Articles | Volume 7, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-7-815-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-7-815-2022
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05 Apr 2022
Research article |  | 05 Apr 2022

Detecting and characterizing simulated sea breezes over the US northeastern coast with implications for offshore wind energy

Geng Xia, Caroline Draxl, Michael Optis, and Stephanie Redfern

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In this study, we propose a new method to detect sea breeze events from the Weather Research and Forecasting simulation. Our results suggest that the method can identify the three different types of sea breezes in the model simulation. In addition, the coastal impact, seasonal distribution and offshore wind potential associated with each type of sea breeze differ significantly, highlighting the importance of identifying the correct type of sea breeze in numerical weather/wind energy forecasting.
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