Simulated wind speed and initial conditions over the WFIP2 region: Sea-breeze (D01)
**Overview**
The purpose of this work is to assess the sensitivity of the forecast for turbine height wind speed to initial condition (IC) uncertainties over the Columbia River Gorge and Columbia River Basin for two typical weather phenomena: a local thermal gradient induced by a marine air intrusion and passage of a cold front. The Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model data assimilation system (WRFDA) was used to generate ensemble ICs from the North American Regional Analysis (NARR) for the WRF model initialization. The simulated turbine-height wind speeds were categorized into four types using the self-organizing map (SOM) technique. This work advances understanding of IC uncertainties impacts on wind speed forecasts and locates the high-impact regions.
**Data Details**
This dataset contains 100 ensemble simulation outputs over the WFIP2 study region (outer domain, d01) for the sea-breeze case. Variables include surface pressure (PSFC), geopotential height (PH), pressure (P), 2-m temperature (T2), and wind speed (U & V) are compressed in a single zip file for each case. The files are named in the format of [var].[timestamp].nc, which contain 100 ensembles in one file. WRF namelists are also included. The sea-breeze case is for the time period 2016-08-16 to 2016-08-17.
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TY - DATA
AB - **Overview**
The purpose of this work is to assess the sensitivity of the forecast for turbine height wind speed to initial condition (IC) uncertainties over the Columbia River Gorge and Columbia River Basin for two typical weather phenomena: a local thermal gradient induced by a marine air intrusion and passage of a cold front. The Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model data assimilation system (WRFDA) was used to generate ensemble ICs from the North American Regional Analysis (NARR) for the WRF model initialization. The simulated turbine-height wind speeds were categorized into four types using the self-organizing map (SOM) technique. This work advances understanding of IC uncertainties impacts on wind speed forecasts and locates the high-impact regions.
**Data Details**
This dataset contains 100 ensemble simulation outputs over the WFIP2 study region (outer domain, d01) for the sea-breeze case. Variables include surface pressure (PSFC), geopotential height (PH), pressure (P), 2-m temperature (T2), and wind speed (U & V) are compressed in a single zip file for each case. The files are named in the format of [var].[timestamp].nc, which contain 100 ensembles in one file. WRF namelists are also included. The sea-breeze case is for the time period 2016-08-16 to 2016-08-17.
AU - Liu, Ye
DB - Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI)
DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DO - 10.21947/1819819
KW - a2e
KW - atmosphere to electrons
KW - wind
KW - weto
KW - eere
KW - wfip2
KW - Wind Forecast Improvement Project 2 (model)
KW - Simulated wind speed and initial conditions over the WFIP2 region: Sea-breeze (D01)
KW - casestudy
KW - wrf
KW - 01
KW - seabreeze
LA - English
DA - 2016/08/16
PY - 2016
PB - Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO)
T1 - Simulated wind speed and initial conditions over the WFIP2 region: Sea-breeze (D01)
UR - https://doi.org/10.21947/1819819
ER -
Liu, Ye. Simulated wind speed and initial conditions over the WFIP2 region: Sea-breeze (D01). Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO), 16 August, 2016, A2E. https://doi.org/10.21947/1819819.
Liu, Y. (2016). Simulated wind speed and initial conditions over the WFIP2 region: Sea-breeze (D01). [Data set]. A2E. Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO). https://doi.org/10.21947/1819819
Liu, Ye. Simulated wind speed and initial conditions over the WFIP2 region: Sea-breeze (D01). Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO), August, 16, 2016. Distributed by A2E. https://doi.org/10.21947/1819819
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abstractNote = {**Overview**
The purpose of this work is to assess the sensitivity of the forecast for turbine height wind speed to initial condition (IC) uncertainties over the Columbia River Gorge and Columbia River Basin for two typical weather phenomena: a local thermal gradient induced by a marine air intrusion and passage of a cold front. The Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model data assimilation system (WRFDA) was used to generate ensemble ICs from the North American Regional Analysis (NARR) for the WRF model initialization. The simulated turbine-height wind speeds were categorized into four types using the self-organizing map (SOM) technique. This work advances understanding of IC uncertainties impacts on wind speed forecasts and locates the high-impact regions.
**Data Details**
This dataset contains 100 ensemble simulation outputs over the WFIP2 study region (outer domain, d01) for the sea-breeze case. Variables include surface pressure (PSFC), geopotential height (PH), pressure (P), 2-m temperature (T2), and wind speed (U & V) are compressed in a single zip file for each case. The files are named in the format of [var].[timestamp].nc, which contain 100 ensembles in one file. WRF namelists are also included. The sea-breeze case is for the time period 2016-08-16 to 2016-08-17.
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https://dx.doi.org/10.21947/1819819
Details
Data from Aug 16, 2016
Last updated Oct 11, 2021
Submitted Sep 14, 2021
Organization
Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO)
Contact
Ye Liu
310.592.1876
Authors
Research Areas
Keywords
a2e, atmosphere to electrons, wind, weto, eere, wfip2, Wind Forecast Improvement Project 2 (model), Simulated wind speed and initial conditions over the WFIP2 region: Sea-breeze (D01), casestudy, wrf, 01, seabreezeDOE Project Details
Project Name Wind Data Hub
Project Number 67025
