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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMaking Wind Speed & Direction Maps RichStromberg 06-30-2011-WMaking Wind Speed and Direction Maps Rich Stromberg Alaska Energy Authority rstromberg@aidea.org/907-771-3053 6/30/2011 Wind Direction Maps 1 Wind rose data comes in the form of >200,000 wind rose images across Alaska 6/30/2011 Wind Direction Maps 2 Wind rose data is quantified in very large Excel™ spreadsheets for each region of the state •Fields: X Y X_1 Y_1 FILE FREQ1 FREQ2 FREQ3 FREQ4 FREQ5 FREQ6 FREQ7 FREQ8 FREQ9 FREQ10 FREQ11 FREQ12 FREQ13 FREQ14 FREQ15 FREQ16 SPEED1 SPEED2 SPEED3 SPEED4 SPEED5 SPEED6 SPEED7 SPEED8 SPEED9 SPEED10 SPEED11 SPEED12 SPEED13 SPEED14 SPEED15 SPEED16 POWER1 POWER2 POWER3 POWER4 POWER5 POWER6 POWER7 POWER8 POWER9 POWER10 POWER11 POWER12 POWER13 POWER14 POWER15 POWER16 WEIBC1 WEIBC2 WEIBC3 WEIBC4 WEIBC5 WEIBC6 WEIBC7 WEIBC8 WEIBC9 WEIBC10 WEIBC11 WEIBC12 WEIBC13 WEIBC14 WEIBC15 WEIBC16 WEIBK1 WEIBK2 WEIBK3 WEIBK4 WEIBK5 WEIBK6 WEIBK7 WEIBK8 WEIBK9 WEIBK10 WEIBK11 WEIBK12 WEIBK13 WEIBK14 WEIBK15 WEIBK16 6/30/2011 Wind Direction Maps 3 Data set is thinned down to wind power density •Fields: X Y • POWER1 POWER2 POWER3 POWER4 POWER5 POWER6 POWER7 POWER8 POWER9 POWER10 POWER11 POWER12 POWER13 POWER14 POWER15 POWER16 •Power1 is the wind power density coming from the north (0 degrees). Power 2 is wind power from 22.5 deg.,…Power 9 is south (180 deg.), etc… 6/30/2011 Wind Direction Maps 4 Spreadsheet calculations •Again, Power1 is the wind power density coming from the north (0 degrees). Power 2 is wind power from 22.5 deg.,…Power 9 is south (180 deg.), etc… •Max is the highest value of Power1-Power16. 2nd is second highest value. These fields will determine the compass direction assigned to the primary and secondary wind values. 6/30/2011 Wind Direction Maps 5 X Y POWER1 POWER2 POWER3 POWER4 POWER5 POWER6 POWER7 POWER8 POWER9 POWER10 POWER11 POWER12 POWER13 POWER14 POWER15 POWER16 Max Wind Dir Prim 2nd Wind Dir Sec -132.7365 54.4833 0.643 0.767 1.911 4.083 5.494 15.192 23.004 8.04 5.188 5.424 6.188 4.411 5.368 6.353 6.233 1.701 23.004 135 15.192 112.5 -132.7167 54.4833 0.666 0.771 1.833 3.973 5.425 14.706 23.348 8.682 5.366 5.21 6.219 4.32 5.383 6.584 5.871 1.641 23.348 135 14.706 112.5 -132.6969 54.4833 0.674 0.779 1.8 3.927 5.402 14.416 23.483 9.044 5.551 5.129 6.203 4.209 5.379 6.697 5.718 1.588 23.483 135 14.416 112.5 -132.6771 54.4833 0.678 0.781 1.791 3.919 5.372 14.308 23.559 9.187 5.597 5.061 6.187 4.197 5.389 6.749 5.653 1.572 23.559 135 14.308 112.5 -132.6573 54.4833 0.681 0.777 1.801 3.947 5.31 14.342 23.648 9.19 5.523 4.981 6.138 4.279 5.426 6.786 5.588 1.582 23.648 135 14.342 112.5 -132.6375 54.4833 0.688 0.761 1.773 4.009 5.054 14.163 24.167 9.73 5.479 4.61 5.871 4.373 5.512 7.056 5.192 1.56 24.167 135 14.163 112.5 -132.8751 54.5031 0.589 0.677 1.751 4.541 6.234 17.314 19.654 5.866 5.922 7.162 5.747 4.256 5.276 5.078 7.694 2.228 