Open AccessWind characteristics and wind power potential of the Indian summer monsoon
Author(s) -
D. A. Mooley
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
mausam
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.243
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 0252-9416
DOI - 10.54302/mausam.v34i1.2294
Subject(s) - saurashtra , monsoon , wind power , plateau (mathematics) , monsoon of south asia , climatology , westerlies , global wind patterns , geology , wind speed , wind shear , environmental science , geography , meteorology , oceanography , mathematical analysis , philosophy , linguistics , mathematics , engineering , electrical engineering
Utilising the hourly wind data for the period 1969-73, characteristics of the monsoon (June-September) wind over Saurashtra-Kutch, Gujarat and penisular India have been brought out. The wind regime over moved Saurashtra-Kutch, adjoining coasts of Gujarat and of Konkan, southern parts of the peninsular India and at into a some stations in Deccan plateau is strong. Marked diurnal variation in wind is experienced at inland stations. Power computations show that a good amount of power exists in the wind over Saurashtra-Kutchand. the adjoining coastal belts in southern part of the peninsula and at a few stations in the Deccan plateau. In particular over and around the Gulf of Kutch, the wind has a high power potential. Wind power over Saurashtra-Kutch and Gujarat in a bad monsoon year need not be less than that during a good monsoon year. The available monsoon wind ported power can be used through a suitably devised windmill for irrigation that may be required by the crops and for drawing water from wells and grinding corn in rural areas.