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Title: | The wind shear exponent in a Mediterranean island climate |
Authors: | Farrugia, Robert N. |
Keywords: | Wind shear -- Mediterranean Region Winds -- Mediterranean Region Winds -- Maps Winds -- Speed -- Malta |
Issue Date: | 2003 |
Publisher: | Elsevier Ltd. |
Citation: | Farrugia, R. N. (2003). The wind shear exponent in a Mediterranean island climate. Renewable Energy, 28(4), 647-653. |
Abstract: | The difficulties in estimating the long term mean wind speed and subsequently wind turbine energy output derive from the fact that more often than not, available data is taken at a level other than machine hub height. The 1/7th power law has been recognised as a handy tool to carry out vertical wind speed extrapolation to the desired hub height. It is also understood that using an exponent of 1/7th could lead to underestimation of the actual long-term mean wind speed aloft. This paper strives to evaluate the power law with respect to wind data taken on a 25 m mast on the central Mediterranean island of Malta. Whilst deriving a site-specific factor affiliated to a typical terrain type, it also strives to determine characteristic variations of the power law exponent over appropriate sampling intervals. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/106795 |
Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - InsSE |
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