Combining remote sensing measurement tools with 60-meter meteorological tower data is an accurate, cost-effective alternative to collecting wind information vs. with 80-meter met towers alone, according to a cost analysis from Second Wind. The analysis determined that one wind study using Second Wind’s Triton remote sensing system and one 60-meter meteorological tower costs 35 percent less than the same study using an 80-meter met tower. Because of the portability of Second Wind’s remote sensing system, the savings mount to 45 percent if two wind studies are conducted. A met tower and a remote sensing system working together can also obtain data from a larger range of heights than a met tower alone. Read More
