Characterization of wind power resource in the United States

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 20, 2012, Pages 9687-9702

  Gunturu, U B ^a   Schlosser, C A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WIND POWER; WIND PROFILE; WIND TURBINE; WIND VELOCITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867868469     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-9687-2012     Document Type: Article

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