A new method for estimating off-shore wind potential

International Journal of Green Energy

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 139-147

  Sørensen, Bent ^a  

^a ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Off shore; Scatterometer; Wind energy

Indexed keywords

DETECTORS; ESTIMATION; FORECASTING; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; RADAR; RADAR MEASUREMENT; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SATELLITES;

(P ,P ,T) MEASUREMENTS; CLIMATE MODELLING; ECONOMIC VIABILITY; MEASURING STATIONS; MICROWAVE RADARS; NEW METHODS; POTENTIAL PRODUCTION; SATELLITE MISSIONS; SCATTEROMETER; SEA SURFACES; WATER PARTICLES; WIND DATA; WIND ENERGY; WIND POTENTIAL; WIND POWER PREDICTION; WIND SPEED (WS);

WIND POWER;

ESTIMATION METHOD; EXPLOITATION; PREDICTION; RADAR; SCATTEROMETER; WIND POWER; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 46749087998     PISSN: 15435075     EISSN: 15435083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15435070802106894     Document Type: Article

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