Atmospheric stability from numerical weather prediction models and microwave radiometer observations for onshore and offshore wind energy applications

Cimini, Domenico; Gandoin, Rémi; Fiedler, Stephanie; Acquistapace, Claudia; Balotti, Andrea; Gentile, Sabrina; Geraldi, Edoardo; Knist, Christine; Martinet, Pauline; Nilo, Saverio T.; Pace, Giandomenico; Pospichal, Bernhard; Romano, Filomena

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-2041-2025

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08 May 2025

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Atmospheric stability from numerical weather prediction models and microwave radiometer observations for onshore and offshore wind energy applications

Domenico Cimini, Rémi Gandoin, Stephanie Fiedler, Claudia Acquistapace, Andrea Balotti, Sabrina Gentile, Edoardo Geraldi, Christine Knist, Pauline Martinet, Saverio T. Nilo, Giandomenico Pace, Bernhard Pospichal, and Filomena Romano

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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-2041-2025-supplement

Data sets

Microwave Radiometer Profiler (MWRP). 2019-01-01 to 2019-03-15, Eastern North Atlantic (ENA) Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal (C1) Maria Cadeddu et al. https://doi.org/10.5439/1025254

Balloon-Borne Sounding System (SONDEWNPN). 2018-12-31 to 2019-03-16, Eastern North Atlantic (ENA) Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal (C1) Evan Keeler and Jenni Kyrouac https://doi.org/10.5439/1021460

Ground- and ship-based microwave radiometer measurements during EUREC4A Sabrina Schnitt et al. https://doi.org/10.25326/454

Radiosonde measurements from the EUREC4A field campaign (v3.0.0) Claudia Stephan https://doi.org/10.25326/137

Short summary

Atmospheric stability indicates whether air vertical motion is dumped or amplified. This is important for wind energy applications as it affects wind turbine wakes and thus the yield of wind parks. The paper provides an assessment of stability metrics measured by ground-based microwave radiometers in different climatological conditions and instrument types, onshore and offshore. Results indicate that special precaution may be required offshore to achieve typical onshore performances.