How well can the Mann model describe  typhoon turbulence?

Müller, Sara; Larsén, Xiaoli Guo; Hu, Fei

doi:10.5194/wes-11-961-2026

Articles | Volume 11, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-961-2026

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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-961-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 11, issue 3

Research article

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26 Mar 2026

Research article |

| 26 Mar 2026

How well can the Mann model describe typhoon turbulence?

Sara Müller, Xiaoli Guo Larsén, and Fei Hu

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Short summary

Wind farms are being developed in areas prone to tropical cyclones. However, it remains unclear whether turbulence models in current design standards, such as the Mann uniform shear model, are suitable for these conditions. For the first time, the Mann model is assessed in depth using high-frequency measurements from four typhoons. Larger-than-predicted spectral energy is found at small wavenumbers in the outer cyclone and, in some cases, in the crosswind component in the inner cyclone.