#SKI REGION SIMULATOR 2012 SUMMER MAP DOWNLOAD#

The simulations show the emergence of large-scale attenuation in the wind forcing and associated alterations in the local hydro- and thermodynamics. We introduce an observational-based empirical approach to parameterize the atmospheric wakes in a hydrodynamic model and simulate the seasonal cycle of the summer stratification in consideration of the recent state of wind farm development in the southern North Sea. Based on the unstructured-grid model SCHISM, we present a new cross-scale hydrodynamic model setup for the southern North Sea, which enables high-resolution analysis of offshore wind farms in the marine environment.

The potential impact of offshore wind farms through decreasing sea surface wind speed on the shear forcing and its consequences for the ocean dynamics are investigated. The study demonstrates that relatively small no-take areas, enhanced by artificial reefs, can rapidly invigorate populations of lobster and fish that in turn may re-initiate local top-down control. For benthic fish and crustacean communities, the abundances of gadoids and wrasses increased and the abundances of small decapod crustaceans decreased in the no-take area, likely indicating cascading effects of increased predation. The relative abundance and size structure of European lobster (Homarus gammarus) increased strongly in the no-take area indicating more than doubled and tripled egg production in 5 and 10 years, respectively. Following the establishment of no-take artificial reefs in western Sweden to compensate for hard bottoms lost to a shipping lane, we detected rapid positive effects on crustaceans and demersal fish compared to fished reference areas. With our study we contribute to urgently needed observational evidence regarding the ecological impact of offshore wind farm installations to inform area-based management and future monitoring activities.Įstablishment of artificial reefs and no-take areas are management measures available for restoring deteriorated marine ecosystems, compensating for habitat loss and strengthening harvested populations. We conclude that wind turbine foundations with a scour protection can function as artificial reefs that have local positive effects on the resilience of local cod populations. Furthermore, collected information on cod adults and early life stages during winter spawning season suggest that spawning activity occurred in winter across the wider wind farm area. Our investigations of diet composition and trophic niches indicate that cod utilizes wind turbine piles with scour protection as feeding grounds. To shed light on this topic, we studied the effects of an offshore wind farm in the southern North Sea on different life stages of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) using a combination of sampling methods at varying spatial and temporal scales. Hence, little is known about the ecological impact on demersal fish. » A new gameplay video of Ski Region Simulator 2012 is now available.Evaluating the ecological effects of the rapid expansion of offshore renewables at local, regional and ecosystem-wide scales is essential to understand the overall socio-ecological trade-offs also for other sectors such as fisheries.

#SKI REGION SIMULATOR 2012 SUMMER MAP DOWNLOAD#

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