Offshore low-level jet observations  and model representation using lidar  buoy data off the California coast

Sheridan, Lindsay M.; Krishnamurthy, Raghavendra; Gustafson Jr., William I.; Liu, Ye; Gaudet, Brian J.; Bodini, Nicola; Newsom, Rob K.; Pekour, Mikhail

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-9-741-2024

Articles | Volume 9, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-9-741-2024

© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-9-741-2024

© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 9, issue 3

Research article

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26 Mar 2024

Research article |

| 26 Mar 2024

Offshore low-level jet observations and model representation using lidar buoy data off the California coast

Lindsay M. Sheridan, Raghavendra Krishnamurthy, William I. Gustafson Jr., Ye Liu, Brian J. Gaudet, Nicola Bodini, Rob K. Newsom, and Mikhail Pekour

Data sets

Buoy – California – Leosphere Windcube 866 (120), Humboldt/Reviewed Data US Department of Energy https://doi.org/10.21947/1783809

Buoy – California – Leosphere Windcube 866 (130), Morro Bay/Reviewed Data US Department of Energy https://doi.org/10.21947/1959721

Buoy – California – Wind Sentinel (120), Humboldt/Reviewed Data US Department of Energy https://doi.org/10.21947/1783807

Buoy – California – Wind Sentinel (130), Morro Bay/Reviewed Data US Department of Energy https://doi.org/10.21947/1959715

2023 National Offshore Wind Data Set Nicola Bodini https://doi.org/10.25984/1821404

Short summary

In 2020, lidar-mounted buoys owned by the US Department of Energy (DOE) were deployed off the California coast in two wind energy lease areas and provided valuable year-long analyses of offshore low-level jet (LLJ) characteristics at heights relevant to wind turbines. In addition to the LLJ climatology, this work provides validation of LLJ representation in atmospheric models that are essential for assessing the potential energy yield of offshore wind farms.