An observational, stability-based estimate of 80 m wind speed offshore of North Carolina - seasonal patterns

H. Haines, N. Thomas
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Winds at 80 m elevation have been estimated with a stability-based height adjustment scheme to study the feasibility of utility-scale wind energy offshore of North Carolina. Data sources are the daily ASCAT 10 m wind field as measured by the METOP-A satellite, the North American Regional Reanalysis (NARR) estimates of near-surface atmospheric temperature, pressure and humidity and the National Climate Data Center's optimally-interpolated Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR-OI) sea surface temperature (SST). The study focuses on the 2008-2012 time period. The COARE V3.0 algorithm is used to provide the stability-based height adjustment scheme. Data from six buoys have been used to establish validity of the remotely-sensed and modeled fields. A variety of results were produced, including long-term average wind speeds, wind power density and capacity factor at hub height, and a monthly climatology of these quantities. In this note the focus is on seasonal variations utilizing the monthly climatologies. Using the climatologies the largest differences between the neutral and stability-based schemes occur in winter and spring when and where stable atmospheric conditions are most common. There is a significant difference in the annual variation of atmospheric stability north and south of Cape Hatteras. Only the inner shelf region is prone to stable conditions during winter and spring south of Cape Hatteras, whereas the full width of the shelf is prone to stable conditions from fall into early summer north of Cape Hatteras. Where stable conditions occur the stability-based 80 m wind speeds are 2-3 m/s greater than 80 m neutral wind speeds, and where unstable conditions occur the stability-based 80 m wind speeds are 0.5-1 m/s less than the 80 m neutral wind speeds. The result is a pattern in the 80 m stability-based winds with notably greater speeds near the coastline than expected from a neutral height adjustment.
对北卡罗莱纳州近海80米风速的观测、基于稳定性的估计——季节性模式
利用基于稳定性的高度调整方案估计了80米海拔处的风,以研究北卡罗莱纳州近海公用事业规模风能的可行性。数据来源是METOP-A卫星测量的每日ASCAT 10米风场,北美区域再分析(NARR)对近地表大气温度、压力和湿度的估计,以及国家气候数据中心优化插值的先进甚高分辨率辐射计(AVHRR-OI)海面温度(SST)。这项研究的重点是2008年至2012年这段时间。采用COARE V3.0算法提供基于稳定性的高度调整方案。利用来自六个浮标的数据来确定遥感和模拟场的有效性。产生了各种结果,包括长期平均风速,风电密度和枢纽高度的容量因子,以及这些数量的月度气候学。在本文中,重点是利用月度气候学分析季节变化。利用气候学,中性方案和基于稳定性的方案之间的最大差异出现在冬季和春季,此时稳定的大气条件最为常见。哈特拉斯角北部和南部大气稳定性的年变化有显著差异。在哈特拉斯角以南,只有大陆架内部区域在冬季和春季容易稳定,而在哈特拉斯角以北,从秋季到初夏,整个大陆架宽度都容易稳定。在稳定条件下,稳定型80米风速大于80米中性风速2 ~ 3米/秒,在不稳定条件下,稳定型80米风速小于80米中性风速0.5 ~ 1米/秒。结果是80米稳定风的模式,在海岸线附近的速度明显高于中性高度调整的预期。
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