Assessment of large-scale circulation patterns’ influence on wind power in Portugal, based on station data (observations).

Since 2012 (2013), more than 20% (23%) of all of (mainland) Portugal's annual generated electricity came from wind farms.

First study comparing real national aggregated wind power production variability with circulation patterns' temporal indices.

For both sets of data, the assessments regarded individual and combination of circulation patterns.

The potential use of climate patterns as variability predictors at the seasonal and long-term scales has been reinforced.