Ten-Year Analysis of Mediterranean Coastal Wind Profiles Using Remote Sensing and In Situ Measurements
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Characteristics of the LMT Site
3. Instruments and Methodologies
4. Results
4.1. Wind Rose of WXT520 Data
4.2. Vertical Wind Profiles of ZephIR 300 Data
4.3. Wind Profiles Differentiated by Category
4.4. Comparison Between Near-Surface Vaisala and ZephIR Measurements
4.5. Case Study: 7 January 2024
5. Discussion
5.1. Data Variability Through Select Altitude Thresholds
5.2. Seasonal Variability
5.3. Comparisons Between Employed Instruments and Future Perspectives
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Year | Hours | WXT520 | ZephIR |
---|---|---|---|
2013 | 8760 | - | 39.95% |
2014 | 8760 | - | 95.38% |
2015 | 8760 | 95.9% | 67.13% |
2016 | 8784 | 96.34% | 92.14% |
2017 | 8760 | 93.8% | - |
2018 | 8760 | 77.05% | 92.22% |
2019 | 8760 | 98.59% | - |
2020 | 8784 | 99.98% | - |
2021 | 8760 | 99.74% | 15.97% |
2022 | 8760 | 90.11% | - |
2023 | 8760 | 96.3% | 0.07% |
2024 | 8784 | - | 0.65% |
105,192 1 | 94.20% 2 | 59.39% 3 |
Stats | Years | Wind Speeds (m/s) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Eastern | Western | ||
Mean | 2015 | 3.15 | 2.63 | 4.13 |
2016 | 3.76 | 3.41 | 4.63 | |
2017 | 3.32 | 2.91 | 4.28 | |
2018 | 3.73 | 3.51 | 4.68 | |
2019 | 3.46 | 2.96 | 4.47 | |
2020 | 3.39 | 2.67 | 4.49 | |
2021 | 3.33 | 2.82 | 4.38 | |
2022 | 3.01 | 2.74 | 3.85 | |
2023 | 3.25 | 2.85 | 4.17 | |
SD | 2015 | 1.77 | 1.54 | 1.75 |
2016 | 2.19 | 1.98 | 2.20 | |
2017 | 1.98 | 1.67 | 2.00 | |
2018 | 2.34 | 2.02 | 2.47 | |
2019 | 2.08 | 1.81 | 2.13 | |
2020 | 2.03 | 1.60 | 2.01 | |
2021 | 1.99 | 1.53 | 2.07 | |
2022 | 1.97 | 1.90 | 1.87 | |
2023 | 1.88 | 1.78 | 1.76 | |
Min | 2015 | 0.41 | 0.51 | 0.63 |
2016 | 0.34 | 0.39 | 0.52 | |
2017 | 0.39 | 0.47 | 0.44 | |
2018 | 0.38 | 0.52 | 0.50 | |
2019 | 0.39 | 0.55 | 0.65 | |
2020 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.47 | |
2021 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.60 | |
2022 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.43 | |
2023 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.57 | |
Max | 2015 | 12.3 | 10.1 | 12.3 |
2016 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 13.8 | |
2017 | 14.3 | 10.6 | 14.3 | |
2018 | 14.6 | 11.3 | 14.6 | |
2019 | 16.9 | 12.1 | 16.9 | |
2020 | 14.6 | 12.5 | 14.6 | |
2021 | 14.8 | 10.9 | 14.8 | |
2022 | 11.6 | 10.3 | 11.6 | |
2023 | 11.6 | 9.90 | 11.6 |
