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Annual wind direction of Korean peninsula (summer).  

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South Korea, which has led in “green growth” since 2012, is now focusing on investigating new-growth engine industries such as the gaming industry and mega-resort development. Yeongjong Island is the most representative and promising location for nurturing the gaming industry, which has already generated more than 20 billion USD. However, the const...

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... to the KMA and KAMA [44], annual average wind speed of Yeongjong Island's is 3.65 m/s at 6.9 m of altitude and 10 m of anemometer height. Figure 4 shows the monthly average wind speed of Yeongjong Island, and Figures 5 and 6 shows the annual wind direction of Korean peninsula. Additional data was provided by HOMER and the values used by previous research [14,42]. ...

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