Wind-tunnel modeling of hill and vegetation influence on wind power availability

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 74-76, Issue , 1998, Pages 335-343

  Neff, David E ^a   Meroney, Robert N ^a  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX TERRAIN;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VEGETATION; WIND EFFECTS; WIND TUNNELS; WIND TURBINES;

WIND POWER;

HILL; WIND POWER POTENTIAL; WIND TUNNEL;

EID: 0032051724     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6105(98)00030-0     Document Type: Article

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