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To: nikos1121
Wind is often “vertically stacked” meaning that the winds can blow, not blow, blow in different directions, but separated vertically. So it is quite possible and very common for there be less than 2 mph breeze at ground level but blowing 20 mph up at 100 feet.
12 posted on 08/14/2008 2:31:32 PM PDT by taxcontrol
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To: taxcontrol

But they never stop. If that’s the case then you’d think that this might be suitable for some applications. But, what are we going to have areas with thousands of these things? It doesn’t generate squat in comparison to coal and nuclear...


13 posted on 08/14/2008 2:33:11 PM PDT by nikos1121 (The first black president of the US should be at least a "Jackie Robinson.")
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