guam. The variables are: temperature, salinity, surface currents, current profiles, turbidity, dissolved oxygen, dissolved CO/sub 2/, pH, Eh, trace metals, nutrients, and microbial cell counts. Each site description includes bathymetry, geology, climate, hurricanes, currents, water masses, tides, and sea state. (MHR)

• Research Organization: Miami Univ., FL (USA). Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-06-1830
• OSTI ID: 6534793
• Report Number(s): PNL-2483
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CARIBBEAN SEA
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CLIMATES
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CRYOGENIC FLUIDS
CURRENTS
DATA
DATA COMPILATION
DISASTERS
ELEMENTS
ENERGY CONVERSION
FLORIDA
FLUIDS
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GEOLOGY
GUAM
GULF OF MEXICO
HAWAII
HURRICANES
INFORMATION
ISLANDS
METALS
MICROORGANISMS
NONMETALS
NORTH AMERICA
NUMERICAL DATA
NUTRIENTS
OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION
OCEAN THERMAL POWER PLANTS
OCEANOGRAPHY
OXIDES
OXYGEN
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PH VALUE
POWER PLANTS
PUERTO RICO
SALINITY
SEAS
SITE SELECTION
SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION
SOLAR POWER PLANTS
SOUTHEAST REGION
STORMS
SURFACE WATERS
TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION
TIDE
TRACE AMOUNTS
TURBIDITY
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WATER CURRENTS
WEST INDIES
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