Article | REF: BE8571 V1

Offshore Wind Energy - Basic techniques

Author: Jacques RUER

Publication date: January 10, 2013

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1. Special features of offshore wind power

1.1 Atmospheric conditions

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1.1.1 Wind at sea

Above a land surface, the roughness of the terrain generates a velocity gradient as a function of altitude [BM4640] . In contrast, sea surfaces are free of obstacles and have low roughness. The...

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