CX-009575: Categorical Exclusion Determination

Improving Atmospheric Models for Offshore Wind Resource Mapping and Prediction Using LIDAR, Aircraft and In-Ocean Observations CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.1, B3.2 Date: 12/12/2012 Location(s): New York Offices(s): Golden Field Office

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December 12, 2012
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Improving Atmospheric Models for Offshore Wind Resource Mapping and Prediction Using LIDAR, Aircraft and In-Ocean Observations
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.1, B3.2
Date: 12/12/2012
Location(s): New York
Offices(s): Golden Field Office

The U.S. DOE is proposing to provide federal funding to the State University of New York (SUNY) Research Foundation. The Research Foundation of SUNY is proposing to conduct aerial surveys in order to study the environmental factors that influence wind turbine structures along the Atlantic coast.