An application of the WAsP program in complex, forested terrain as part of a wind farm feasibility study

Wind Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 491-502

  Reutter, Karsten ^a   Flay, Richard G J ^a   McIntosh, Euan M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b Carter Holt Harvey Limited   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Complex terrain; Forest effects; Frontal area index; Ruggedness index (RIX); WAsP; Wind resource

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FORESTRY; PAPER AND PULP MILLS;

FORESTED TERRAIN; FRONTAL AREA INDEX; RUGGEDNESS INDEX; WIND FARM; WIND RESOURCE;

WIND EFFECTS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FORESTRY; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; WIND EFFECTS;

COMPLEX TERRAIN; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOREST; WIND FARM; WIND FIELD;

COMPUTER PROGRAMS; FORESTRY; PAPER MILLS; PULP MILLS; SIMULATION; TREES; WIND;

AUSTRALASIA; KINLEITH FOREST; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; WAIKATO;

EID: 33645068195     PISSN: 0309524X     EISSN: 0309524X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/030952405776234562     Document Type: Article

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