Stats | Years | Altitudes (Total) | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
300 m | 250 m | 200 m | 150 m | 120 m | 100 m | 80 m | 60 m | 20 m | 10 m | ||
Mean | 2013 | 5.17 | 5.17 | 5.19 | 5.21 | 5.20 | 5.16 | 5.09 | 4.94 | 3.93 | 3.11 |
2014 | 5.49 | 5.46 | 5.46 | 5.47 | 5.47 | 5.45 | 5.39 | 5.28 | 4.32 | 3.44 | |
2015 | 5.62 | 5.58 | 5.54 | 5.50 | 5.46 | 5.42 | 5.34 | 5.22 | 4.33 | 3.48 | |
2016 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.01 | 6.02 | 5.99 | 5.93 | 5.83 | 5.66 | 4.60 | 3.80 | |
2018 | 6.19 | 6.15 | 6.12 | 6.09 | 6.04 | 5.98 | 5.89 | 5.73 | 4.61 | 3.73 | |
2021 | 5.62 | 5.63 | 5.65 | 5.66 | 5.64 | 5.60 | 5.54 | 5.41 | 4.44 | 3.59 | |
2023 | 5.56 | 5.50 | 5.45 | 5.41 | 5.35 | 5.30 | 5.23 | 5.12 | 4.28 | 3.53 | |
2024 | 5.58 | 5.56 | 5.55 | 5.52 | 5.48 | 5.43 | 5.37 | 5.25 | 4.37 | 3.61 | |
SD | 2013 | 3.05 | 3.03 | 2.98 | 2.91 | 2.84 | 2.77 | 2.66 | 2.48 | 1.77 | 1.49 |
2014 | 3.33 | 3.35 | 3.36 | 3.32 | 3.26 | 3.18 | 3.05 | 2.85 | 2.13 | 1.75 | |
2015 | 3.46 | 3.45 | 3.42 | 3.34 | 3.27 | 3.19 | 3.07 | 2.89 | 2.17 | 1.80 | |
2016 | 3.69 | 3.72 | 3.72 | 3.68 | 3.61 | 3.52 | 3.39 | 3.19 | 2.40 | 2.07 | |
2018 | 3.85 | 3.85 | 3.84 | 3.80 | 3.74 | 3.65 | 3.53 | 3.34 | 2.56 | 2.19 | |
2021 | 3.86 | 3.78 | 3.70 | 3.59 | 3.50 | 3.43 | 3.32 | 3.16 | 2.52 | 2.18 | |
2023 | 3.86 | 3.78 | 3.70 | 3.59 | 3.50 | 3.43 | 3.32 | 3.16 | 2.52 | 2.18 | |
2024 | 3.63 | 3.61 | 3.59 | 3.55 | 3.48 | 3.39 | 3.26 | 3.07 | 2.36 | 2.04 | |
Min | 2013 | 0.84 | 0.79 | 0.82 | 0.81 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.68 | 0.70 |
2014 | 0.68 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.71 | |
2015 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.69 | 0.71 | |
2016 | 0.68 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.67 | |
2018 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.67 | 0.71 | 0.70 | |
2021 | 0.55 | 0.50 | 0.47 | 0.50 | 0.48 | 0.42 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.55 | 0.64 | |
2023 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.39 | 0.47 | 0.40 | 0.49 | 062 | 0.63 | |
2024 | 0.41 | 0.46 | 0.44 | 0.52 | 0.44 | 0.54 | 0.41 | 0.51 | 0.62 | 0.65 | |
Max | 2013 | 18.9 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 18.3 | 18.0 | 17.8 | 17.5 | 17.0 | 13.9 | 11.5 |
2014 | 26.0 | 25.6 | 25.2 | 25.2 | 24.6 | 23.8 | 22.4 | 20.7 | 15.6 | 13.1 | |
2015 | 22.5 | 21.9 | 21.3 | 20.3 | 19.7 | 19.0 | 18.2 | 17.7 | 14.8 | 12.5 | |
2016 | 22.7 | 22.2 | 21.4 | 21.2 | 20.7 | 20.3 | 19.7 | 19.3 | 16.1 | 13.9 | |
2018 | 25.4 | 24.2 | 23.7 | 23.0 | 22.4 | 21.9 | 21.3 | 20.7 | 17.3 | 14.7 | |
