QUESTION 1 (a) Describe the effects of trees and buildings on nearby wind turbines, and hence...

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QUESTION 1 (a) Describe the effects of trees and buildings on nearby wind turbines, and hence summarise your advice about the siting of wind turbines. (6) (b) Determine the wind speed at a height of 50 m over the following surface if the wind speed at a height is known to be 6.5 m/s: (i) sea with Hellman exponent is 0.1, and (ii) populated area with Hellman exponent is 0.3. (c) Interpret the mechanism of production of local winds. (2) (2) (5) [15] QUESTION 1 (a) Describe the effects of trees and buildings on nearby wind turbines, and hence summarise your advice about the siting of wind turbines. (6) (b) Determine the wind speed at a height of 50 m over the following surface if the wind speed at a height is known to be 6.5 m/s: (i) sea with Hellman exponent is 0.1, and (ii) populated area with Hellman exponent is 0.3. (c) Interpret the mechanism of production of local winds. (2) (2) (5) [15]

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