Wind resources at Horns Rev

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1. Site and data assessment
1.1 Site description
The meteorological mast at Horns Rev is located approximately 20 km west of
Blåvands Huk. Its position is 7°47,217'E 55°31,208'N (WGS84) and its UTM
coordinates are 423.412E 6.153.342N (WGS84 Zone 32). The location of the mast is
shown in Figure 1.1. The distances to the nearest shore (fetch distances) are given in
Figure 1.3.
Figure 1.1 Location of met mast at Horns Rev, west of Jutland
1.2 Description of measurements system
A square lattice mast was erected on a monopile close to the projected wind farm site at
Horns Rev. In mid-May 1999 the meteorological measurement programme was initiated
and later, in June 1999, the marine measurement programme started.
The measuring system comprises a total of five independent systems:
1. Primary meteorological system (10 min).
2. Back-up meteorological system (10 min).
3. Sonic meteorological system (20 Hz).
4. Wave height measuring system.
5. Current and water level measuring system.
1.2.1 Primary meteorological system
In 1999 the mast at Horns Rev was instrumented with the system shown in Figure 1.2.
The data acquisition (DAQ) system is capable of collecting and storing statistical values
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