Application of footprint models for wind turbine locations

The possibility to use footprint models, which are well established in micrometeorology and ecology, is discussed also for the fine-tuning of the location of wind turbines. A selection of possible models is given. In an example it is shown that differences in the wind power of two nearby located win...

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Published inMeteorologische Zeitschrift (Berlin, Germany : 1992) Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 111 - 115
Main Author Thomas Foken
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Borntraeger 01.04.2013
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footprint
wind power
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Summary:The possibility to use footprint models, which are well established in micrometeorology and ecology, is discussed also for the fine-tuning of the location of wind turbines. A selection of possible models is given. In an example it is shown that differences in the wind power of two nearby located wind turbines can be explained by the presence of forested areas within the footprint.
ISSN:0941-2948
DOI:10.1127/0941-2948/2012/0390