3TIER Support
Wind Prospecting Tools
The Wind Prospecting Tools are a powerful, web-based application with a simple point and click map for easily accessing renewable resource data. For help using these tools, please select from the below list of frequently asked questions. If you require additional assistance, please contact 3TIER Support.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How do I enter a location?
- What does the Annual Mean Wind Speed Tool provide?
- How do I interpret the graph provided by the Monthly Mean Wind Speed Tool?
- How do I interpret the wind rose provided by the Annual Mean Wind Rose Tool?
- What does the Wind Speed Distribution Tool provide?
- Why do we show a +/- next to the annual value?
- What wind speeds are shown on the map?
- How can I compare sites side-by-side?
- What affects wind at a given site?
- How do I change locations for individual tools?
- What is a hub height?
- What makes a good wind resource?
- What is a wind resource assessment?
- What do the colors on the map mean?
- What is the source of the information?
- How accurate are the Wind Prospecting Tools?
- Which Internet browsers does the 3TIER website support?
- Why does the map disappear?
- How was the 5 km global wind dataset created?
- Does 3TIER incorporate observational data?
- What were 3TIER's data validation procedures for the 5 km global wind dataset?
