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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-9-963-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-9-963-2024
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18 Apr 2024
Research article |  | 18 Apr 2024

Evaluation of wind farm parameterizations in the WRF model under different atmospheric stability conditions with high-resolution wake simulations

Oscar García-Santiago, Andrea N. Hahmann, Jake Badger, and Alfredo Peña

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This study compares the results of two wind farm parameterizations (WFPs) in the Weather Research and Forecasting model, simulating a two-turbine array under three atmospheric stabilities with large-eddy simulations. We show that the WFPs accurately depict wind speeds either near turbines or in the far-wake areas, but not both. The parameterizations’ performance varies by variable (wind speed or turbulent kinetic energy) and atmospheric stability, with reduced accuracy in stable conditions.
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