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

Worsnop, Rochelle P.; Lundquist, Julie K.; Bryan, George H.; Damiani, Rick; Musial, Walt

doi:10.1002/2017GL073537

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

Journal Article · Tue May 30 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Geophysical Research Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/2017GL073537· OSTI ID:1366545

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Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder Colorado USA
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder Colorado USA, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden Colorado USA
National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder Colorado USA
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden Colorado USA

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Journal Information:: Geophysical Research Letters, Journal Name: Geophysical Research Letters; ISSN 0094-8276

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Language:: English

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