Evaluation of wind energy potentiality at coastal locations along the north eastern coasts of Turkey

Energy

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 395-405

  Akpinar, Adem ^a  

^a GUMUSHANE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Directional analysis; Mean wind speed; North eastern coasts of Turkey; Wind power potential

Indexed keywords

WIND EFFECTS;

ANNUAL MEAN; COASTAL LOCATIONS; COASTAL REGIONS; DIRECTIONAL ANALYSIS; FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS; MEAN WIND SPEED; METEOROLOGICAL STATION; NORTH EASTERN COASTS OF TURKEY; POWER POTENTIAL; SEASONAL MEAN; TRABZON; WIND CHARACTERISTICS; WIND DIRECTIONS; WIND POWER DENSITY; WIND SPEED DATA;

WIND POWER;

COASTAL ZONE; GEOPOLITICS; OPTIMIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WIND POWER; WIND VELOCITY;

TURKEY;

EID: 84873197756     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2012.11.019     Document Type: Article

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