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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-393-2017
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-393-2017
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Research article
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02 Feb 2017
Research article |
| 02 Feb 2017
Identification of tower-wake distortions using sonic anemometer and lidar measurements
Katherine McCaffrey
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Earth Systems Research Laboratory Physical Sciences Division, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Paul T. Quelet
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Aditya Choukulkar
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Earth Systems Research Laboratory Chemical Sciences Division, Boulder, Colorado, USA
James M. Wilczak
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Earth Systems Research Laboratory Physical Sciences Division, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Daniel E. Wolfe
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Earth Systems Research Laboratory Physical Sciences Division, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Steven P. Oncley
National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, USA
W. Alan Brewer
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Earth Systems Research Laboratory Chemical Sciences Division, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Mithu Debnath
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Ryan Ashton
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
G. Valerio Iungo
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Julie K. Lundquist
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado, USA
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Short summary
During the eXperimental Planetary boundary layer Instrumentation Assessment (XPIA) field campaign, the wake and flow distortion from a 300-meter meteorological tower was identified using pairs of sonic anemometers mounted on opposite sides of the tower, as well as profiling and scanning lidars. Wind speed deficits up to 50% and TKE increases of 2 orders of magnitude were observed at wind directions in the wake, along with wind direction differences (flow deflection) outside of the wake.
During the eXperimental Planetary boundary layer Instrumentation Assessment (XPIA) field...
