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Evaluation of wind farm parameterizations in the WRF model under different atmospheric stability conditions with high-resolution wake simulations
Department of Wind and Energy Systems, Technical University of Denmark, Roskilde, Denmark
Andrea N. Hahmann
Department of Wind and Energy Systems, Technical University of Denmark, Roskilde, Denmark
Jake Badger
Department of Wind and Energy Systems, Technical University of Denmark, Roskilde, Denmark
Alfredo Peña
Department of Wind and Energy Systems, Technical University of Denmark, Roskilde, Denmark
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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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