Coastal Zone Wind Energy. Part I. Potential Wind Power Density Fields Based on 3-D Model Simulations of the Dominant Wind Regimes for Three East and Gulf Coast Areas

摘要

The results of applying a numerical model of the atmosphere to the problem of locating areas of maximum wind power are presented. Three US coastal regions, of approximately 10 exp 5 km exp 2 area each, are investigated. For each region the spatial distribution of daily average power density (W m exp -2 ) for the lowest 100 m of the atmosphere is given for the three most prevalent weather regimes. These distributions are then combined to form an estimate of the annual average power density for each region. Comparisons with long-term climatological data at stations within each region show good agreement between model estimated and observed wind power density for two of the three regions studied. (ERA citation 07:043182)