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Impacts of wind farms on land surface temperature

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  • Liming Zhou

    (University at Albany, State University of New York, 1400 Washington Avenue)

  • Yuhong Tian

    (I.M. Systems Group, Inc. at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service/The Center for Satellite Applications and Research, 5200 Auth Road, Camp Springs)

  • Somnath Baidya Roy

    (University of Illinois)

  • Chris Thorncroft

    (University at Albany, State University of New York, 1400 Washington Avenue)

  • Lance F. Bosart

    (University at Albany, State University of New York, 1400 Washington Avenue)

  • Yuanlong Hu

    (Terra-Gen Power LLC, 11512 El Camino Real)

Abstract

There is increasing interest in the possible impacts of wind farms on regional weather and climate. Focusing on three large wind farms located in Texas, USA, this study finds evidence for a significant warming trend at night-time and also a small warming effect at daytime over wind farms.

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  • Liming Zhou & Yuhong Tian & Somnath Baidya Roy & Chris Thorncroft & Lance F. Bosart & Yuanlong Hu, 2012. "Impacts of wind farms on land surface temperature," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 2(7), pages 539-543, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:2:y:2012:i:7:d:10.1038_nclimate1505
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate1505
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