19.654 135 17.314 112.5 -132.8553 54.5031 0.572 0.701 1.879 4.534 6.014 17.138 20.18 6.184 5.642 6.925 5.768 4.244 5.274 5.333 7.541 2.06 20.18 135 17.138 112.5 -132.8355 54.5031 0.554 0.71 1.959 4.489 5.997 16.967 20.716 6.451 5.455 6.637 5.74 4.21 5.247 5.519 7.429 1.909 20.716 135 16.967 112.5 -132.8157 54.5031 0.548 0.71 1.978 4.485 6.02 16.935 20.81 6.498 5.431 6.584 5.71 4.195 5.237 5.557 7.409 1.881 20.81 135 16.935 112.5 -132.7959 54.5031 0.559 0.716 1.983 4.467 5.936 16.828 20.979 6.538 5.39 6.522 5.763 4.247 5.265 5.603 7.311 1.884 20.979 135 16.828 112.5 -132.7761 54.5031 0.58 0.735 1.997 4.319 5.782 16.131 21.959 7.177 5.303 6.04 5.849 4.276 5.29 5.965 6.831 1.76 21.959 135 16.131 112.5 -132.7563 54.5031 0.607 0.75 1.964 4.213 5.631 15.665 22.508 7.598 5.276 5.755 5.976 4.323 5.333 6.17 6.509 1.718 22.508 135 15.665 112.5 -132.7365 54.5031 0.633 0.763 1.91 4.105 5.521 15.196 22.946 8.091 5.327 5.498 6.085 4.314 5.359 6.366 6.211 1.673 22.946 135 15.196 112.5 -132.7167 54.5031 0.666 0.771 1.818 3.961 5.426 14.609 23.379 8.843 5.481 5.207 6.17 4.249 5.38 6.636 5.788 1.614 23.379 135 14.609 112.5 Spreadsheet calculations •=MAX(C2:R2) and =LARGE(C2:R2,2) determine the largest and second largest value in Power1 thru Power16. •=IF(C2=S2,0,(IF(D2=S2,22.5,(IF(E2=S2,45,(IF(F2=S 2,67.5,(IF(G2=S2,90,(IF(H2=S2,112.5,(IF(I2=S2,13 5,(IF(J2=S2,157.5,(IF(K2=S2,180,(IF(L2=S2,202.5,(I F(M2=S2,225,(IF(N2=S2,247.5,(IF(O2=S2,270,(IF(P 2=S2,292.5,(IF(Q2=S2,315,(IF(R2=S2,337.5,0))))))) )))))))))))))))))))))))) Is the formula to assign the geographic degrees to the primary and secondary wind directions. 6/30/2011 Wind Direction Maps 6 Spreadsheet calculations •Copy calculated values to new columns and delete any unnecessary data. (The entire State of Alaska file is 804,559 records long / 18.5MB.) 6/30/2011 Wind Direction Maps 7 X Y Wind Dir Prim Wind Dir Sec -170.585 52.4331 135 292.5 -170.564 52.4331 135 292.5 -170.542 52.4331 135 292.5 -170.52 52.4331 135 292.5 -170.585 52.4547 135 112.5 -170.564 52.4547 135 292.5 -170.542 52.4547 135 292.5 -170.52 52.4547 135 292.5 -170.499 52.4547 135 292.5 -170.477 52.4547 135 292.5 -170.456 52.4547 135 292.5 -170.607 52.4763 135 112.5 -170.585 52.4763 135 112.5 -170.564 52.4763 135 112.5 -170.542 52.4763 135 112.5 -170.52 52.4763 135 292.5 -170.499 52.4763 135 292.5 -170.477 52.4763 135 292.5 -170.456 52.4763 135 292.5 -170.434 52.4763 135 292.5 -170.412 52.4763 135 292.5 -170.607 52.4979 135 112.5 -170.585 52.4979 135 112.5 -170.564 52.4979 135 112.5 Plot out each point to ensure you have all the data 6/30/2011 Wind Direction Maps 8 GIS Layer Fields and Symbology 6/30/2011 Wind Direction Maps 9 Select arrow style and adjust angle if needed 6/30/2011 Wind Direction Maps 10 Add topo layer 6/30/2011 Wind Direction Maps 11 Add second arrow 6/30/2011 Wind Direction Maps 12 Add wind speed layer, and you’re done! 6/30/2011 Wind Direction Maps 13 Layer order. Topo has transparency. 6/30/2011 Wind Direction Maps 14