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Wind energy and wave energy resources assessment in the East China Sea and South China Sea

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In this paper, the third-generation wave model WAVEWATCH-III (WW3) was used to simulate the wave field of the East China Sea and South China Sea from January 1988 to December 2009, with wind input of CCMP wind field. Then, the wind energy density and wave energy density were calculated by using the simulated 22-years’ wave-field data and CCMP data. By synthetically considering the size of energy density, the frequency of energy level and the stability of energy density, the resources of wind energy and wave energy in the East China Sea and South China Sea were analyzed and regionalized. The result can be a guide to searching location of wind & wave power plant.

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  1. Institute of Meteorology in Science and Technology University of PLA, Nanjing, 211101, China

    ChongWei Zheng, Hui Zhuang & XunQiang Li

  2. Unit 12 No. 92538 of PLA, Dalian, 116041, China

    ChongWei Zheng

  3. Unit No. 92962 of PLA, Guangzhou, 510320, China

    Xin Li

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Zheng, C., Zhuang, H., Li, X. et al. Wind energy and wave energy resources assessment in the East China Sea and South China Sea. Sci. China Technol. Sci. 55, 163–173 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11431-011-4646-z

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