Low-level jets over the North Sea based on ERA5 and observations: together they do better

<p>Ten years of ERA5 reanalysis data are combined with met-mast and lidar observations from 10 offshore platforms to investigate low-level jet characteristics over the Dutch North Sea. The objective of this study is to combine the best of two worlds: (1) ERA5 data with a large spatiotempora...

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Main Authors: P. C. Kalverla, J. B. Duncan Jr., G.-J. Steeneveld, A. A. M. Holtslag
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2019-04-01
Series:Wind Energy Science
Online Access:https://www.wind-energ-sci.net/4/193/2019/wes-4-193-2019.pdf