The Climatology and Trend of Surface Wind Speed over Antarctica and the Southern Ocean and the Implication to Wind Energy Application
Surface wind trends and variability over Antarctica and the Southern Ocean and their implications to wind energy in the region are analyzed using the gridded ERA-Interim reanalysis data between 1979 and 2017 and the Self-Organizing Map (SOM) technique. In general, surface winds are stronger over the...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:06b33792d09148ca84d2b7734b302c35 2023-05-15T13:54:21+02:00 The Climatology and Trend of Surface Wind Speed over Antarctica and the Southern Ocean and the Implication to Wind Energy Application Lejiang Yu Shiyuan Zhong Bo Sun 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11010108 https://doaj.org/article/06b33792d09148ca84d2b7734b302c35 EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/11/1/108 https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4433 2073-4433 doi:10.3390/atmos11010108 https://doaj.org/article/06b33792d09148ca84d2b7734b302c35 Atmosphere, Vol 11, Iss 1, p 108 (2020) wind energy antarctica wind antarctic oscillation (aao) self-organizing map (som) Meteorology. Climatology QC851-999 article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11010108 2022-12-31T05:11:54Z Surface wind trends and variability over Antarctica and the Southern Ocean and their implications to wind energy in the region are analyzed using the gridded ERA-Interim reanalysis data between 1979 and 2017 and the Self-Organizing Map (SOM) technique. In general, surface winds are stronger over the coastal regions of East Antarctica and the Transantarctic Mountains and weaker over the Ross and Ronne ice shelves and the Antarctic Peninsula; and stronger in winter and weaker in summer. Winds in the southern Indian and Pacific Oceans and along coastal regions exhibit a strong interannual variability that appears to be correlated to the Antarctic Oscillation (AAO) index. A significantly positive trend in surface wind speeds is found across most regions and about 20% and 17% of the austral autumn and summer wind trends, respectively, and less than 1% of the winter and spring wind trends may be explained by the trends in the AAO index. Except for the Antarctic Peninsula, Ronne and Ross ice shelves, and small areas in the interior East Antarctica, most of the continent is found to be suitable for the development of wind power. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antarctica East Antarctica Ice Shelves Southern Ocean Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Antarctic Southern Ocean The Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula East Antarctica Austral Transantarctic Mountains Pacific Indian Atmosphere 11 1 108 |
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Surface wind trends and variability over Antarctica and the Southern Ocean and their implications to wind energy in the region are analyzed using the gridded ERA-Interim reanalysis data between 1979 and 2017 and the Self-Organizing Map (SOM) technique. In general, surface winds are stronger over the coastal regions of East Antarctica and the Transantarctic Mountains and weaker over the Ross and Ronne ice shelves and the Antarctic Peninsula; and stronger in winter and weaker in summer. Winds in the southern Indian and Pacific Oceans and along coastal regions exhibit a strong interannual variability that appears to be correlated to the Antarctic Oscillation (AAO) index. A significantly positive trend in surface wind speeds is found across most regions and about 20% and 17% of the austral autumn and summer wind trends, respectively, and less than 1% of the winter and spring wind trends may be explained by the trends in the AAO index. Except for the Antarctic Peninsula, Ronne and Ross ice shelves, and small areas in the interior East Antarctica, most of the continent is found to be suitable for the development of wind power. |
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The Climatology and Trend of Surface Wind Speed over Antarctica and the Southern Ocean and the Implication to Wind Energy Application |
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The Climatology and Trend of Surface Wind Speed over Antarctica and the Southern Ocean and the Implication to Wind Energy Application |
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The Climatology and Trend of Surface Wind Speed over Antarctica and the Southern Ocean and the Implication to Wind Energy Application |
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The Climatology and Trend of Surface Wind Speed over Antarctica and the Southern Ocean and the Implication to Wind Energy Application |
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The Climatology and Trend of Surface Wind Speed over Antarctica and the Southern Ocean and the Implication to Wind Energy Application |
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climatology and trend of surface wind speed over antarctica and the southern ocean and the implication to wind energy application |
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Antarctic Southern Ocean The Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula East Antarctica Austral Transantarctic Mountains Pacific Indian |
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Antarctic Southern Ocean The Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula East Antarctica Austral Transantarctic Mountains Pacific Indian |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antarctica East Antarctica Ice Shelves Southern Ocean |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antarctica East Antarctica Ice Shelves Southern Ocean |
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