Title :
New Method to Measure High-Resolution Wind from a Decade of NASA Satellite Scatterometer Data for Offshore Wind Energy Development
Author :
Nghiem, S.V. ; Neumann, G.
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
A new method is developed to obtain a unique dataset of offshore wind climatology at 1-km posting from a decade of NASA QuikSCAT satellite scatterometer data. High-resolution scatterometer results, as close as 10-15 km to shore, are compared with model patterns of the National Renewable Laboratory (NREL) wind density classes to show potential areas for wind energy development in near-shore waters. High-resolution wind atlases can be made for various science studies and practical applications.
Keywords :
atmospheric techniques; wind; wind power; NASA QuikSCAT satellite scatterometer data; National Renewable Laboratory wind density classes; high-resolution wind atlases; high-resolution wind measurement method; offshore wind climatology; offshore wind energy development; Backscatter; Energy measurement; Laboratories; NASA; Pollution measurement; Radar measurements; Satellites; Sea measurements; Spaceborne radar; Wind energy; Offshore wind energy; power density; satellite scatterometer;
Conference_Titel :
Biosciences (BIOSCIENCESWORLD), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cancun
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5929-2
DOI :
10.1109/BioSciencesWorld.2010.22
