A wind energy benchmark for ABL modelling of a diurnal cycle with a nocturnal low-level jet: GABLS3 revisited

Rodrigo, J. Sanz; Churchfield, M.; Kosović, B.

doi:10.1088/1742-6596/753/3/032024

Title: A wind energy benchmark for ABL modelling of a diurnal cycle with a nocturnal low-level jet: GABLS3 revisited

Journal Article · Mon Oct 03 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Journal of Physics. Conference Series

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/753/3/032024· OSTI ID:1335582

Rodrigo, J. Sanz ^[1]; Churchfield, M. ^[2]; Kosović, B. ^[3]

National Renewable Energy Centre (CENER), Sarriguren (Spain)
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO (United States)

The third GEWEX Atmospheric Boundary Layer Studies (GABLS3) model intercomparison study, around the Cabauw met tower in the Netherlands, is revisited as a benchmark for wind energy atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) models. The case was originally developed by the boundary layer meteorology community, interested in analysing the performance of single-column and large-eddy simulation atmospheric models dealing with a diurnal cycle leading to the development of a nocturnal low-level jet. The case addresses fundamental questions related to the definition of the large-scale forcing, the interaction of the ABL with the surface and the evaluation of model results with observations. The characterization of mesoscale forcing for asynchronous microscale modelling of the ABL is discussed based on momentum budget analysis of WRF simulations. Then a single-column model is used to demonstrate the added value of incorporating different forcing mechanisms in microscale models. The simulations are evaluated in terms of wind energy quantities of interest.

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Research Organization:: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Atmosphere to Electrons Program; European Commission (EC)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308; 624562

OSTI ID:: 1335582

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA-5000-67551

Journal Information:: Journal of Physics. Conference Series, Vol. 753, Issue B; ISSN 1742-6588

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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