Abstract
Measurements of wind characteristics over a wide range of heights up to and above 100 m are useful to: (1) characterize the local and regional wind climate; (2) validate wind resource estimates derived from numerical models; and (3) evaluate changes in wind characteristics and wind shear over the area swept by the blades. Developing wind climatology at advanced turbine hub heights for the UnitedStates benefits wind energy development. Tall tower data from Kansas, Indiana, and Minnesota (which have the greatest number of tall towers with measurement data) will be the focus of this paper. Analyses of data from the tall towers will start the process of developing a comprehensive climatology.
| Original language | American English |
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| Number of pages | 11 |
| State | Published - 2005 |
| Event | American Meteorological Society's 15th Conference on Applied Climatology - Savannah, Georgia Duration: 20 Jun 2005 → 23 Jun 2005 |
Conference
| Conference | American Meteorological Society's 15th Conference on Applied Climatology |
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| City | Savannah, Georgia |
| Period | 20/06/05 → 23/06/05 |
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/CP-500-38109
Keywords
- climatology
- tall towers
- wind characteristics
- wind resource measurement
- wind resources