Assessing Atmospheric Stability and its Impacts on Rotor-Disk Wind Characteristics at an Onshore Wind Farm

Wharton, Sonia; Lundquist, Julie K.

doi:10.1002/we.483

Title: Assessing Atmospheric Stability and its Impacts on Rotor-Disk Wind Characteristics at an Onshore Wind Farm

Journal Article · Sun Jul 31 00:00:00 EDT 2011 · Wind Energy

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/we.483· OSTI ID:1053301

Wharton, Sonia ^[1]; Lundquist, Julie K.

Atmospheric, Earth and Energy Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, PO Box 808, L-103, Livermore, California, 94551, USA

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Research Organization:: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Wind and Water Technologies Office (EE-4W)

DOE Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 1053301

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA-500-48970

Journal Information:: Wind Energy, Vol. 15, Issue 4; ISSN 1095-4244

Publisher:: Wiley

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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