Alaska Wind Power Class Map at 50 Meters from NREL

A GeoTIFF map of Wind Power Class values for the state of Alaska, showing annual average wind power estimates at a height of 50 meters. The dataset is a combination of high and low resolution data produced by NREL and other organizations, screened to exclude onshore areas unlikely to be developed due to land use or environmental issues. The visual enhancement of wind resource distribution on features like ridge crests is noted in the description.

Use Cases

• Identify high-potential wind farm locations based on the annual average wind power estimates.
• Conduct land use planning by referencing areas screened out for environmental or development constraints.
• Model regional wind resource distribution, leveraging the visually enhanced data for topographic features like ridge crests.

Strengths

• Data is specifically screened to eliminate onshore areas unlikely for development, focusing analysis on viable locations.
• Combines multiple resolution datasets from NREL and other organizations, likely improving coverage.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

NREL and other organizations, aggregated via nasa_earthdata.

Collection Method

Combination of high and low resolution datasets, screened for land use and environmental constraints.

Time Range

Annual average estimates; specific temporal coverage is unknown.

Freshness

Last updated: unknown

Geography

State of Alaska.