10.11583/DTU.C.4508597.V1
Pedro Santos
0000-0003-2962-1364
Jakob Mann
Nikola Vasiljevic
Michael Courtney
Javier Sanz Rodrigo
0000-0003-0291-6429
Elena Cantero
0000-0001-8638-329X
Fernando Borbón
0000-0002-0932-4760
Daniel Martínez-Villagrasa
0000-0002-8718-9883
Belén Martí
0000-0002-8910-664X
Joan Cuxart
0000-0002-6217-8045
The Alaiz Experiment (ALEX17): wind field and turbulent fluxes in a large-scale and complex topography with synoptic forcing
<p>The Alaiz experiment (ALEX17) was performed at Alaiz, located in Navarre region (Spain), a site consisting of a mountain range of 1000m above sea level (a.s.l.). To the North, along the prevailing wind direction, measurement equipment are located at a valley 500m lower in altitude bounded by a 750 m asl. hill located 6 km north of Alaiz.</p><p><br></p><p>The experimental layout aims to provide a high-quality database to explore wind flow phenomena and derive validation datasets of high-resolution mesoscale-to-microscale models with strong coupling between terrain and thermal stratification.</p><p><br></p><p>This full-scale experiment is a joint effort between research groups of Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Renewable Energy Centre of Spain (CENER) and University of Balearic Islands (UIB).</p><p><br></p><p>The dataset collection is divided into the following parts, which can be accessed below and downloaded via OpenDAP:</p><p><br></p><p>• Multi-lidar dataset: 5 x Long-range WindScanner (LRWS) systems</p><p>• Surface fluxes dataset: 9 x Surface Layer Stations (SLS)</p><p>• WLS70 dataset: 1 x Windcube 70 (WLS70) lidar profiler</p><p>• Alaiz Test Site dataset: 1 x 118m flux-profile meteorological mast (called MP5)</p><p>• SEB and RASS dataset: 1 x Surface Energy Budget Station (SEB) and 1 x WindRASS sodar system</p><p>• Navarre meteo stations dataset: 22 x surface climatological stations from Meteo Navarra</p><p>• Flux-profile dataset: 4 x 80m met masts equipped with 3D sonic anemometers</p><p>• Complementary measurements dataset: 2 x 80m met masts with cup anemometers along with 6x80m temperature and relative humidity profiles.</p><p>• Landscape dataset: Digital Elevation Model (DEM) with 2x2m resolution as well as derived roughness length with 10x10m resolution.<br></p>
Atmospheric Sciences
90608 Renewable Power and Energy Systems Engineering (excl. Solar Cells)
40107 Meteorology
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2019
2019-06-13
2019-06-13
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10.11583/DTU.c.4508597
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