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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-10-1269-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-10-1269-2025
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10 Jul 2025
Research article |  | 10 Jul 2025

Simulated meteorological impacts of offshore wind turbines and sensitivity to the amount of added turbulence kinetic energy

Daphne Quint, Julie K. Lundquist, Nicola Bodini, and David Rosencrans

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Offshore wind farms along the US East Coast can have limited effects on local weather. To study these effects, we include wind farms near Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and we test different amounts of turbulence in our model. We analyze changes in wind, temperature, and turbulence. Simulated effects on surface temperature and turbulence change depending on how much turbulence is added to the model. The extent of the wind farm wake depends on how deep the atmospheric boundary layer is.
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