Difference between revisions of "Wind Power"

From Seasteading
Jump to: navigation, search
({{Ocean Environment}})
(added good weather)
Line 1: Line 1:
 +
== Wind ==
 +
As anyone who used sail will explain you: the wind is your best friend. It makes you move, it produce electricity, it pumps your water, it refreshes you during hot tropical nights and days,...
 +
 
== Hurricanes ==
 
== Hurricanes ==
[http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17447 This] page at Nasa.gov has more information, as well as a nice picture of where they usually are. [[Image:Tropical cyclone map.gif|right|350px]] A lot more info is in [http://seasteading.org/seastead.org/commented/paper/ocean.html#Wind the book].
+
[[Image:Tropical cyclone map.gif|right|350px]][http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17447 This] page at Nasa.gov has more information, as well as a nice picture of where they usually are. A lot more info is in [http://seasteading.org/seastead.org/commented/paper/ocean.html#Wind the book].
 +
 
 +
Hopefully, nowdays heavy weather is forecastable, and you can keep out the way, as long as you move at reasonable speed.
  
 
{{Ocean Environment}}
 
{{Ocean Environment}}

Revision as of 01:24, 13 October 2008

Wind

As anyone who used sail will explain you: the wind is your best friend. It makes you move, it produce electricity, it pumps your water, it refreshes you during hot tropical nights and days,...

Hurricanes

Tropical cyclone map.gif

This page at Nasa.gov has more information, as well as a nice picture of where they usually are. A lot more info is in the book.

Hopefully, nowdays heavy weather is forecastable, and you can keep out the way, as long as you move at reasonable speed.


Ocean Environment
General · Waves · Sea state · Currents · Wind · Politics · Piracy · Biofouling