The 2023 National Offshore Wind data set (NOW-23)

Bodini, Nicola; Optis, Mike; Redfern, Stephanie; Rosencrans, David; Rybchuk, Alex; Lundquist, Julie K.; Pronk, Vincent; Castagneri, Simon; Purkayastha, Avi; Draxl, Caroline; Krishnamurthy, Raghavendra; Young, Ethan; Roberts, Billy; Rosenlieb, Evan; Musial, Walter

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-16-1965-2024

Articles | Volume 16, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-16-1965-2024

© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-16-1965-2024

© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 16, issue 4

Data description paper

|

26 Apr 2024

Data description paper |

| 26 Apr 2024

The 2023 National Offshore Wind data set (NOW-23)

Nicola Bodini, Mike Optis, Stephanie Redfern, David Rosencrans, Alex Rybchuk, Julie K. Lundquist, Vincent Pronk, Simon Castagneri, Avi Purkayastha, Caroline Draxl, Raghavendra Krishnamurthy, Ethan Young, Billy Roberts, Evan Rosenlieb, and Walter Musial

Data sets

2023 National Offshore Wind data set (NOW-23) Nicola Bodini et al. https://doi.org/10.25984/1821404

WRDB: Wind Resource Database National Renewable Energy Laboratory https://wrdb.nrel.gov/

Model code and software

The REsource Extraction Tool (rex) Michael Rossol and Grant Buster https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4499033

wrg_maker Mike Optis and Nicola Bodini https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11040122

Short summary

This article presents the 2023 National Offshore Wind data set (NOW-23), an updated resource for offshore wind information in the US. It replaces the Wind Integration National Dataset (WIND) Toolkit, offering improved accuracy through advanced weather prediction models. The data underwent regional tuning and validation and can be accessed at no cost.