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by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Wed Jan 6th, 2010 at 03:57:13 PM EST
hey J, you should read your own blog sometimes.   ;-))   (Do we get the same new year's e-cards?  PS, nice of the bank to sponsor the gallery visit.)

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin
by Crazy Horse on Wed Jan 6th, 2010 at 04:05:03 PM EST
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you know, I actually opened it from your post above... but this is the time when I open lots of links received during the day (so much is censored at work, it's a pain - the company uses WebSense and they've tightened their criteria: for instance the website for EWEC2010 is impossible to access right now from work...) and re-dispatch them around, and post them here...

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Wed Jan 6th, 2010 at 04:27:59 PM EST
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interesting data on inter-year variability of wind: the last 15 years in Germany:

From Spiegel which has more wind-related statistics.

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Wed Jan 6th, 2010 at 04:07:14 PM EST
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Notice how the variability decreases after the first few years.  Could that be because the interpretation of the statistics got better, even as measurement technology improved?  Could it be that the resource was systematically overestimated in the early stages, as it is in every market?

Tune in next week for a post from my chief, who wrote the book on German wind statistics.  (well, probably not.)

By the way, there is a very cool wind measurement device available for the iphone, taking background sound levels on the mic.  accuracy somewhat included, but it is very cool.

Sail Karma

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin

by Crazy Horse on Wed Jan 6th, 2010 at 04:19:10 PM EST
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this is meant to be meteorological data, not production data. It should be provided under constant methodology (ie, I presume, average of a large number of anemometers that have not moved).

I don't see any trend in the data, which is as it should be.

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Wed Jan 6th, 2010 at 05:50:51 PM EST
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Got it, know the data, i'm talking about met data.  better interpretation and more data points, with better anemometer calibration led to more accuracy.  allowed for better corelation to the long term, and the so-called 100% long term average each year's compared to.

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin
by Crazy Horse on Wed Jan 6th, 2010 at 06:03:41 PM EST
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