Articles | Volume 9, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-9-1647-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-9-1647-2024
Research article
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02 Aug 2024
Research article |  | 02 Aug 2024

A large-eddy simulation (LES) model for wind-farm-induced atmospheric gravity wave effects inside conventionally neutral boundary layers

Sebastiano Stipa, Mehtab Ahmed Khan, Dries Allaerts, and Joshua Brinkerhoff

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Toolbox fOr Stratified Convective Atmospheres (TOSCA) Sebastiano Stipa, et al. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/Q4VAF

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We introduce a novel way to model the impact of atmospheric gravity waves (AGWs) on wind farms using high-fidelity simulations while significantly reducing computational costs. The proposed approach is validated across different atmospheric stability conditions, and implications of neglecting AGWs when predicting wind farm power are assessed. This work advances our understanding of the interaction of wind farms with the free atmosphere, ultimately facilitating cost-effective research.
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