Research Article

On the Wind Energy Resource and Its Trend in the East China Sea

Table 5

5-year trends of wind power for the year and seasons.

YearAnnual Winter Spring Summer Autumn

1980–1984−3.11−3.99−5.168.88−12.96
1984–1988−0.261.21.62−16.7614.53
1988–1992−3.58−25.5−20.9112.9220.78
1992–199611.9819.7925.214.65−4.08
1996–2000−0.8321.82−5.25−5.41−14.13
2000–2004−7.1−23.97−3.02−7.315.71
2004–2009−6.524.68−3.77−12.41−14.1