Mesoscale modelling for wind resource evaluation purposes. A test case in complex terrain

Renewable Energy and Power Quality Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 663-667

  Soares, A ^a   Pinto, P ^a   Pilao R ^b  

^a MEGAJOULE Inovacao Lda   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DO PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Mesoescale; WASP; Wind Farm; WRF

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858326079     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2172038X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.24084/repqj08.433     Document Type: Article

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