Colombian Caribbean Bathymetry for an OTEC System Location

This article presents the creation of bathymetric cartography for San Andrés, Providencia, Santa Catalina, and the Colombian Caribbean to find suitable areas for implementing an ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) system. The methodology to obtain the bathymetry uses data collection, digitization...

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Autores: Herrera, Jorge|||0000-0003-0273-4043, Hernández-Hamón, Hernando, Fajardo, Laura, Ardila, Néstor|||0000-0003-4973-1106, Franco, Andrés|||0000-0002-9809-8151, Ibeas, Asier|||0000-0001-5094-3152
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:257958
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/257958
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.3390/jmse10040519
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Bathymetry
Colombian Caribbean
OTEC system
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Sumario:This article presents the creation of bathymetric cartography for San Andrés, Providencia, Santa Catalina, and the Colombian Caribbean to find suitable areas for implementing an ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) system. The methodology to obtain the bathymetry uses data collection, digitization, and interpolation. The data are processed using the Surfer® software; in this way, the digital terrain model (DTM) maps are generated for each sector. The objective is to find the minimum distance to reach a depth of 1000 m since this is the distance where a temperature difference of 20 ∘C is obtained. Thus, it is possible to identify suitable areas to locate an onshore or offshore plant in Santa Marta, Barranquilla, southwestern and northwestern San Andrés, the western part of Santa Catalina, and the southwestern part of Providencia.