Research Article
Simulation Based Investigation of the Impact of Information Sharing on the Offshore Wind Farm Installation Process
Table 2
Weather classification for each possible operation.
| Operation | Max wind speed [m/s] | Max wave height [m] | Weather category |
| No operation possible (stay at port) | >12 | >4.8 | Very bad (Cat1) | Travelling | <12 | <4.8 | Bad (Cat2) | Installation of foundations | <11 | <3.5 | Medium (Cat3) | Installation of tower/nacelles | <6.5 | <2.5 | Good (Cat4) | Installation of rotor blades | <5 | <2 | Very good (Cat5) |
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