Abstract: Increased awareness of wind energy in Thailand has resulted in growing numbers of wind turbine installations in and
around Bangkok province, the capital. However, little is known about the wind resource and its variation across the province. To
address this, a two-part assessment was conducted, the first of which is described here: the development of a set of 1-km resolution
wind resource maps at multiple heights (up to 300 m above ground level) using atmospheric modeling that was enhanced with
satellite-derived land-related data to better resolve winds over urban spatial zones. Simulated wind resource maps show the annual
wind resource within 100 m of the ground is poorest over the city center (