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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-7-37-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-7-37-2022
Research article
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19 Jan 2022
Research article |  | 19 Jan 2022

Local-thermal-gradient and large-scale-circulation impacts on turbine-height wind speed forecasting over the Columbia River Basin

Ye Liu, Yun Qian, and Larry K. Berg

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Uncertainties in initial conditions (ICs) decrease the accuracy of wind speed forecasts. We find that IC uncertainties can alter wind speed by modulating the weather system. IC uncertainties in local thermal gradient and large-scale circulation jointly contribute to wind speed forecast uncertainties. Wind forecast accuracy in the Columbia River Basin is confined by initial uncertainties in a few specific regions, providing useful information for more intense measurement and modeling studies.
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