Wind climate micro-zoning: A pilot application to Liguria Region (North Western Italy)

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1353-1375

  Castino, F ^a   Rusca, L ^a   Solari, G ^b  

^a Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione dell'Ambiente Ligure   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Regional wind maps; Statistical analysis; Wind climate; Wind field numerical simulations; Wind speed time series

Indexed keywords

DATA RECORDING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

WIND MAPS;

WIND POWER;

MAPPING; REGIONAL CLIMATE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WIND DIRECTION; WIND VELOCITY;

ITALY; LIGURIA;

EID: 0242678537     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jweia.2003.08.004     Document Type: Article

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