A study of the surface layer atmospheric stability at two UK offshore sites

European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition 2012, EWEC 2012

Volumn 1, Issue , 2012, Pages 242-249

  Argyle, Peter ^a   Watson, Simon ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmospheric stability; Monin Obukhov similarity theory

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC STABILITY; HUB HEIGHT; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; MONIN-OBUKHOV SIMILARITY THEORY; NORTH SEA; OFFSHORE LOCATIONS; SURFACE LAYERS; WIND DIRECTIONS;

ELECTRIC UTILITIES; EXHIBITIONS; WIND POWER;

STABILITY;

EID: 84884363115     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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