Structural response to wave action is difficult to predict due to complex wave–structure interactions, particularly for structures subject to impulsive loads from breaking waves such as rock lighthous...

Crescent City Harbor, California, is well known for experiencing severe tsunami impacts. While NOAA tide gauges have routinely measured tsunami water levels for decades, direct observations of tsunami...

This study reports on the impact of assimilating satellite altimeter measurements with the Deterministic Ensemble Kalman Filter (DEnKF) using a regional SWAN wave model for the North Sea. We assimilat...

Abstract. The rapid expansion of wind farm installations in the North Sea results in an increased need for understanding their influence on the local atmosphere, as well as the interactions between th...

Abstract. In this study, we analyse a set of case studies to characterize the meteorological configurations associated with extreme ocean swells along the Peruvian coast, which are frequently produced...

Novel field observations of breaking wave geometry from a large stereo-video data set (N=16,369) are presented Geometric parameters scale among themselves but exhibit only weak correlation with b...

Wave measurements recorded from 2017 to 2019 by the coastal moored buoy CB06, located in shallow waters at a depth of 16 m off the coast of Chennai, were analysed for the pre-monsoon (February-March- ...

Modelling choices can outweigh climate variability in wind resource assessment, Salwey, Saskia, Bloomfield, Hannah, Pianosi, Francesca

The Atlantic-European jet stream plays a key role in different types of extreme weather events in Europe. Based on 300 years of daily observations, we can analyse its variability and driving forces.

Based on a novel autonomous atmospheric lidar technology, existing data gaps in higher altitudes (> 15 km) can be closed and questions with high societal relevance can be addressed. The cont...

We remotely measure and parameterize ocean current profiles from the skin layer to the uppermost centimeters of the ocean We estimate near-surface viscous stress from the measured current profile...

Low-level jets (LLJs) are coherent wind-speed maxima in the lower troposphere that strongly modulate boundary-layer turbulence and pose substantial ha…

This study evaluates the accuracy of five global wave products (ERA5, GDAS, GFS, IFS, and the LOPS-WW3 hindcast) across the Southern Ocean. The evaluation is based on space-time collocation with in si...

Wind–solar complementarity plays an important role in enhancing energy production and reducing variability in renewable energy systems, yet how it res…

This study investigates factors shaping community acceptance of wind energy projects on a local level in Switzerland, a country that remains far behind most European states in terms of wind energy dep...

npj Heritage Science - Wind environment of grottoes over a complex mountain using UAV field measurements and numerical simulation

Abstract. The EarthCARE Commissioning Calibration and Validation Campaign in Ottawa (ECALOT) was a dedicated airborne and surface-based campaign designed to support the calibration and validation of L...

Abstract. Turbulence parameterization in numerical weather prediction (NWP) models remains a challenge, particularly as resolution continues to increase. Existing turbulence evaluation methods often r...

The transition of the atmospheric boundary layer from land to sea remains insufficiently documented by observations, particularly under offshore flow conditions, where land-modified air undergoes rapi...

Collective wind farm control through wake steering has the potential to increase wind farm energy output. Wake steering involves intentionally misaligning upstr

Mountainous wind farms are strongly influenced by terrain-induced flow distortion and stability-dependent wake behavior, which jointly affect the stru…

The frequency of extratropical cyclones is expected to decrease, but their minimum pressure and low-level winds are projected to intensify Future extreme cyclones tracks show reduced zonal pathwa...

Abstract. With recent advances in data-assimilating ocean reanalysis products, mesoscale oceanic processes can be more realistically represented, increasing the need for regional performance assessmen...

Abstract. Offshore wind farms in the Southern New England lease area frequently operate within a persistently stable marine at- mospheric boundary layer (MABL) during spring, when cold shelf waters be...

Extreme winds, extreme potential: Preparing Australia's wind energy sector for a changing climate, Poddar, Shukla, Evans, Jason P, Kay, Merlinde

Streamwise pressure gradients and turbulence intensity can affect wind turbine performance and wake characteristics. In this work, we investigate the combined e

Abstract. The height of the planetary boundary layer directly influences local and regional climatic phenomena, making its study and estimation of vital importance for environmental sciences. The main...

This study explores the evolution of wind resources and the effects of these parameters on the wind energy potential in Côte d’Ivoire. An assessment of the climatology of wind resources in Côte d’Ivoi...

Near surface wind speeds (NSWS) in Arctic Ocean have significantly intensified in both winter and summer since 1940 External forcing accounts for 60% of winter NSWS variability, whereas summer tr...

Wave buoy records are essential for ocean engineering applications, yet long-term data gaps often compromise observation continuity in sparsely distri…

Chennai, Bengaluru, Pune… everyone working in the wind industry knows these major global wind energy hubs, via the presence of … More

Waves influence erosion, flooding, maritime operations and many other activities that affect Australian communities. This paper describes how Australia’s I

Solar-wind resource characteristics and optimal capacity allocation across China: Insights from observations and reanalyses, Song, Xuanhua, He, Yanyi

Fiji’s coastal communities are highly exposed to ocean waves that drive erosion, inundation and shoreline change. Yet the Fijian archipelago lacks a comprehensive, wave-climate assessment at a resolut...