Coastal wind from SAR and NWP model for offshore wind power production

• Main Author: Abrahamsen, Malin
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Tromsø 2013
• Subjects: VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Informasjons- og kommunikasjonsvitenskap: 420::Simulering; visualisering; signalbehandling; bildeanalyse: 429; VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Information and communication science: 420::Simulation; visualization; signal processing; image processing: 429; Offshore wind power production; SAR; Earth observation; EOM-3901; Asar; Fakken; Norway; Vannøya; Northern Norway
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/5431

With rising energy demands as well as technological advances, offshore wind power production is becoming an attractive option. However, it is necessary to estimate the wind climate at potential sites in order to achieve optimal siting, and numerical weather prediction models as well as satellite SAR...