{"product_id":"9781119055297","title":"Handbook of Wind Resource Assessment","description":"\u003ch1\u003eHandbook of Wind Resource Assessment\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSimon Watson\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience \/ Energy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHANDBOOK OF WIND RESOURCE ASSESSMENT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUseful reference text underpinning the theory behind wind resource assessment along with its practical application\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHandbook of Wind Resource Assessment\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive description of the background theory, methods, models, applications, and analysis of the discipline of wind resource assessment, covering topics such as climate variability, measurement, wind distributions, numerical modeling, statistical modeling, reanalysis datasets, applications in different environments (onshore and offshore), wind atlases, and future climate.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe text provides an up-to-date assessment of the tools available for wind resource assessment and their application in different environments. It also summarizes our present understanding of the wind climate and its variability, with a particular focus on its relevance to wind resource assessment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten by a highly qualified professional in the fields of wind resource assessment, wind turbine condition monitoring, and wind turbine wake modeling, sample topics included in \u003ci\u003eHandbook of Wind Resource Assessment\u003c\/i\u003e are as follows:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eClimate variability, covering temporal scales of variation, power spectrum, short term variation and turbulence, the spectral gap, and long-term variation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMeasurement, covering history of wind speed measurement, types of measurement, terrestrial measurements, anemometers, wind vanes, lidars, sodars and remote sensing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDistributions, covering synoptic scale wind distributions, turbulent scale distributions, contrast between mean and extreme values, and extreme value statistics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePhysical modeling, covering spatial scales of variability, the governing equations, models of varying complexity, mass consistent models, linearized models and semi-empirical models\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStatistical modeling, covering the use of measure-correlate-predict (MCP), wind indices and spatial interpolation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHandbook of Wind Resource Assessment\u003c\/i\u003e serves as a comprehensive text that brings together the different aspects of wind resource assessment in one place. It is an essential resource for anyone who wishes to understand the underlying science, models, or applications of wind resources, including postgraduates, academics, and wind resource professionals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimon Watson\u003c\/b\u003e is Head of the Wind Energy Section for the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology. He has been working in the field of wind energy for over 30 years and is the Editor-in-Chief of the Wiley Wind Energy journal. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 March 2023\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781119055297\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e320\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44381058302092,"sku":"9781119055297","price":129.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781119055297_a38743a7-56ef-4d26-b93a-6945e0dfb126.jpg?v=1780205258","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781119055297","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}