Articles | Volume 11, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-4255-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-4255-2026
Research article
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13 Nov 2026
Research article |  | 13 Nov 2026

Multi-scale simulations of wind farm impacts on nighttime near-surface temperature in complex terrain

Paul Boumendil, Pierre-Antoine Joulin, Quentin Rodier, and Valéry Masson

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on wes-2026-84', Anonymous Referee #1, 15 Jul 2026
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Paul Boumendil, 10 Sep 2026
  • RC2: 'Comment on wes-2026-84', Anonymous Referee #2, 27 Jul 2026
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Paul Boumendil, 10 Sep 2026

Peer review completion

AR – Author's response | RR – Referee report | ED – Editor decision | EF – Editorial file upload
AR by Paul Boumendil on behalf of the Authors (10 Sep 2026)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (21 Sep 2026) by Astrid Lampert
ED: Publish as is (05 Oct 2026) by Julia Gottschall (Chief editor)
AR by Paul Boumendil on behalf of the Authors (14 Oct 2026)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
Wind turbines can modify atmospheric conditions over wind farms. This study uses multi-scale, coupled atmosphere–soil–vegetation–wind turbine simulations to investigate how a wind farm interacts with a spring frost event in a vineyard area with complex terrain. Such a numerical approach provides new insights into turbine–atmosphere interactions and shows that turbine operation induces vertical mixing that disrupts near-surface atmospheric layers, leading to local warming of up to 2 °C.
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