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1:200,000 view. You will need 1:50,000 view to read elevation. Or go to www.newmexico.
org/map/ or www.awstruewind.com (windNavigator) and use terrain map.
22. What is the general rule for MW/km 2 in plains and rolling hills? For MW/km for ridges
and narrow mesas?
23. From Table 9.3 , what is the estimated MW/km 2 ?
24. From Table 9.3, just using the general rule for km 2 , what is the maximum MW of wind
that could be installed? The maximum capturable power?
25. What is the annual wind speed at 100 m height on Mesa Redonda, New Mexico? Mesa
Redonda is south of Tucumcari in eastern New Mexico. Use windNavigator [22].