Analysis 02: OWF Effect on the Ocean - On the Effect of Offshore Wind Farms on the Atmosphere and Ocean Dynamics - page 99

Fig. 5.31 Comparison of simulated OWF effect on the ocean using (a1)-(d1) forcing F01
(METRAS approach) and (a2)-(d2) forcing F04 (Brostr¨m approach). Illustrations (a3)-(d3)
give the difference between F01 and F02. Ocean variables are (a1)-(a3) surface elevation ,

(b1)-(b3) velocity component u at the surface, (c1)-(c3) velocity component w at 3-m depth, and
(d1)-(d3) sea surface temperature SST

ζ

,in
the case of F04, varies in dimension, compared to F01, which is connected to the
dependency of the velocity wake and

A more detailed view of the surface elevation reveals that the formation of ζ

.
Considering the whole model area, the significant positive effect on

ζ

is spread
over a smaller area in the case of F04, even though the affected area comprises a
greater uniform/denser spaced increase than what F01 shows. However, the loca-
tion of

ζ

ζ extrema differs by maximal two grid boxes, so 6-km distance.