Temperature profiling at the American WAKE ExperimeNt (AWAKEN): methodology and uncertainty quantification

Letizia, Stefano; Turner, David D.; Abraham, Aliza; Rochette, Luc; Moriarty, Patrick J.

doi:10.5194/wes-11-1653-2026

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Temperature profiling at the American WAKE ExperimeNt (AWAKEN): methodology and uncertainty quantification

2026
By Letizia, Stefano ; Turner, David D. ; Abraham, Aliza
Source Wind Energy Science, 11(5), 1653-1677

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Journal Title:

Wind Energy Science
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Letizia, Stefano ; Turner, David D. ; Abraham, Aliza ; Rochette, Luc ; Moriarty, Patrick J.
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OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) ; GSL (Global Systems Laboratory)
Description:

We quantify the accuracy of the temperature profiling from ground-based spectral infrared radiance observations at AWAKEN. Results from pre-campaign tests and comparisons with in-situ ground-based and airborne sensors at AWAKEN indicate that temperature profiles agree satisfactorily with traditional instruments for wind energy applications. The bias is within a fraction of a degree and appears to be related to atmospheric stability. Root-mean-square differences from the reference instruments are always smaller than a degree and are often well described by the online uncertainty estimation product. Height-to-height and site-to-site temperature differences are in excellent agreement with in-situ observations, which justifies the use of temperature profilers to characterize static stability and spatial gradients of temperature.
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Wind Energy Science, 11(5), 1653-1677
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1653-2026
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2366-7451
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Copernicus GmbH
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Journal Article
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