Surface Wind Speed Changes and Their Potential Impact on Wind Energy Resources Across China During 1961-2021.

ABSTRACT: Enabling the rational use of energy and the realization of the "dual carbon goals" across China will require systematic analysis of temporal and spatial changes in surface wind speed (SWS), determination of key factors influencing SWS, and quantification of wind energy resources. We investigated changes of SWS and their potential impact on wind energy resources using daily SWS data from meteorological observations and based on wind power density (WPD) across China during 1961-2021. The SWS changes were related to atmospheric circulation, surface friction (urbanization and vegetation changes), aerosol emissions and the replacement of observation instruments. The increase of SWS after 2015 was closely related to changes of atmospheric circulation that were reflected by changes of Asian Merid

SUBMITTER: Zhao X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10424299 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature