Analysis 01: OWF Effect on the Atmosphere - On the Effect of Offshore Wind Farms on the Atmosphere and Ocean Dynamics - page 38

Fig. 4.2 Changes of meteorological parameter due to an OWF of 12 wind turbines based on a
simulation setup of dry and stable atmosphere and a geostrophic wind of 8 m/s after 4 h of
METRAS simulation. From top to bottom, the meteorological parameter are (a1)-(a3) wind speed
(m/s), (b1)-(b3) pressure (Pa), (c1)-(c3) temperature ( C), and (d1)-(d3) relative humidity (%).
Figures (a1)-(d1) show horizontal fields in 10-m heights; (a2)-(d2) show results along SW-NE
cross section through OWF and (a3)-(d3), along the cross section NW-SE. Dashed-dotted black
lines cross position of the OWF around P (0,0) in the middle of the model area. Solid lines in (a1)-
(d1) mark cross sections SW-NE and NW-SE through OWF. The hub height of wind turbines is
80 m; the rotor diameter is 80 m as well