Introduction - On the Effect of Offshore Wind Farms on the Atmosphere and Ocean Dynamics - page 4

farming, and other ecological changes in the future, as well as to support additional
projects in that field. To get closer to those oceanic questions, it is necessary to
include the atmosphere, that is, why here also common influences of wind farms on
the atmosphere are presented even though they are now easily found in literature.
The analysis of offshore wind farm effects on the ocean and atmosphere com-
prises model simulations, as well as measurements, and is organized as follows.
To become acquainted with the topic s topic, Chap. 2 gives an introduction into

wind energy and, especially, offshore wind energy. Chapter 3 explains used data
and models and gives an overview of applied methods. The heart of this work is
Chaps. 4 - 6 , comprising three analyses. Chapter 4 describes the effect of wind farms
on the atmosphere based on theoretical assumptions, which spans explanation of
forcing for ocean modeling. Chapter 5 presents the effect of OWF on an idealized
ocean box, including different wind forcing, analysis of physical ocean processes
triggered by OWFs, and model evaluation with measurements. The analysis in
Chap. 6 gives an insight into the future of the German Bight regarding the demand
of offshore wind farms in the North Sea. Finally, Chap. 7 summarizes and gives an
outlook.

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