Micrometeorological impacts of offshore wind farms as seen in observations and simulations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15553003 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Simon Siedersleben (0000-0002-8467-1471, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, corresponding author), Julie K Lundquist (0000-0001-5490-2702, National Laboratory of the Rockies), Andreas Platis (0000-0002-9276-3587, University of Tübingen), Jens Bange (0000-0003-4075-1573, University of Tübingen), Konrad Bärfuss (0000-0001-5130-5494, Technische Universität Braunschweig), Astrid Lampert (0000-0003-1414-1616, Technische Universität Braunschweig), Beatriz Cañadillas (0000-0003-2004-0336), Thomas Neumann (0000-0002-5653-906X), Stefan Emeis (0000-0001-6114-6212, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 124012-124012 |
| Publication date | 2018-10-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Research Letters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1748-9326 • E-ISSN: 1748-9326 |
| Publisher | IOP Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1088/1748-9326/aaea0b |
| OpenAlex | W2897140313 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 33 |
In Europe, offshore wind farms have a capacity of 16 GW, with 71% installed at the North Sea. These wind farms represent an additional source of turbulence and may influence the stratification of the marine boundary layer. We present aircraft measurements and simulations showing an impact on temperature and humidity at hub height in the order of 0.5 K and 0.5gkg -1 even 60 km downwind of a wind farm cluster. We extend these simulations to explore a realistic future scenario, suggesting wakes in potential temperature and water vapor propagating more than 100 km downwind. Such impacts of wind farms are only observed in case of a strong stable stratification at rotor height, allowing wind farms to mix warmer air downward
Atmospheric sciences · Geography · Humidity · Meteorology · Offshore wind power · Planetary boundary layer · Stratification (seeds · Submarine pipeline · Turbulence · Wind power · Wind speed · Engineering · Environmental Science · Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations · Wind and Air Flow Studies · Wind Energy Research and Development · Geology · Oceanography
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1.5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |