Description
Book SynopsisHANDBOOK OF WIND RESOURCE ASSESSMENT Useful reference text underpinning the theory behind wind resource assessment along with its practical application Handbook of Wind Resource Assessment provides a comprehensive description of the background theory, methods, models, applications, and analysis of the discipline of wind resource assessment, covering topics such as climate variability, measurement, wind distributions, numerical modeling, statistical modeling, reanalysis datasets, applications in different environments (onshore and offshore), wind atlases, and future climate. The text provides an up-to-date assessment of the tools available for wind resource assessment and their application in different environments. It also summarizes our present understanding of the wind climate and its variability, with a particular focus on its relevance to wind resource assessment. Written by a highly qualified professional in the fields of wind resource assessment, wind turbine condition moni
Table of ContentsPreface ix
Acknowledgements xi
About the Author xiii
1 Introduction 1
2 The Atmospheric Boundary Layer 11
3 Measurement 33
4 Wind Speed Variability and Distributions 85
5 Numerical Modelling 111
6 Wind Resource Estimation in Complex Terrain, Offshore, and in Urban Areas 157
7 Orographic Test Cases 179
8 Statistical Methods 199
9 Atmospheric Reanalyses and Wind Atlases 227
10 Mesoscale Phenomena 263
11 Long-term Wind Climate Trends 281
Index 291
