Open AccessNotes on using the mesoscale wind farm parameterization of Fitch et al. (2012) in WRF
Author(s) -
Fitch Anna C.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
wind energy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.743
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1099-1824
pISSN - 1095-4244
DOI - 10.1002/we.1945
Subject(s) - mesoscale meteorology , weather research and forecasting model , meteorology , turbine , environmental science , climatology , computer science , geography , engineering , geology , aerospace engineering
This letter describes some essential features of the publicly available mesoscale wind farm parameterization of Fitch et al. (2012) in the Weather Research and Forecasting model. It highlights the importance of using turbine manufacturer data with the parameterization and the spatial scales to which it is applicable. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.