Wind characteristics and wind energy potential in western Nevada

Renewable Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2246-2251

  Belu, Radian ^a   Koracin, Darko ^a  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Air density; Nevada; Turbulence Intensity; Wind energy assessment; Wind gust; Wind power density

Indexed keywords

AIR DENSITY; NEVADA; TURBULENCE INTENSITY; WIND ENERGY ASSESSMENT; WIND GUST; WIND POWER DENSITY;

AIR; HURRICANE EFFECTS; SPEED; TOWERS; TURBULENCE; WIND EFFECTS;

WIND POWER;

DATA SET; DIURNAL VARIATION; GUST; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; SEASONALITY; TURBULENCE; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE; WIND VELOCITY;

NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 66149173225     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2009.02.024     Document Type: Article

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