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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-7-487-2022
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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-7-487-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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08 Mar 2022
Research article |
| 08 Mar 2022
| 08 Mar 2022
Can reanalysis products outperform mesoscale numerical weather prediction models in modeling the wind resource in simple terrain?
Vincent Pronk
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado, USA
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado, USA
Mike Optis
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado, USA
Julie K. Lundquist
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado, USA
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Patrick Moriarty
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado, USA
Caroline Draxl
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado, USA
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Avi Purkayastha
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado, USA
Ethan Young
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado, USA
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Short summary
In this paper, we have assessed to which extent mesoscale numerical weather prediction models are more accurate than state-of-the-art reanalysis products in characterizing the wind resource at heights of interest for wind energy. The conclusions of our work will be of primary importance to the wind industry for recommending the best data sources for wind resource modeling.
In this paper, we have assessed to which extent mesoscale numerical weather prediction models...
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