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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-10-1551-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-10-1551-2025
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04 Aug 2025
Research article |  | 04 Aug 2025

Performance of wind assessment datasets in United States coastal areas

Lindsay M. Sheridan, Jiali Wang, Caroline Draxl, Nicola Bodini, Caleb Phillips, Dmitry Duplyakin, Heidi Tinnesand, Raj K. Rai, Julia E. Flaherty, Larry K. Berg, Chunyong Jung, Ethan Young, and Rao Kotamarthi

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Three recent wind resource datasets are assessed for their skills in representing annual average wind speeds and seasonal, diurnal, and interannual trends in the wind resource in coastal locations to support customers interested in small and midsize wind energy.
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