Estimating the Wind Resource in Uttarakhand: Comparison of Dynamic Downscaling with Doppler Lidar Wind Measurements
Previous estimates of the wind resources in Uttarakhand, India, suggest minimal wind resources in this region. To explore whether or not the complex terrain in fact provides localized regions of wind resource, the authors of this study employed a dynamic down scaling method with the Weather Research and Forecasting model, providing detailed estimates of winds at approximately 1 km resolution in the finest nested simulation.
Lundquist, J. K.; Pukayastha, A.; St. Martin, C.; Newsom, R.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Resource Characterization, Forecasting & Maps
Utility-Scale Wind
Technical Report