Estimating the Wind Resource in Uttarakhand: Comparison of Dynamic Downscaling with Doppler Lidar Wind Measurements

Julie Lundquist, Avi Purkayastha, C. Martin, R. Newsom

Research output: NRELTechnical Report

Abstract

Previous estimates of the wind resources in Uttarakhand, India, suggest minimal wind resources in this region. To explore whether or not the complex terrain in fact provides localized regions of wind resource, the authors of this study employed a dynamic down scaling method with the Weather Research and Forecasting model, providing detailed estimates of winds at approximately 1 km resolution in the finest nested simulation.
Original languageAmerican English
Number of pages38
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/TP-5000-61103

Keywords

  • India
  • Uttarakhand
  • weather research and forecasting model
  • wind resources

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