LIDAR Buoy Deployment, Mid-Atlantic Outer Countinental Shelf Near Virginia Beach, Virginia
CX(s) Applied: B5.25
Date: 10/16/2014
Location(s): Washington, Virginia
Office(s): Pacific Northwest Site Office
The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) plans to deploy a Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) wind resource assessment buoy on the outer continental shelf east of Virginia Beach, Virginia. The deployment is scheduled for November or December 2014 and will last approximately II months. Upon completion of the deployment, the buoy and moorings will be removed from the water and stored at the Marine Sciences Laboratory (MSL) near Sequim, Washington, or another suitable location to await redeployment elsewhere in the United States.