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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-10-1451-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-10-1451-2025
Research article
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22 Jul 2025
Research article |  | 22 Jul 2025

Evaluating the potential of short-term instrument deployment to improve distributed wind resource assessment

Lindsay M. Sheridan, Dmitry Duplyakin, Caleb Phillips, Heidi Tinnesand, Raj K. Rai, Julia E. Flaherty, and Larry K. Berg

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A total of 12 months of onsite wind measurement is standard for correcting model-based long-term wind speed estimates for utility-scale wind farms; however, the time and capital investment involved in gathering onsite measurements must be reconciled with the energy needs and funding opportunities for distributed wind projects. This study aims to answer the question of how short you can go in terms of the observational time period needed to make impactful improvements to long-term wind speed estimates.
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