Figure 1. Annual Mean Wind Speed
Figure 2. Monthly Mean Wind Speed
Figure 3. Annual Wind Rose
Product Features
Tools include a Map Controller and tools providing:
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Annual mean wind speed
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Monthly mean wind speed
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Annual wind rose
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Wind speed distribution
Optional Features
Two purchasing options:
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Monthly Subscription
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1 Day Pass
Product Highlights
Access to 3TIER Dashboard tools
Tailor the way you see information to the specific needs and demands of your work all within a seamless, drag and drop interface featuring page layout options, maximize and scale tools, and multiple page views.
Click and Compare
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Multiple Locations: The Wind Prospecting tools allow you to link and unlink the data displays for a single site while you evaluate it against other locations.
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Wind Shear: Determine the ideal tower height for a given project by comparing wind data at multiple hub heights: 20 m, 50 m, and 80 m.
Unlimited Geographic Availability
Select the region you want to explore from the entire globe. With worldwide coverage, our global dataset has no constraints. If you want to develop there, we can provide you the tools to get started.
Delivery Method
Prospecting data tools are made available via a client-specific dashboard interface.
Methodology
The Wind Prospecting Tools are made possible by the most comprehensive and geographically complete wind dataset available. Founded on the latest science, the dataset was created through the application of advanced NWP (Numerical Weather Prediction) models and publicly available observations from meteorological towers worldwide. Using proven, state-of-the-art methods supported by a large scientific and research community, 3TIER has produced over a decade of simulations for wind resource data.
Technical Highlights
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Spatial resolution of 2 arc minutes (approximately 5 km)
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Validated by NCEP-ADP network data
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Mesoscale 10-year WRF (Weather Research and Forecasting) model run
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Model constrained by high-quality inputs from the NCAR/NCEP reanalysis, which incorporates real observational data.
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Validation Results: The difference between annual mean wind speed data provided by the Wind Prospecting tools and actual on-site measurements from NCAR/NCEP reanalysis is less than 0.5 m/s at 50% of the observational stations and less than 1 m/s at 78% of the stations. The overall bias is +0.05 m/s relative to NCEP-ADP observations, and the RMSE (Root Mean Square Error) is 0.93 m/s.
- Find our validation papers here.
If you are unfamiliar with the technical terminology on this page, please visit our Glossary for more information.