The Explicit Wake Parametrisation V1.0: a wind farm parametrisation in the mesoscale model WRF

We describe the theoretical basis, implementation, and validation of a new parametrisation that accounts for the effect of large offshore wind farms on the atmosphere and can be used in mesoscale and large-scale atmospheric models. This new parametrisation, referred to as the Explicit Wake P...

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Main Authors: P. J. H. Volker, J. Badger, A. N. Hahmann, S. Ott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2015-11-01
Series:Geoscientific Model Development
Online Access:http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/8/3715/2015/gmd-8-3715-2015.pdf