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Tropical cyclone low-level wind speed, shear, and veer: sensitivity to the boundary layer parametrization in the Weather Research and Forecasting model
Department of Wind and Energy Systems, Danish Technical University, Risø Lab/Campus, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
Sino-Danish Center for Education and Research (SDC), 100093, Beijing, China
Xiaoli Guo Larsén
Department of Wind and Energy Systems, Danish Technical University, Risø Lab/Campus, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
David Robert Verelst
Department of Wind and Energy Systems, Danish Technical University, Risø Lab/Campus, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
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Tropical cyclone winds are challenging for wind turbines. We analyze a tropical cyclone before landfall in a mesoscale model. The simulated wind speeds and storm structure are sensitive to the boundary parametrization. However, independent of the boundary layer parametrization, the median change in wind speed and wind direction with height is small relative to wind turbine design standards. Strong spatial organization of wind shear and veer along the rainbands may increase wind turbine loads.
Tropical cyclone winds are challenging for wind turbines. We analyze a tropical cyclone before...
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