{"product_id":"handbook-of-wind-resource-assessment-isbn-9781119055297","title":"Handbook of Wind Resource Assessment","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHANDBOOK OF WIND RESOURCE ASSESSMENT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUseful reference text underpinning the theory behind wind resource assessment along with its practical application\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHandbook of Wind Resource Assessment\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive description of the background theory, methods, models, applications, and analysis of the discipline of wind resource assessment, covering topics such as climate variability, measurement, wind distributions, numerical modeling, statistical modeling, reanalysis datasets, applications in different environments (onshore and offshore), wind atlases, and future climate.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe text provides an up-to-date assessment of the tools available for wind resource assessment and their application in different environments. It also summarizes our present understanding of the wind climate and its variability, with a particular focus on its relevance to wind resource assessment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten by a highly qualified professional in the fields of wind resource assessment, wind turbine condition monitoring, and wind turbine wake modeling, sample topics included in \u003ci\u003eHandbook of Wind Resource Assessment\u003c\/i\u003e are as follows:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eClimate variability, covering temporal scales of variation, power spectrum, short term variation and turbulence, the spectral gap, and long-term variation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMeasurement, covering history of wind speed measurement, types of measurement, terrestrial measurements, anemometers, wind vanes, lidars, sodars and remote sensing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDistributions, covering synoptic scale wind distributions, turbulent scale distributions, contrast between mean and extreme values, and extreme value statistics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePhysical modeling, covering spatial scales of variability, the governing equations, models of varying complexity, mass consistent models, linearized models and semi-empirical models\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStatistical modeling, covering the use of measure-correlate-predict (MCP), wind indices and spatial interpolation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHandbook of Wind Resource Assessment\u003c\/i\u003e serves as a comprehensive text that brings together the different aspects of wind resource assessment in one place. It is an essential resource for anyone who wishes to understand the underlying science, models, or applications of wind resources, including postgraduates, academics, and wind resource professionals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Atmospheric Boundary Layer 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Measurement 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Wind Speed Variability and Distributions 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Numerical Modelling 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Wind Resource Estimation in Complex Terrain, Offshore, and in Urban Areas 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Orographic Test Cases 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Statistical Methods 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Atmospheric Reanalyses and Wind Atlases 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Mesoscale Phenomena 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Long-term Wind Climate Trends 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 291\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimon Watson\u003c\/b\u003e is Head of the Wind Energy Section for the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology. He has been working in the field of wind energy for over 30 years and is the Editor-in-Chief of the Wiley Wind Energy journal.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUseful reference text underpinning the theory behind wind resource assessment along with its practical application\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHandbook of Wind Resource Assessment\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive description of the background theory, methods, models, applications, and analysis of the discipline of wind resource assessment, covering topics such as climate variability, measurement, wind distributions, numerical modeling, statistical modeling, reanalysis datasets, applications in different environments (onshore and offshore), wind atlases, and future climate.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe text provides an up-to-date assessment of the tools available for wind resource assessment and their application in different environments. It also summarizes our present understanding of the wind climate and its variability, with a particular focus on its relevance to wind resource assessment.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by a highly qualified professional in the fields of wind resource assessment, wind turbine condition monitoring, and wind turbine wake modeling, sample topics included in \u003ci\u003eHandbook of Wind Resource Assessment\u003c\/i\u003e are as follows: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Climate variability, covering temporal scales of variation, power spectrum, short term variation and turbulence, the spectral gap, and long-term variation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Measurement, covering history of wind speed measurement, types of measurement, terrestrial measurements, anemometers, wind vanes, lidars, sodars and remote sensing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Distributions, covering synoptic scale wind distributions, turbulent scale distributions, contrast between mean and extreme values, and extreme value statistics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Physical modeling, covering spatial scales of variability, the governing equations, models of varying complexity, mass consistent models, linearized models and semi-empirical models\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Statistical modeling, covering the use of measure-correlate-predict (MCP), wind indices and spatial interpolation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHandbook of Wind Resource Assessment\u003c\/i\u003e serves as a comprehensive text that brings together the different aspects of wind resource assessment in one place. 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