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Research article
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14 Jan 2025
Research article |
| 14 Jan 2025
| 14 Jan 2025
Simulations suggest offshore wind farms modify low-level jets
Daphne Quint
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0311, United States
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
Julie K. Lundquist
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0311, United States
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
Ralph O'Conor Sustainable Energy Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
David Rosencrans
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0311, United States
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- The Prediction of Low-Level Jet Using Machine Learning Based on Turbulence Observations and Remote Sensing M. Chen et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs18030470
- Impact of atmospheric turbulence on performance and loads of wind turbines: knowledge gaps and research challenges B. Kosović et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-509-2026
- A perspective on lessons learned and future needs for wind energy field campaigns N. Bodini et al. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0252362
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- A total of 19 months of daily weather logging on the US east coast: the WFIP3 event log N. Bodini et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1949-2026
- Influence of simple terrain on the spatial variability of a low-level jet and wind farm performance in the AWAKEN field campaign W. Radünz et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-10-2365-2025
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- Investigation of onshore wind farm wake recovery with in situ aircraft measurements during AWAKEN A. Voss et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-71-2026
- Observations of the Marine Atmospheric Boundary Layer’s Response to a Solar Eclipse M. Solari et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10546-026-00973-w
- Extreme turbulence effects on wind turbine loads: A case study for the North China Plain using nacelle lidar F. Guo et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2026.125774
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Short summary
Offshore wind farms will be built along the East Coast of the United States. Low-level jets (LLJs) – layers of fast winds at low altitudes – also occur here. LLJs provide wind resources and also influence moisture and pollution transport, so it is important to understand how they might change. We develop and validate an automated tool to detect LLJs and compare 1 year of simulations with and without wind farms. Here, we describe LLJ characteristics and how they change with wind farms.
Offshore wind farms will be built along the East Coast of the United States. Low-level jets...
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