2021 | 21.8 | 21.6 | 21.3 | 21.0 | 20.7 | 20.4 | 20.2 | 19.7 | 16.3 | 14.4 | |
2023 | 25.2 | 24.2 | 22.7 | 21.1 | 20.8 | 20.7 | 20.5 | 20.1 | 30.3 | 29.7 | |
2024 | 25.3 | 24.8 | 24.6 | 24.1 | 24.0 | 23.5 | 23.1 | 22.8 | 19.3 | 17.2 |
Stats | Years | Altitudes (Eastern: 45–120° N) | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
300 m | 250 m | 200 m | 150 m | 120 m | 100 m | 80 m | 60 m | 20 m | 10 m | ||
Mean | 2013 | 4.72 | 4.81 | 4.92 | 5.01 | 5.01 | 4.95 | 4.86 | 4.72 | 3.55 | 2.67 |
2014 | 5.24 | 5.24 | 5.29 | 5.35 | 5.34 | 5.31 | 5.24 | 5.09 | 3.95 | 2.93 | |
2015 | 6.05 | 6.06 | 6.05 | 6.02 | 5.93 | 5.82 | 5.64 | 5.39 | 4.18 | 3.08 | |
2016 | 5.95 | 6.12 | 6.28 | 6.39 | 6.36 | 6.26 | 6.11 | 5.85 | 4.44 | 3.60 | |
2018 | 6.59 | 6.66 | 6.74 | 6.76 | 6.69 | 6.56 | 6.37 | 6.06 | 4.49 | 3.67 | |
2021 | 4.90 | 4.86 | 4.82 | 4.83 | 4.85 | 4.87 | 4.93 | 4.94 | 4.16 | 3.31 | |
2023 | 3.78 | 3.80 | 3.84 | 3.91 | 3.97 | 4.06 | 4.14 | 3.41 | 2.60 | 4.14 | |
2024 | 5.68 | 5.79 | 5.83 | 5.79 | 5.69 | 5.58 | 5.39 | 4.16 | 3.28 | 4.99 | |
SD | 2013 | 3.08 | 3.13 | 3.18 | 3.20 | 3.16 | 3.06 | 2.86 | 2.54 | 1.43 | 1.11 |
2014 | 4.24 | 4.27 | 4.27 | 4.19 | 4.07 | 3.93 | 3.71 | 3.36 | 2.20 | 1.68 | |
2015 | 4.61 | 4.63 | 4.60 | 4.49 | 4.36 | 4.23 | 4.01 | 3.66 | 2.46 | 1.83 | |
2016 | 4.31 | 4.42 | 4.47 | 4.43 | 4.32 | 4.16 | 3.91 | 3.53 | 2.28 | 1.96 | |
2018 | 4.50 | 4.56 | 4.59 | 4.56 | 4.45 | 4.28 | 4.04 | 3.65 | 2.44 | 2.10 | |
2021 | 4.01 | 3.95 | 3.86 | 3.78 | 3.70 | 3.61 | 3.51 | 3.33 | 2.59 | 2.18 | |
2023 | 3.26 | 3.18 | 3.04 | 2.90 | 2.76 | 2.56 | 2.30 | 1.44 | 1.09 | 1.92 | |
2024 | 4.79 | 4.81 | 4.80 | 4.71 | 4.55 | 4.30 | 3.89 | 2.55 | 2.09 | 3.20 | |
Min | 2013 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.74 | 0.84 | 0.83 |
2014 | 0.68 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.67 | 0.72 | |
2015 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.83 | 0.81 | |
2016 | 0.68 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.84 | 0.79 | |
2018 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.69 | 0.67 | 0.77 | 0.70 | |
2021 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.52 | 0.59 | 0.51 | 0.56 | 0.46 | 0.69 | 0.84 | 0.75 | |
2023 | 0.69 | 0.63 | 0.66 | 0.58 | 0.63 | 0.69 | 0.97 | 0.94 | 0.75 | 0.76 | |
2024 | 0.50 | 0.44 | 0.54 | 0.44 | 0.54 | 0.48 | 0.52 | 0.70 | 0.65 | 0.45 | |
Max | 2013 | 15.4 | 15.3 | 14.9 | 14.4 | 13.8 | 13.5 | 13.0 | 12.4 | 9.42 | 6.37 |
2014 | 26.0 | 25.6 | 25.2 | 25.2 | 24.6 | 23.8 | 22.4 | 20.7 | 15.6 | 11.6 | |
