Further evidence of impacts of large-scale wind farms on land surface temperature

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 6432-6437

  Walsh Thomas, Jenell M ^a   Cervone, Guido ^a   Agouris, Peggy ^a   Manca, Germana ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental impact; Land surface temperature; Remote sensing; Renewable energy; Wind energy; Wind farm

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATIONS; CLEAN ENERGY; ECONOMIC IMPACTS; GLOBAL WIND ENERGY COUNCIL; HIGHER RESOLUTION; LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE; LANDSAT-5; PIXEL RESOLUTION; POLLUTANT EMISSION; REMOTELY SENSED TEMPERATURE; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE SOURCES; SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; THEMATIC MAPPERS; TIME SPAN; US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY; WIND ENERGY PRODUCTION; WIND FARM;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; REMOTE SENSING; WIND POWER;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

EID: 84865663772     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.07.004     Document Type: Review

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