Spatial and temporal distributions of U.S. winds and wind power at 80 m derived from measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 9, 2003, Pages

  Archer, Cristina L ^a   Jacobson, Mark Z ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Energy; Global warming; Least squares; U.S. wind power; Wind speed

Indexed keywords

SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WIND POWER; WIND VELOCITY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0347899511     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002076     Document Type: Article

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