Wind and Structures

Volume 36, Number 3, 2023, pages 201-213

DOI: 10.12989/was.2023.36.3.201

The influence of sea surface temperature for vertical extreme wind shear change and its relation to the atmospheric stability at coastal area

Geonhwa Ryu, Young-Gon Kim, Dongjin Kim, Sang-Man Kim, Min Je Kim, Wonbae Jeon and Chae-Joo Moon

Abstract

In this study, the effect of sea surface temperature (SST) on the distribution of vertical wind speed in the atmospheric boundary layer of coastal areas was analyzed. In general, coastal areas are known to be more susceptible to various meteorological factors than inland areas due to interannual changes in sea surface temperature. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between sea surface temperature (ERA5) and wind resource data based on the meteorological mast of HØvsØre, the test bed area of the onshore wind farm in the coastal area of Denmark. In addition, the possibility of coastal disasters caused by abnormal vertical wind shear due to changes in sea surface temperature was also analyzed. According to the analysis of the correlation between the wind resource data at met mast and the sea surface temperature by ERA5, the wind speed from the sea and the vertical wind shear are stronger than from the inland, and are vulnerable to seasonal sea surface temperature fluctuations. In particular, the abnormal vertical wind shear, in which only the lower wind speed was strengthened and appeared in the form of a nose, mainly appeared in winter when the atmosphere was near-neutral or stable, and all occurred when the wind blows from the sea. This phenomenon usually occurred when there was a sudden change in sea surface temperature within a short period of time.

Key Words

atmospheric stability; Richardson number; sea surface temperature; wind shear warning; wind shear

Address

Geonhwa Ryu:OWC, Republic of Korea Young-Gon Kim:Wind Energy Research Center, Energy Valley Industry-University Convergence Agency, Republic of Korea Dongjin Kim:Division of Earth Environmental System, Pusan National University, Republic of Korea Sang-Man Kim:Smart Grid Institute, Mokpo National University, Republic of Korea Min Je Kim:Department of Electrical and Control Engineering, Mokpo National University, Republic of Korea Wonbae Jeon:Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Pusan National University, Republic of Korea Chae-Joo Moon:Department of Electrical and Control Engineering, Mokpo National University, Republic of Korea