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FullView Wind Spatial Mapping

FullView Wind Spatial Mapping

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Product Description

Primary Uses

  • Met tower placement
  • Site suitability
  • High-level site identification
  • Initial turbine layout

Using proven, state-of-the-art technologies, 3TIER can provide high-resolution data and advanced analysis of the spatial and temporal characteristics of wind resources anywhere in the world. This analysis utilizes the latest mesoscale NWP (Numerical Weather Prediction) models and can be performed even before on-site observational data have been collected.

FullView Wind Spatial Mapping

3TIER's wind spatial mapping enables you to understand how wind resources are distributed across the area, facilitating high-level project planning and optimal met tower siting.

Our FullView Wind Spatial Mapping includes easily interpreted annual and monthly wind speed maps for the selected area and data files containing these values, which integrate with your own internal systems to facilitate further analysis. Spatial mapping can be performed at resolutions ranging from 4.5 km to 90 meters depending upon the needs of the client.

Optional power density and/or power capacity factor spatial mapping is also available across the entire project location for a combined wind and power mapping analysis. In addition, 3TIER can provide a supplementary Site Analysis Report offering temporal analysis of the wind conditions at specific locations within the selected region to promote further understanding of your resource. The report describes temporal wind speed variability at your site, increasing your confidence that the resource will be available when you need it.

Technical Overview

Product Features

  • Maps of annual and monthly mean wind speeds
  • CSV files of annual and monthly mean wind speeds at all grid points

Custom Options

  • Resolution options from 4.5 km down to 90 m
  • Data provided at any custom height between 10 – 200 m

Optional Features

  • Power Density Mapping:
    • Maps of annual and monthly mean power density and/or power capacity factor
    • CSV files of annual and monthly mean power density and/or power capacity factor at all grid points
  • Site Analysis Report:
    • Plot of monthly mean wind speeds
    • Histogram of hourly distribution of wind speed
    • Annual wind rose
    • Graph of annual mean diurnal cycle of wind speeds
    • Graphs of monthly diurnal cycle of wind speed for each calendar month
    • 12x24 tabular formatted data of wind speed values
    • Tabular formatted data of mean wind speed and Weibull parameters for each wind direction

Delivery Method

Portable Document File (PDF) report and data files in an easily integrated, CSV format

Methodology

FullView Wind Spatial Mapping is based on the latest atmospheric science techniques and involves running a mesoscale NWP model for an entire project area. 3TIER primarily employs an NWP model called WRF (Weather Research and Forecasting). This model is widely supported and continually enhanced by the global atmospheric science and research community.

For spatial mapping purposes, the WRF model is run across the specified domain, producing a single calendar year of data where each individual day of that year has been drawn from the last 10 years. This methodology produces wind speed values that are representative of the long-term mean conditions while maintaining the seasonal cycle of the wind resource. When observational data are available, 3TIER can run the WRF model for a time period concurrent with observations to create a corrected map using a Model Output Statistics (MOS) process, which removes bias and reduces Root Mean Squared Error (RMSE). WRF can be run at horizontal resolutions from 4.5 km down to 500 meters. 3TIER can also downscale the data to a horizontal resolution of 90 meters using a microscale diagnostic model called TVM.

Customer Requirements

In order to perform spatial mapping analysis, the coordinates of the area to be mapped must be provided. If MOS-correction is to be performed, 3TIER must receive wind measurements from the client.

If you are unfamiliar with the technical terminology on this page, please visit our Glossary for more information.

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