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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2022-113
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2022-113
15 Dec 2022
 | 15 Dec 2022
Status: this preprint is currently under review for the journal WES.

Lessons learned in coupling atmospheric models across scales for onshore and offshore wind energy

Sue Ellen Haupt, Branko Kosovic, Larry K. Berg, Colleen M. Kaul, Matthew Churchfield, Jeffrey Mirocha, Dries Allaerts, Thomas Brummet, Shannon Davis, Amy DeCastro, Susan Dettling, Caroline Draxl, David John Gagne, Patrick Hawbecker, Pankaj Jha, Timothy Juliano, William Lassman, Eliot Quon, Raj Rai, Michael Robinson, William Shaw, and Regis Thedin

Abstract. The Mesoscale to Microscale Coupling team, part of the U.S. Department of Energy Atmosphere to electrons (A2e) initiative, has studied various important challenges related to coupling mesoscale models to microscale models for the use case of wind energy development and operation. Several coupling methods and techniques for generating turbulence at the microscale that is subgrid to the mesoscale have been evaluated for a variety of cases. Case studies included flat terrain, complex terrain, and offshore environments. Methods were developed to bridge the terra incognita, that scale from about 100 m through the depth of the boundary layer. The team used wind-relevant metrics and archived code, case information, and assessment tools and are making those widely available. Lessons learned and discerned best practices are described in the context of the cases studied for the purpose of enabling further deployment of wind energy.

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  • RC1: 'Demystifying the terra-incognita', Javier Sanz Rodrigo, 06 Jan 2023
  • RC2: 'Comment on wes-2022-113', Anonymous Referee #2, 13 Jan 2023

Sue Ellen Haupt et al.

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The Mesoscale to Microscale Coupling team, part of the U.S. Department of Energy Atmosphere to electrons (A2e) initiative, has studied various important challenges related to coupling mesoscale models to microscale models. Lessons learned and discerned best practices are described in the context of the cases studied for the purpose of enabling further deployment of wind energy. It also points to code, assessment tools, and data for testing the methods.