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 2

In situ onshore weather stations used in the analysis.

Station	Distance from the closest coastline, km	Estimated roughness length	Meteorological parameter	Observation period	Temporal resolution
Liepaja 1	1.5	0.35	Wind speed; Wind direction; Air temperature Atmospheric pressure	1981–2010	3-hour; (1981–2003); Hourly; (2004–2010)
Liepaja 2	0.05	0.03	Wind speed; Wind direction	2004–2010	Hourly
Pavilosta	0.3	0.74	Wind speed; Wind direction; Air temperature Atmospheric pressure	1981–2010	3-hour; (1981–2003); Hourly; (2004–2010)