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Understanding the Characteristics of Vertical Structure for Wind Speed Observation via Wind-LIDAR in Jeju Island

Version 1 : Received: 12 July 2023 / Approved: 12 July 2023 / Online: 13 July 2023 (11:15:12 CEST)

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Yi, D.-W.; Choi, H.-W.; Lee, S.-S.; Lee, Y.H. Understanding the Characteristics of Vertical Structures for Wind Speed Observations via Wind-LIDAR on Jeju Island. Atmosphere 2023, 14, 1260. Yi, D.-W.; Choi, H.-W.; Lee, S.-S.; Lee, Y.H. Understanding the Characteristics of Vertical Structures for Wind Speed Observations via Wind-LIDAR on Jeju Island. Atmosphere 2023, 14, 1260.

Abstract

The wind observations for multiple levels (40–200 m) have been conducted for a long time (2016–2020) on Jeju Island of South Korea. This study aims at understanding the vertical and temporal characteristics of lower atmosphere. Jeju Island is a region located at mid-latitude and is affected by seasonal monsoon wind. The maximum wind speed appears in the lower layer during day time and is delayed in the upper layer during latter time in diurnal cycle. In summer season, the surface layer increases up to 160 m during day time via dominant solar radiation effect, which is higher than those for other seasons. However, the maximum wind speed in winter season appears irregularly among altitudes, and the surface layer is ~100 m, which is lower than that in summer season. It can be attributed to the increase in the mean wind speed in diurnal cycle caused by the strong northwestern wind for winter season. These results imply that the relationship between near-surface and higher altitudes is primarily affected by solar radiation and seasonal monsoon winds. These results are expected to contribute to site selection criteria for wind farms and to the assessment concerning planetary boundary layer modeling.

Keywords

Wind-LIDAR; multiple-level winds; diurnal cycle; atmospheric boundary layer; maximum wind speed

Subject

Environmental and Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science and Meteorology

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