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Wind Energy Potential in Armenia
Armenia’s best wind resource areas are generally
located on top of the higher ridges and mountains
or in wind corridors such as mountain passes. Armenia
is located beneath the mid-latitude westerly jet
stream. The interaction of the jet stream and the
major topographic features of Armenia is one of
the factors that have a significant influence on
the distribution of the wind resource. The jet stream
influence is greatest from October through March.
In the warmer part of the year (April through September),
the jet stream is considerably weaker, and differential
heating caused by the elevation changes within Armenia
and between Armenia and locations to the north and
east of the country controls the distribution of
the wind resource.
The differential heating among the plateaus, ridge
tops, and low elevation areas produce regional and
local temperature and pressure gradients that cause
the wind to blow. As a result of the regional and
local winds, the wind resource distribution in Armenia
during the warm season is quite disparate. Some
locations have little wind resource and other locations,
especially in some passes, have high wind resource.
Overall, the combination of jet stream and regional
heating influences produce a complex wind resource
pattern in Armenia and it is highly recommended
that measurements be made before any wind energy
project is established.
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