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CHARACTERIZING THE
OBSERVED WIND RESOURCE
Once the data validation is complete, the data can be analyzed to produce a variety
of wind resource statistics and informative reports. This type of analysis provides
a useful summary of the wind resource observed over the course of the monitoring
program. Software to do this is available from several vendors, including some data
logger manufacturers. Customized reports can also be created with spreadsheet and
database software.
10.1 SUMMARIZING THE OBSERVED WIND RESOURCE
Table 10-1 presents a list of the summary statistics that are commonly provided in
wind resource reports. These statistics, or some subset of them, may be generated on
a periodic basis, such as monthly or quarterly, as well as annually and at the end of
the monitoring program. A sample monthly report is provided in Figure 10-1.
The following sections describe how the various parameters are derived.