Measuring turbine inflow with vertically-profiling lidar in complex terrain

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 142, Issue , 2015, Pages 217-231

  Wharton, S ^a   Newman, J F ^b   Qualley, G ^c   Miller, W O ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c Infigen Energy   (United States)

Author keywords

Altamont Pass; Complex terrain; Hill "speed up"; Inflow; Lidar; Wind power; Wind resource; Wind shear

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC UTILITIES; LANDFORMS; SPEED; WIND; WIND POWER;

ALTAMONT PASS; COMPLEX TERRAINS; INFLOW; SPEED UP; WIND RESOURCES; WIND SHEARS;

OPTICAL RADAR;

EID: 84937857275     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jweia.2015.03.023     Document Type: Article

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