Evaluation of low-level jets in the southern Baltic  Sea: a comparison between ship-based lidar observational data and numerical models

Rubio, Hugo; Kühn, Martin; Gottschall, Julia

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-7-2433-2022

Articles | Volume 7, issue 6

https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-7-2433-2022

© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-7-2433-2022

© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 7, issue 6

Research article

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14 Dec 2022

Research article |

| 14 Dec 2022

Evaluation of low-level jets in the southern Baltic Sea: a comparison between ship-based lidar observational data and numerical models

Hugo Rubio, Martin Kühn, and Julia Gottschall

Data sets

ERA5 hourly data on single levels from 1959 to present H. Hersbach, B. Bell, P. Berrisford, G. Biavati, A. Horányi, J. Muñoz Sabater, J. Nicolas, C. Peubey, R. Radu, I. Rozum, D. Schepers, A. Simmons, C. Soci, D. Dee, and J.-N. Thépaut https://doi.org/10.24381/cds.adbb2d47

New European Wind Atlas: Mesoscale Atlas A. N. Hahmann, T. Sīle, B. Witha, N. Davis, N. Dörenkämper, Y. Ezber, E. García-Bustamante, J. F. González-Rouco, J. Navarro, B. T. Olsen, S. Söderberg, J. Barcons, M. Sastre-Marugán, W. Trei, M. Žagar, J. Badger, J. Gottschall, J. Sanz Rodrigo, J. Mann, J., and N. Vasiljevic https://doi.org/10.11583/DTU.14414096.v1

Short summary

A proper development of offshore wind farms requires the accurate description of atmospheric phenomena like low-level jets. In this study, we evaluate the capabilities and limitations of numerical models to characterize the main jets' properties in the southern Baltic Sea. For this, a comparison against ship-mounted lidar measurements from the NEWA Ferry Lidar Experiment has been implemented, allowing the investigation of the model's capabilities under different temporal and spatial constraints.