Estimated global ocean wind power potential from QuikSCAT observations, accounting for turbine characteristics and siting

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 9, 2010, Pages

  Capps, Scott B ^a   Zender, Charles S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION; OCEANOGRAPHY; SPECIFICATIONS; TURBINES;

CUT-OUT; EXTRATROPICS; FUTURE INNOVATIONS; GLOBAL OCEAN; HUB HEIGHT; MEAN-WINDS; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; OCEAN DEPTH; OFFSHORE WIND POWER; OFFSHORE WIND TURBINES; POWER INCREASE; POWER POTENTIAL; POWER RANGE; QUIKSCAT; SHELF BREAK; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; STORM TRACK; WIND SPEED DISTRIBUTION;

WIND POWER;

GLOBAL OCEAN; HEIGHT; POWER GENERATION; QUIKSCAT; SHELF BREAK; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 84905363054     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD012679     Document Type: Article

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