European wind atlas

TLDR: The aim of the European Wind Atlas is to establish the meteorological basis for the assessment of wind energy resources as mentioned in this paper, and the main objective is to provide suitable data for evaluating the potential wind energy output from large electricity producing wind turbine installations.

Abstract: The aim of the European Wind Atlas is to establish the meteorological basis for the assessment of wind energy resources. The main objective is to provide suitable data for evaluating the potential wind energy output from large electricity producing wind turbine installations. In addition, the Wind Atlas provides data and guidelines for the meteorological aspects of the detailed siting of large and small wind turbines. The EUROPEAN WIND ATLAS IS: A DATA BANK of European Wind climate. It contains comprehensive statistics from more than 200 meteorological stations covering the intire EC - plus colour maps of the wind resources of each country in the EC. The statistical data are given also on a diskette for use with IBM compatible PC's. A HANDBOOK for regional wind resource assessment, and the local siting of wind turbines - including guidelines with computational procedures for the effects of shelter from buildings and other obstacles, the effects of varying surface roughnesses, and for the influence of hills and mountains on the wind climate and on the local wind power resources. A METHODOLOGY description. The computational procedures employed for the analysis of the meteorological data are described in full. These methods have applications for all parts of the world. The computer codes are available separately in the form of the Wind Atlas analysis and Application (PC-) Programme (WAsP). (author).