Wind Resource Database of South Korea KIER-Wind Data™

In order to support the development of wind farms in Korea, a wind resource database for Korea has been established using a meteor-statistical analysis of KIER (Korea Institute of Energy Research) met-mast measurements and KMA (Korea Meteorological Administration) weather data. The analysis included wind statistics, tower shading, an exposure category classification using satellite images, the effect of atmospheric stability on the wind profile exponent, and a correlation matrix of wind speed to gain an understanding of the meteorological correlation between long-term weather observation stations and short-term met-mast measurements. The wind resource database, referred to as KIER-WindData™, is to be provided as an add-on to Google Earth™, which is expected to be utilized as a guideline for the selection of an appropriate reference site for long-term correction in the next wind farm development project.