Open AccessTOPOGRAPHY DEPENDENT VERTICAL WIND DISTRIBUTION ESTIMATION
Author(s) -
Karolina Lamkowska,
Piotr Domagalski
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
informatyka, automatyka, pomiary w gospodarce i ochronie środowiska
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2391-6761
pISSN - 2083-0157
DOI - 10.5604/01.3001.0010.4830
Subject(s) - terrain , a priori and a posteriori , wind power , wind profile power law , dispersion (optics) , roughness length , logarithm , scale (ratio) , wind speed , log wind profile , wind direction , fractal , meteorology , fractal dimension , geology , remote sensing , mathematics , mathematical analysis , wind gradient , physics , optics , engineering , geography , philosophy , cartography , epistemology , quantum mechanics , electrical engineering
We propose a novel technique for estimation of vertical wind distribution. Proposed modification of logarithmic profile relies on introducing topography dependent dispersion parameter calculated based on fractal dimension of topography. Initial results compared against full scale wind measurement show high agreement. Proposed methodology brings promise of precise a priori calculations of wind profile in case of non-flat, nonhomogeneous surface roughness terrain, improving the precision of wind potential estimation for wind energy sector.