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Wind Science 101: I. Overview of Wind Patterns Eugene S. Takle Professor Department of Agronomy Department of Geological and Atmospheric Science Director, Climate Science Program Iowa State University Ames, IA 50011 WESEP REU Short Course Iowa State University Spring 2011
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Outline Global scale 3-D global circulation patterns and wind energy Surface and upper-air tropical and mid-latitude weather systems, including prevailing westerlies Mesoscale Great Plains Low-Level Jet and nocturnal LLJs Sea-breeze Monsoon circulation Off-shore resources US wind resource maps Forecasting wind resources Atmospheric boundary layer Structure and diurnal/seasonal evolution Impact of static and dynamic stability on horizontal wind speeds and vertical profiles Turbulent flows and interactive wakes
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http://eesc.columbia.edu/courses/ees/climate/lectures/gen_circ/index.html
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Not to scale! Mean radius of the earth: 6371 km Height of the troposphere: 0-7 km at poles 20 km at Equator 90% of atmosphere is in the lowest 15 miles (24 km) 99% in lowest 30 miles (48 km) Non-rotating Earth heated at its Equator
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Global Precipitation Patterns
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To bring air from outside an airplane flying at 35,000 ft into the cabin, the compression to sea- level pressure would raise the air temperature to 430 o C or 806 o F
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NOAA NCEP-NCAR CDAS-1 MONTHLY 300 mb [ u, v ] climatology January Wind speed at 12 km
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NOAA NCEP-NCAR CDAS-1 MONTHLY 300 mb [ u, v ] climatology July http://eesc.columbia.edu/courses/ees/climate/lectures/gen_circ/300mbWinds.html Wind speed at 12 km
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NOAA NCEP-NCAR CDAS-1 MONTHLY Diagnostic above_ground [ u, v ] climatology (m/s) January http://eesc.columbia.edu/courses/ees/climate/lectures/gen_circ/300mbWinds.html Wind speed near surface
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NOAA NCEP-NCAR CDAS-1 MONTHLY Diagnostic above_ground [ u, v ] climatology (m/s) July http://eesc.columbia.edu/courses/ees/climate/lectures/gen_circ/300mbWinds.html Wind speed near surface
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NOAA NCEP-NCAR CDAS-1 DAILY 300 mb height (m) and winds (m/s) 1 Apr 1997 http://eesc.columbia.edu/courses/ees/climate/lectures/gen_circ/300mbWinds.html
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Continental and Regional influences Continental scale circulation, jet streams Great Plains Low-Level Jet Coastal Jets Sea breezes Mountain-valley flows Mountain compression of stream lines Monsoons Off-shore wind
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Mechanism of the Nocturnal Low-Level Jet: Great Plains Low-Level Jet (GPLLJ) Nocturnal Low-Level Jet (LLJ) Coastal Jet (CJ)
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Mechanism of the Nocturnal Low-Level Jet: Great Plains Low-Level Jet (GPLLJ) Nocturnal Low-Level Jet (LLJ) Coastal Jet (CJ)
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HL Pressure Gradient
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HL FcFc FpFp F c = -2ΩxV Coriolis Force
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HL Pressure Gradient FcFc FpFp
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HL FpFp FcFc VgVg Geostrophic Balance
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HL FpFp FcFc V FfFf Frictional Force F f = -C d vV
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HL FpFp FcFc V At night, friction is eliminated, flow is accelerated, V increases
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HL FpFp FcFc V Coriolis force increase, wind vector rotates and speed continues to increase
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HL FpFp FcFc V VgVg Wind vector rotates and speed continues to increase and exceeds geostrophic wind
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Rocky Mountains Missouri River High TempLow Temp Low Press High Press
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Simulation of the Great Plains Low-Level Jet. Adam Deppe thesis, Iowa State University, 2010
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Mechanism of the Nocturnal Low-Level Jet: Great Plains Low-Level Jet (GPLLJ) Nocturnal Low-Level Jet (LLJ) Coastal Jet (CJ)
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High TempLow Temp Low PressHigh Press
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Height above ground Horizontal wind speed Nocturnal Jet Maximum (~200 m above ground)
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Mechanism of the Nocturnal Low-Level Jet: Great Plains Low-Level Jet (GPLLJ) Nocturnal Low-Level Jet (LLJ) Coastal Jet (CJ)
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High Temp Low Temp Low PressHigh Press
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Coastal Mountains High Temp Low Temp Low PressHigh Press
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HL FpFp FcFc V FfFf Frictional Force F f = -C d vV Mountains produce an additional pressure force
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Take Home Messages Winds are created by horizontal temperature difference (which create density differences and hence pressure difference) Rotation of the Earth creates bands of high winds (prevailing westerlies) at mid-latitudes Interactions with the day-night heating and cooling of the earth’s surface create changes in the vertical structure of the horizontal wind Orographic feature (coastal regions, mountains, etc) create local circulations that enhance or decrease wind speeds
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Wind Science 101: Part II Eugene S. Takle Professor Department of Agronomy Department of Geological and Atmospheric Science Director, Climate Science Program Iowa State University Ames, IA 50011 Honors Wind Seminar Iowa State University Spring 2011
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Continental and Regional influences Continental scale circulation, jet streams Great Plains Low-Level Jet Coastal Jets Sea breezes Mountain-valley flows Mountain compression of stream lines Monsoons Off-shore wind
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100 km
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Musial, W., and B. Ram, 2010: Large-scale Offshore Wind Power in the United States. Assessment of Opportunities and Barriers. NREL/TP-500-40745. 240 pp. [Available online at http://www.osti.gov/bridge]
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Takle, E. S., 1975: Wind and Wind Energy in Iowa. Report to the Iowa Energy Council. 99 pp.
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Height (z) Windspeed Power Law Logarithmic Dependence U * = friction velocity k = von Karman’s constant (0.40) z o = roughness length
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Number of OccurrencesWinspeed (m/s) 210864121416182022
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