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Table 1 Information on the coastal meteorological stations used in this study

From: Assessment of wind energy potential along the Egyptian Mediterranean Coast

 

Station name

Station no.

Latitude (N)

Longitude (E)

Height above MSL (m)

Distance to the shoreline (m)

1

Marsa Matruh (MM)

62,304

31° 21′ 34″

27° 14′ 43″

20

425

2

Ras El-Teen (RE)

62,317

31° 11′ 50″

29° 51′ 49″

21.95

365

3

Abu Qir (AQ)

62,320

31° 19′ 55″

30° 05′ 06″

26.6

15

4

Port Said (PS)

62,334

31° 15′ 19″

32° 18′ 17″

19.75

52

5

Arish (EA)

62,331

31° 08′ 54″

33° 49′ 27″

15

490