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Research article
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25 Mar 2019
Research article |
| 25 Mar 2019
| 25 Mar 2019
Characterizing wind gusts in complex terrain
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University,
Ithaca, New York, USA
Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell
University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Rebecca J. Barthelmie
Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell
University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Weifei Hu
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University,
Ithaca, New York, USA
Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell
University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University,
Ithaca, New York, USA
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Short summary
Wind gusts are a key driver of aerodynamic loading, and common approximations used to describe wind gust behavior may not be appropriate in complex terrain at heights relevant to wind turbines and other structures. High-resolution observations from sonic anemometers and vertically pointing Doppler lidars collected in the Perdigão experiment are analyzed to provide a foundation for improved wind gust characterization in complex terrain.
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