2015 | 22.5 | 21.9 | 21.3 | 20.3 | 19.7 | 19.0 | 18.2 | 17.4 | 14.3 | 10.9 | |
2016 | 21.6 | 21.6 | 21.4 | 21.2 | 20.7 | 20.3 | 19.7 | 18.9 | 15.3 | 12.5 | |
2018 | 25.4 | 23.8 | 22.5 | 21.4 | 20.7 | 20.2 | 19.7 | 18.7 | 13.8 | 11.5 | |
2021 | 16.4 | 16.1 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 15.0 | 14.6 | 12.5 | 10.6 | |
2023 | 16.5 | 16.1 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 13.1 | 12.4 | 11.5 | 8.74 | 6.62 | 10.3 | |
2024 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 23.0 | 22.5 | 22.0 | 21.1 | 19.8 | 14.6 | 12.1 | 17.9 |
Stats | Years | Altitudes (Western: 220–330° N) | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
300 m | 250 m | 200 m | 150 m | 120 m | 100 m | 80 m | 60 m | 20 m | 10 m | ||
Mean | 2013 | 5.35 | 5.32 | 5.33 | 5.33 | 5.30 | 5.26 | 5.19 | 5.10 | 4.29 | 3.53 |
2014 | 5.86 | 5.83 | 5.82 | 5.82 | 5.81 | 5.79 | 5.75 | 5.66 | 4.76 | 3.90 | |
2015 | 5.75 | 5.70 | 5.65 | 5.61 | 5.59 | 5.57 | 5.54 | 5.49 | 4.74 | 3.97 | |
2016 | 6.44 | 6.34 | 6.27 | 6.21 | 6.18 | 6.15 | 6.10 | 6.00 | 5.19 | 4.42 | |
2018 | 6.45 | 6.36 | 6.29 | 6.23 | 6.20 | 6.16 | 6.12 | 6.03 | 5.10 | 4.21 | |
2021 | 5.81 | 5.78 | 5.73 | 5.67 | 5.62 | 5.59 | 5.57 | 5.51 | 4.82 | 4.12 | |
2023 | 7.22 | 7.13 | 7.02 | 6.92 | 6.85 | 6.78 | 6.65 | 5.70 | 4.80 | 6.31 | |
2024 | 5.96 | 5.89 | 5.82 | 5.78 | 5.74 | 5.70 | 5.64 | 5.02 | 4.34 | 5.46 | |
SD | 2013 | 2.99 | 2.93 | 2.86 | 2.76 | 2.70 | 2.66 | 2.61 | 2.50 | 1.93 | 1.64 |
2014 | 3.11 | 3.12 | 3.12 | 3.10 | 3.06 | 2.99 | 2.90 | 2.75 | 2.14 | 1.79 | |
2015 | 3.11 | 3.08 | 3.03 | 2.97 | 2.92 | 2.87 | 2.80 | 2.70 | 2.14 | 1.84 | |
2016 | 3.33 | 3.31 | 3.27 | 3.22 | 3.18 | 3.15 | 3.11 | 3.05 | 2.51 | 2.11 | |
2018 | 3.74 | 3.70 | 3.65 | 3.60 | 3.55 | 3.51 | 3.44 | 3.34 | 2.69 | 2.23 | |
2021 | 2.79 | 2.74 | 2.66 | 2.58 | 2.55 | 2.52 | 2.47 | 2.40 | 1.96 | 1.71 | |
2023 | 3.71 | 3.68 | 3.63 | 3.60 | 3.58 | 3.57 | 3.53 | 2.97 | 2.54 | 3.35 | |
2024 | 3.04 | 2.98 | 2.91 | 2.85 | 2.81 | 2.77 | 2.71 | 2.30 | 1.97 | 2.58 | |
Min | 2013 | 0.76 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.69 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.71 | 0.70 | 0.71 |
2014 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.74 | 0.77 | |
2015 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.77 | 0.71 | |
2016 | 0.71 | 0.70 | 0.68 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 0.72 | 0.75 | |
2018 | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.68 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.69 | 0.67 | 0.71 | 0.70 | |
