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DOI	10.2172/6019473
报告编号	DOE/ET/20316-81-1; PNL-3938
来源ID	OSTI_ID: 6019473
	Remote sensing for wind power potential: a prospector's handbook
	Wade, J.E.; Maule, P.A.; Bodvarsson, G.; Rosenfeld, C.L.; Woolley, S.G.; McClenahan, M.R.
英文摘要	Remote sensing can aid in identifying and locating indicators of wind power potential from the terrestrial, marine, and atmospheric environments (i.e.: wind-deformed trees, white caps, and areas of thermal flux). It is not considered as a tool for determining wind power potential. A wide variety of remotely sensed evidence is described in terms of the scale at which evidence of wind power can be identified, and the appropriate remote sensors for finding such evidence. Remote sensing can be used for regional area prospecting using small-scale imagery. The information from such small-scale imagery is most often qualitative, and if it is transitory, examination of a number of images to verify presistence of the feature may be required. However, this evidence will allow rapid screening of a large area. Medium-scale imagery provides a better picture of the evidence obtained from small-scale imagery. At this level it is best to use existing imagery. Criteria relating to land use, accessibility, and proximity of candidate sites to nearby transmission lines can also be effectively evaluated from medium-scale imagery. Large-scale imagery provides the most quantitative evidence of the strength of wind. Wind-deformed trees can be identified at a large number of sites using only a few hours in locally chartered aircraft. A handheld 35mm camera can adequately document any evidence of wind. Three case studies that employ remote sensing prospecting techniques are described. Based on remotely sensed evidence, the wind power potential in three geographically and climatically diverse areas of the United States is estimated, and the estimates are compared to actual wind data in those regions. In addition, the cost of each survey is discussed. The results indicate that remote sensing for wind power potential is a quick, cost effective, and fairly reliable method for screening large areas for wind power potential.
出版年	1983
报告类型	Technical Report
语种	英语
国家	美国
来源学科分类	17 WIND ENERGY ; WIND ; REMOTE SENSING ; WIND POWER ; AVAILABILITY ; AERIAL SURVEYING ; CALIFORNIA ; CLOUDS ; COST ; DESERTS ; FROST ; IMAGES ; NEW YORK ; OREGON ; PHOTOGRAPHY ; PLANTS ; THERMOGRAPHY ; TOPOGRAPHY ; UPWELLING ; VAPOR CONDENSATION ; WASHINGTON ; WATER WAVES ; ARID LANDS ; ENERGY SOURCES ; FEDERAL REGION II ; FEDERAL REGION IX ; FEDERAL REGION X ; GRAVITY WAVES ; ICE ; MEASURING METHODS ; NORTH AMERICA ; POWER ; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES ; USA 170100* -- Wind Energy-- Resources & Availability (Climatology) ; 170604 -- Wind Energy Engineering-- Site Characteristics
URL	http://www.osti.gov/scitech/servlets/purl/6019473
资源类型	科技报告
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/263410
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Wade, J.E.,Maule, P.A.,Bodvarsson, G.,et al. Remote sensing for wind power potential: a prospector's handbook,1983.