Project financed by the Spanish Agency of International Cooperation for Development (AECID) and the Government of Navarra in collaboration with the Government of Tunisia through the agency, Agence Nationale pour la Maîtrise de lŽEnergie (ANME). The project started at the end of 2004 and was finished at the beginning of 2009. Wind maps are generated in GIS format at 1 km x 1 km resolution at different heights: 10m, 60m, 80m, and 100m. Validation: The wind map has been validated at the 17 meteorological stations installed for this project and also with 19 selected stations operated by Institut National de la Météorologie (with measurements at 10m). The results show a very accurate estimation of the average wind speed. The global Bias (error calculated between the calculated wind speed and the measured wind speed at the meteorological stations) is 0 m/s at 10m height, 0.04 m/s at 20m height and 0.23 m/s at 40m height. Wind map methodology: Mesoscale model SKIRON was used to simulate the wind over Tunisia. 5 years of hourly simulations were used to build the map. This model is based on the ETA model developed by the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP)of the USA. The model is operational since 1993. The methodology to calculate wind maps with SKIRON was developed between CENER and the University of Athens, and it has been validated in Spain, Portugal, Poland and Tunisia.

Project financed by the Spanish Agency of International Cooperation for Development (AECID) and the Government of Navarra in collaboration with the Government of Tunisia through the agency, Agence Nationale pour la Maîtrise de l'Energie (ANME). The project started at the end of 2004 and was finished at the beginning of 2009. Wind maps are generated in GIS format at 1 km x 1 km resolution at different heights: 10m, 60m, 80m, and 100m. Validation: The wind map has been validated at the 17 meteorological stations installed for this project and also with 19 selected stations operated by Institut National de la Météorologie (with measurements at 10m). The results show a very accurate estimation of the average wind speed. The global Bias (error calculated between the calculated wind speed and the measured wind speed at the meteorological stations) is 0 m/s at 10m height, 0.04 m/s at 20m height and 0.23 m/s at 40m height. Wind map methodology: Mesoscale model SKIRON was used to simulate the wind over Tunisia. 5 years of hourly simulations were used to build the map. This model is based on the ETA model developed by the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP)of the USA. The model is operational since 1993. The methodology to calculate wind maps with SKIRON was developed between CENER and the University of Athens, and it has been validated in Spain, Portugal, Poland and Tunisia.

Wind map is calculated, by simulating the atmosphere conditions with SKIRON mesoscale model. GFS 12 UTC cycle, from NCAR/NCEP is used as input. The period simulated is since January-2008 until December-2011. SKIRON long-term simulation is launched to cover the entire 4 years, generating hourly maps to the entire simulated period. With this output Chile wind map is computed averaging 10 meters wind speed from the nine years. Typically the grid horizontal resolution is 0.05º x 0.05º and has 50 vertical levels.

Wind map is calculated, by simulating the atmosphere conditions with SKIRON mesoscale model. GFS 12 UTC cycle, from NCAR/NCEP is used as input. The period simulated is since January-2008 until December-2010. SKIRON long-term simulation is launched to cover the entire 3 years, generating hourly maps to the entire simulated period. With this output Africa wind map is computed averaging 10 meters wind speed from the nine years. Typically the grid horizontal resolution is 0.1 x 0.1 and has 38 vertical levels

Wind map is calculated, by simulating the atmosphere conditions with SKIRON mesoscale model. GFS 12 UTC cycle, from NCAR/NCEP is used as input. The period simulated is since January-2008 until December-2010. SKIRON long-term simulation is launched to cover the entire 3 years, generating hourly maps to the entire simulated period. With this output Africa wind map is computed averaging 10 meters wind speed from the nine years. Typically the grid horizontal resolution is 0.1 x 0.1 and has 38 vertical levels

Wind map is calculated, by simulating the atmosphere conditions with SKIRON mesoscale model. GFS 12 UTC cycle, from NCAR/NCEP is used as input. The period simulated is since January-2008 until December-2010. SKIRON long-term simulation is launched to cover the entire 3 years, generating hourly maps to the entire simulated period. With this output Africa wind map is computed averaging 10 meters wind speed from the nine years. Typically the grid horizontal resolution is 0.1 x 0.1 and has 38 vertical levels

Wind map is calculated, by simulating the atmosphere conditions with SKIRON mesoscale model. GFS 12 UTC cycle, from NCAR/NCEP is used as input. The period simulated is since January-2008 until December-2010. SKIRON long-term simulation is launched to cover the entire 3 years, generating hourly maps to the entire simulated period. With this output Africa wind map is computed averaging 10 meters wind speed from the nine years. Typically the grid horizontal resolution is 0.1 x 0.1 and has 38 vertical levels

Wind map is calculated, by simulating the atmosphere conditions with SKIRON mesoscale model. GFS 12 UTC cycle, from NCAR/NCEP is used as input. The period simulated is since January-2008 until December-2010. SKIRON long-term simulation is launched to cover the entire 3 years, generating hourly maps to the entire simulated period. With this output Africa wind map is computed averaging 10 meters wind speed from the nine years. Typically the grid horizontal resolution is 0.1 x 0.1 and has 38 vertical levels

Wind map is calculated, by simulating the atmosphere conditions with SKIRON mesoscale model. GFS 12 UTC cycle, from NCAR/NCEP is used as input. The period simulated is since January-2008 until December-2010. SKIRON long-term simulation is launched to cover the entire 3 years, generating hourly maps to the entire simulated period. With this output Africa wind map is computed averaging 10 meters wind speed from the nine years. Typically the grid horizontal resolution is 0.1 x 0.1 and has 38 vertical levels

Wind map is calculated, by simulating the atmosphere conditions with SKIRON mesoscale model. GFS 12 UTC cycle, from NCAR/NCEP is used as input. The period simulated is since January-2008 until December-2010. SKIRON long-term simulation is launched to cover the entire 3 years, generating hourly maps to the entire simulated period. With this output Africa wind map is computed averaging 10 meters wind speed from the nine years. Typically the grid horizontal resolution is 0.1 x 0.1 and has 38 vertical levels