Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society · 2003 · 13 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesEarth SciencesOceanographyAir-sea InteractionOffshore EngineeringPhysical OceanographyMarine Energy Resource AssessmentMomentum ExchangeOcean Energy SystemsOffshore Wind EnergyWind Energy SystemsWind StressOffshore Wind Energy SystemsPower-law ModelSatellite Wind Remote SensingScatterometer-based Wind RetrievalSea Surface Wind FieldsWind Resource AssessmentWind Speed CharacterizationWind Speed Measurement
In order to investigate the offshore wind resources around Korean peninsula, the QuikSCAT Level 3 data by ADEOS II satellite was analyzed from Jan 1 2000 to Jan 18 2003. The SeaWinds on the satellite is a specialize4 device for microwave scatterometery that measures near-surface wind speed and direction under all weather and cloud conditions. Wind speed are extrapolated from 10m to 60m with the exponent of 1/10 in the power law model. It has been found that the High wind energy potentials are prevailing in the South sea and Southeastern end of Korean peninsula.