WRF-simulated low-level jets over Iowa:  characterization and sensitivity studies

Aird, Jeanie A.; Barthelmie, Rebecca J.; Shepherd, Tristan J.; Pryor, Sara C.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-6-1015-2021

Articles | Volume 6, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-6-1015-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-6-1015-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 6, issue 4

Research article

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28 Jul 2021

Research article |

| 28 Jul 2021

WRF-simulated low-level jets over Iowa: characterization and sensitivity studies

Jeanie A. Aird, Rebecca J. Barthelmie, Tristan J. Shepherd, and Sara C. Pryor

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RC1: 'Referee Comment on wes-2020-113 "WRF-Simulated Low-Level Jets over Iowa: Characterization and Sensitivity Studies" by Aird et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 31 Dec 2020
RC2: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #2, 20 Jan 2021
AC1: 'Comment on wes-2020-113', Jeanie Aird, 04 Feb 2021

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Jeanie Aird on behalf of the Authors (04 Feb 2021) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (10 Feb 2021) by Katherine Dykes

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (09 Mar 2021)

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (17 May 2021) by Katherine Dykes

AR by Jeanie Aird on behalf of the Authors (27 May 2021) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (23 Jun 2021) by Katherine Dykes

ED: Publish as is (24 Jun 2021) by Jakob Mann (Chief editor)

AR by Jeanie Aird on behalf of the Authors (03 Jul 2021) Manuscript

Short summary

Low-level jets (LLJs) are pronounced maxima in wind speed profiles affecting wind turbine performance and longevity. We present a climatology of LLJs over Iowa using output from the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model and determine the rotor plane conditions when they occur. LLJ characteristics are highly sensitive to the identification criteria applied, and different (unique) LLJs are extracted with each criterion. LLJ characteristics also vary with different model output resolution.