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  <idinfo>
    <citation>
      <citeinfo>
        <pubdate>20170901</pubdate>
        <title>Wind Energy Potential - 60m Elevation (NREL) [ds502]</title>
        <geoform>raster digital data</geoform>
        <onlink>https://wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS</onlink>
        <onlink>https://www.nrel.gov/gis/</onlink>
        <onlink>https://filelib.wildlife.ca.gov/Public/BDB/GIS/BIOS/Public_Datasets/500_599/ds502.zip</onlink>
      </citeinfo>
    </citation>
    <descript>
      <abstract>***** This data has been clipped to CA, for the full version please visit the NREL webpage *****This data provides modeled annual average wind speed for the contiguous United States both onshore and offshore for the period 2007–2013.</abstract>
      <purpose>Wind Integration National Dataset (WIND) Toolkit, Multi-year Annual Average, Multi-year (2007-2013) Annual Average Wind Speed, meters per second, at 60 meters above surface level. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 2015.</purpose>
    </descript>
    <status>
      <progress>In work</progress>
      <update>Unknown</update>
    </status>
    <spdom>
      <bounding>
        <westbc>-125.167185</westbc>
        <eastbc>-112.600990</eastbc>
        <northbc>42.238440</northbc>
        <southbc>32.206716</southbc>
      </bounding>
    </spdom>
    <keywords>
      <theme>
        <themekt>None</themekt>
        <themekey>wind energy, renewable energy, wind resource, wind potential</themekey>
      </theme>
      <theme>
        <themekt>ISO 19115 Topic Categories</themekt>
        <themekey>climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere</themekey>
        <themekey>environment</themekey>
      </theme>
      <place>
        <placekt>None</placekt>
        <placekey>California</placekey>
      </place>
    </keywords>
    <accconst>None</accconst>
    <useconst>Disclaimer: The State makes no claims, promises, or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or adequacy of these data and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in these data. No warranty of any kind, implied, expressed, or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and freedom from computer virus, is given with respect to these data.</useconst>
    <ptcontac>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntorgp>
          <cntorg>National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)</cntorg>
        </cntorgp>
        <cntemail>windtoolkit@nrel.gov</cntemail>
      </cntinfo>
    </ptcontac>
    <ptcontac>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntorgp>
          <cntorg>National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)</cntorg>
        </cntorgp>
        <cntemail>windtoolkit@nrel.gov</cntemail>
      </cntinfo>
    </ptcontac>
    <datacred>This dataset was derived from the WIND Toolkit and may be used with the following citations:

Draxl, C., B.M. Hodge, A. Clifton, and J. McCaa. 2015. Overview and Meteorological Validation of the Wind Integration National Dataset Toolkit (Technical Report, NREL/TP-5000-61740). Golden, CO: National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

Draxl, C., B.M. Hodge, A. Clifton, and J. McCaa. 2015. "The Wind Integration National Dataset (WIND) Toolkit." Applied Energy 151: 355366.

Lieberman-Cribbin, W., C. Draxl, and A. Clifton. 2014. Guide to Using the WIND Toolkit Validation Code (Technical Report, NREL/TP-5000-62595). Golden, CO: National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

King, J., A. Clifton, and B.M. Hodge. 2014. Validation of Power Output for the WIND Toolkit (Technical Report, NREL/TP-5D00-61714). Golden, CO: National Renewable Energy Laboratory.</datacred>
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    <direct>Raster</direct>
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      <rasttype>Grid Cell</rasttype>
    </rastinfo>
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    <horizsys>
      <planar>
        <mapproj>
          <mapprojn>NAD 1983 California Teale Albers</mapprojn>
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            <stdparll>34.0</stdparll>
            <stdparll>40.5</stdparll>
            <longcm>-120.0</longcm>
            <latprjo>0.0</latprjo>
            <feast>0.0</feast>
            <fnorth>-4000000.0</fnorth>
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          <plandu>meter</plandu>
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      <geodetic>
        <horizdn>D North American 1983</horizdn>
        <ellips>GRS 1980</ellips>
        <semiaxis>6378137.0</semiaxis>
        <denflat>298.257222101</denflat>
      </geodetic>
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    <metd>20220826</metd>
    <metc>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntorgp>
          <cntorg>National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)</cntorg>
        </cntorgp>
        <cntemail>windtoolkit@nrel.gov</cntemail>
      </cntinfo>
    </metc>
    <metstdn>FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata</metstdn>
    <metstdv>FGDC-STD-001-1998</metstdv>
    <mettc>local time</mettc>
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