Wind plants can impact long-term local atmospheric conditions

Abstract Long-term weather and climate observatories can be affected by the changing environments in their vicinity, such as the growth of urban areas or changing vegetation. Wind plants can also impact local atmospheric conditions through their wakes, characterized by reduced wind speed and increas...

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Autores principales:	Nicola Bodini, Julie K. Lundquist, Patrick Moriarty
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
Materias:	Medicine R Science Q
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/3949069b03dd4370b61af8d5be9f0eb0
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:3949069b03dd4370b61af8d5be9f0eb02021-11-28T12:19:58ZWind plants can impact long-term local atmospheric conditions10.1038/s41598-021-02089-22045-2322https://doaj.org/article/3949069b03dd4370b61af8d5be9f0eb02021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-02089-2https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Long-term weather and climate observatories can be affected by the changing environments in their vicinity, such as the growth of urban areas or changing vegetation. Wind plants can also impact local atmospheric conditions through their wakes, characterized by reduced wind speed and increased turbulence. We explore the extent to which the wind plants near an atmospheric measurement site in the central United States have affected their long-term measurements. Both direct observations and mesoscale numerical weather prediction simulations demonstrate how the wind plants induce a wind deficit aloft, especially in stable conditions, and a wind speed acceleration near the surface, which extend $$\sim 30$$ ∼ 30 km downwind of the wind plant. Turbulence kinetic energy is significantly enhanced within the wind plant wake in stable conditions, with near-surface observations seeing an increase of more than 30% a few kilometers downwind of the plants.Nicola BodiniJulie K. LundquistPatrick MoriartyNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2021)
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description	Abstract Long-term weather and climate observatories can be affected by the changing environments in their vicinity, such as the growth of urban areas or changing vegetation. Wind plants can also impact local atmospheric conditions through their wakes, characterized by reduced wind speed and increased turbulence. We explore the extent to which the wind plants near an atmospheric measurement site in the central United States have affected their long-term measurements. Both direct observations and mesoscale numerical weather prediction simulations demonstrate how the wind plants induce a wind deficit aloft, especially in stable conditions, and a wind speed acceleration near the surface, which extend $$\sim 30$$ ∼ 30 km downwind of the wind plant. Turbulence kinetic energy is significantly enhanced within the wind plant wake in stable conditions, with near-surface observations seeing an increase of more than 30% a few kilometers downwind of the plants.
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title	Wind plants can impact long-term local atmospheric conditions
title_short	Wind plants can impact long-term local atmospheric conditions
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Wind plants can impact long-term local atmospheric conditions

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