Research Article

Assessment of the Present and Future Offshore Wind Power Potential: A Case Study in a Target Territory of the Baltic Sea Near the Latvian Coast

Table 1

Model simulations used.

Model (abbreviation) Global modelTemporal resolutionPeriodsData

Regional climate model
ETHZ-CLM_SCN_HadCM3Q0_25 km (CLM)
HadCM3Daily (00:00 UTC)1981–2010
2021–2050
2071–2100
Wind speed
Wind direction
Air temperature
Atmospheric pressure

Atmospheric model
DMI-Hirlam (Hirlam)
ECMWFHourly2005–2010Wind speed
Wind direction
Air temperature
Atmospheric pressure