Sea Wind Power Energy Evaluation by HF Radar System

This paper presents a remote sensing method for wind energy measurement and evaluation on sea surface, which can be used for the investigation of wind farm. It provides a valid proof for building wind plants or monitoring wind farms on the sea surface. The wind speed and direction can be derived from radar echo spectrum as well as wind profile, and it can cover a large area (thousands of square-kilometers) and measure wind simultaneously. It provides a real-time, all-weather remote sensing measurement and it is a new method for wind evaluation comparing to conventional methods.