Open AccessIdentifying the Effect of Tidal Height on Offshore Wind Speed Profiles
Author(s) -
Khan Demian,
Watson Simon J.,
Infield David G.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
wind energy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.743
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1099-1824
pISSN - 1095-4244
DOI - 10.1002/we.102
Subject(s) - offshore wind power , wind shear , baltic sea , submarine pipeline , wind speed , geology , turbine , wind gradient , oceanography , north sea , wind stress , meteorology , environmental science , geography , engineering , mechanical engineering
The rise and fall of the sea surface due to the tide effectively moves an offshore wind turbine hub through the wind shear profile. Offshore wind farms are being built around the coasts of Europe, including in the Baltic and the North Sea. Tidal ranges in the North Sea are greater than those in the Baltic, and the potential effect on the wind shear profile of the change in sea surface height is likely to be more significant. This article seeks to identify the effect of tidal height on the shear profile at a mast off the east coast of the UK where the maximum tidal range is 7 m. Definite evidence for the effect of tidal height on wind shear is presented, though the effect is small and there is considerable scatter in the data. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.