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IVBR76
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Catch the Wave!

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Good evening! I selected the project "Catch the Wave!" for my 8th grade science fair. The project requires that I make a selection of three buoys in onshore loctaions and three buoys in offshore locations. Could you please clarify to me what are your definitions of onshore and offshore? Is onshore means those buoys located in the coasts of the United States and offshore are those bouys located in the body of water inside the United States?

Any information you can provide, I'll appreciate it. Thanks. :D



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Re: Catch the Wave!

Post by cmpayne »

Dear IVBR76,

This sounds like an interesting project! Regarding the definition of "onshore" and "offshore," onshore means a position located actually on or very near the shoreline. Offshore refers to a physical location off the shoreline. So think about "onshore" as where you would be walking into the ocean or wading in the shallow water, and "offshore" would be where you would need a boat (or at least a lifejacket).

Here are a couple of websites illustrating onshore wave energy devices (the very near the shoreline definition):

http://coastalenergyandenvironment.web. ... er-column/

https://taperedchannelwaveenergy.weebly.com/

Best of luck!
Dr. Payne
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