Pérez-Canosa, José M.Cartelle Barros, Juan JoséOrosa, José A.Santiago Caamaño, LucíaLamas, M.I.2024-01-302023Cartelle Barros, J. J., Lamas Galdo, M. I., Orosa García, J. A., Pérez Canosa, J. M., & Santiago Caamaño, L. (2023). Characteristics of the onshore and offshore wind resource. Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences. [Encyclopedia of Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment]. Elsevier. ISBN: 978-0-12-409548-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-93940-9.00046-3http://hdl.handle.net/2183/35252[Abstract] Energy is an essential commodity for the development of modern nations. Energy demand has increased in recent years, a trend that is likely to continue in the near future. Therefore, it is of vital importance to boost those energy alternatives with notable environmental performance. Wind energy, both onshore and offshore, is one of them. However, the wind resource is variable and intermittent, so an adequate characterisation of its potential is needed. The aim of this chapter is to introduce the reader to the main characteristics of the onshore and offshore wind resources.engCopyright © 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Offshore wind energyOnshore wind energyWind powerbook partembargoed access10.1016/B978-0-323-93940-9.00046-3