2021 | 0.57 | 0.50 | 0.47 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.61 | 0.57 | 0.58 | 0.66 | 0.65 | |
2023 | 0.62 | 0.59 | 0.62 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.67 | 0.64 | 0.66 | 0.77 | 0.73 | |
2024 | 0.68 | 0.58 | 0.56 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.49 | 0.51 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.69 | |
Max | 2013 | 18.9 | 18.8 | 18.6 | 18.3 | 18.0 | 17.8 | 17.5 | 17.0 | 13.9 | 11.5 |
2014 | 19.3 | 19.4 | 19.3 | 19.1 | 18.8 | 18.7 | 18.6 | 18.3 | 15.6 | 13.1 | |
2015 | 21.1 | 19.8 | 19.2 | 18.8 | 18.5 | 18.4 | 18.1 | 17.7 | 14.8 | 12.5 | |
2016 | 22.7 | 22.2 | 21.3 | 20.6 | 20.1 | 19.8 | 19.6 | 19.3 | 16.1 | 13.9 | |
2018 | 24.6 | 24.2 | 23.7 | 23.0 | 22.4 | 21.9 | 21.3 | 20.7 | 17.3 | 14.7 | |
2021 | 21.4 | 20.9 | 20.3 | 19.7 | 19.5 | 19.2 | 18.8 | 18.2 | 13.3 | 10.4 | |
2023 | 19.8 | 19.5 | 19.3 | 19.2 | 19.0 | 18.8 | 18.4 | 15.6 | 13.5 | 17.6 | |
2024 | 24.8 | 24.6 | 24.1 | 24.0 | 23.5 | 23.1 | 22.8 | 19.3 | 17.2 | 21.7 |
RSE | Bias | PCC | Interc. | SI |
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2.846 | 0.264 | 0.003 | 3.502 | 0.826 |
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Calidonna, C.R.; Dutta, A.; D’Amico, F.; Malacaria, L.; Sinopoli, S.; De Benedetto, G.; Gullì, D.; Ammoscato, I.; De Pino, M.; Lo Feudo, T. Ten-Year Analysis of Mediterranean Coastal Wind Profiles Using Remote Sensing and In Situ Measurements. Wind 2025, 5, 9. https://doi.org/10.3390/wind5020009
Calidonna CR, Dutta A, D’Amico F, Malacaria L, Sinopoli S, De Benedetto G, Gullì D, Ammoscato I, De Pino M, Lo Feudo T. Ten-Year Analysis of Mediterranean Coastal Wind Profiles Using Remote Sensing and In Situ Measurements. Wind. 2025; 5(2):9. https://doi.org/10.3390/wind5020009
Chicago/Turabian StyleCalidonna, Claudia Roberta, Arijit Dutta, Francesco D’Amico, Luana Malacaria, Salvatore Sinopoli, Giorgia De Benedetto, Daniel Gullì, Ivano Ammoscato, Mariafrancesca De Pino, and Teresa Lo Feudo. 2025. "Ten-Year Analysis of Mediterranean Coastal Wind Profiles Using Remote Sensing and In Situ Measurements" Wind 5, no. 2: 9. https://doi.org/10.3390/wind5020009
APA StyleCalidonna, C. R., Dutta, A., D’Amico, F., Malacaria, L., Sinopoli, S., De Benedetto, G., Gullì, D., Ammoscato, I., De Pino, M., & Lo Feudo, T. (2025). Ten-Year Analysis of Mediterranean Coastal Wind Profiles Using Remote Sensing and In Situ Measurements. Wind, 5(2), 9. https://doi.org/10.3390/wind5020009