Open AccessTwo years of wind-lidar measurements at an Italian Mediterranean Coastal Site
Author(s) -
Daniel Gullì,
Elenio Avolio,
Claudia Roberta Calidonna,
Teresa Lo Feudo,
Rosa Claudia Torcasio,
Anna Maria Sempreviva
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
energy procedia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.474
H-Index - 81
ISSN - 1876-6102
DOI - 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.08.194
Subject(s) - lidar , mesoscale meteorology , terrain , wind speed , mediterranean climate , prevailing winds , wind direction , meteorology , mediterranean sea , environmental science , discontinuity (linguistics) , geology , climatology , remote sensing , geography , cartography , archaeology , mathematical analysis , mathematics
Reliable measurements of vertical profiles of wind speed and direction are needed for testing models and methodologies of use for wind energy assessment. In particular, modelling complex terrain such as coastal areas is challenging due to the coastal discontinuity that is not accurately resolved in mesoscale numerical model. Here, we present a unique database from a coastal site in South Italy (middle of the Mediterranean area) where vertical profiles of wind speed and direction have been collected during a two-year period from a wind-lidar ZEPHIR-300® at a coastal-suburban area. We show an overview analysis on two-year 10-minute averaged wind profiles.
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