Damien X. Walsh

Document ID: USCG-2011-0351-0037
Document Type: Public Submission
Agency: Coast Guard
Received Date: January 06 2012, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Date Posted: January 10 2012, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Start Date: December 9 2011, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date: January 31 2012, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
Tracking Number: 80f8f873
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Port Access Route Studies: Atlantic Coast From Maine to Florida

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I understand from a newspaper article that the study will include analysis of proposed wind farms and their affects on maritime traffic. If that is the case, then you should also consider recent research that demonstrates that wind farms block RADAR, which will adversely affect air traffic and is likely to affect maritime traffic as well. I recommend you contact Mr. Mark Surina at U.S. TRANSCOM (mark.surina.ffrdc@ustranscom.mil), as he was part of a team that recently participated in the development of software modeling of wind farm layouts that do not adversely affect RADAR.