Combining WAsP with the WRF meso-scale model. Evaluation of wind resource asessment for three Norwegian wind farm areas

European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition 2007, EWEC 2007

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages 736-741

  Berge, Erik ^a   Bredesen, Rolv E ^a   Mollestad , Knut ^b  

^a Kjeller Vindteknikk AS   (Norway)

^b Statkraft SF ^*  (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL AVERAGE WIND SPEED; COMBINED MODEL; COMPLEX TERRAINS; HORIZONTAL RESOLUTION; MESO-SCALE MODELS; POST PROCESSING; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING MODELS; WIND RESOURCES;

ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ERRORS; EXHIBITIONS; LANDFORMS; SUPERCOMPUTERS; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND EFFECTS;

WIND POWER;

EID: 84875362179     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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