A review and evaluation of planetary boundary layer parameterizations in hurricane weather research and forecasting model using idealized simulations and …

JA Zhang, EA Kalina, MK Biswas, RF Rogers, P Zhu… - Atmosphere, 2020 - mdpi.com
This paper reviews the evolution of planetary boundary layer (PBL) parameterization
schemes that have been used in the operational version of the Hurricane Weather Research …

Evaluation of different wind fields for the investigation of the dynamic response of offshore wind turbines

A Nybø, FG Nielsen, J Reuder, MJ Churchfield… - Wind …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
As the size of offshore wind turbines increases, a realistic representation of the
spatiotemporal distribution of the incident wind field becomes crucial for modeling the …

Modeling and observations of North Atlantic cyclones: Implications for US Offshore wind energy

J Wang, E Hendricks, CM Rozoff… - Journal of Renewable …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
To meet the Biden-Harris administration's goal of deploying 30 GW of offshore wind power
by 2030 and 110 GW by 2050, expansion of wind energy into US territorial waters prone to …

[HTML][HTML] Eye of the storm: Observing hurricanes with a small unmanned aircraft system

JJ Cione, GH Bryan, R Dobosy… - Bulletin of the …, 2020 - journals.ametsoc.org
Aksoy, A., SD Aberson, T. Vukicevic, KJ Sellwood, S. Lorsolo, and X. Zhang, 2013:
Assimilation of high-resolution tropical cyclone observations with an ensemble Kalman filter …

A framework for simulating the tropical cyclone boundary layer using large-eddy simulation and its use in evaluating PBL parameterizations

X Chen, GH Bryan, JA Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2021 - journals.ametsoc.org
Boundary layer turbulent processes affect tropical cyclone (TC) structure and intensity
change. However, uncertainties in the parameterization of the planetary boundary layer …

Characterizing the impacts of turbulence closures on real hurricane forecasts: A comprehensive joint assessment of grid resolution, horizontal turbulence models, and …

O Romdhani, JA Zhang… - Journal of Advances in …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Hurricanes are highly complex geophysical flows that have caused billions of dollars in
damage in recent years. Despite the significance of these extreme weather events, the …

The role of vertical diffusion parameterizations in the dynamics and accuracy of simulated intensifying hurricanes

L Matak, M Momen - Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 2023 - Springer
Rotation in hurricane flows can significantly impact the dynamics and structure of the
turbulent boundary layer. Despite this unique feature of hurricane boundary layers, the …

Gusts and shear within hurricane eyewalls can exceed offshore wind turbine design standards

RP Worsnop, JK Lundquist, GH Bryan… - Geophysical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Offshore wind energy development is underway in the US, with proposed sites located in
hurricane‐prone regions. Turbine design criteria outlined by the International …

Wind fields in category 1–3 tropical cyclones are not fully represented in wind turbine design standards

M Sanchez Gomez, JK Lundquist… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Offshore wind energy deployment in the US is expected to increase in the years to come,
with proposed wind farm sites located in regions with high risk for tropical cyclones. Yet, the …

Multi-stage typhoon-induced wind effects on offshore wind turbines using a data-driven wind speed field model

H Wang, ST Ke, TG Wang, A Kareem, L Hu, YJ Ge - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
In light of spatiotemporal variations in a typhoon wind speed field, this paper proposes a
multi-stage analysis framework for typhoon-induced wind effects on offshore wind turbines …