Articles | Volume 7, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-7-1183-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-7-1183-2022
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08 Jun 2022
Research article |  | 08 Jun 2022

Classification and properties of non-idealized coastal wind profiles – an observational study

Christoffer Hallgren, Johan Arnqvist, Erik Nilsson, Stefan Ivanell, Metodija Shapkalijevski, August Thomasson, Heidi Pettersson, and Erik Sahlée

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Non-idealized wind profiles with negative shear in part of the profile (e.g., low-level jets) frequently occur in coastal environments and are important to take into consideration for offshore wind power. Using observations from a coastal site in the Baltic Sea, we analyze in which meteorological and sea state conditions these profiles occur and study how they alter the turbulence structure of the boundary layer compared to idealized profiles.
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