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LAPSE:2023.14082
EOSOLAR Project: Assessment of Wind Resources of a Coastal Equatorial Region of Brazil—Overview and Preliminary Results
March 1, 2023
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The EOSOLAR project was designed to investigate the structure of the atmospheric boundary layer in an equatorial coastal zone, where the discontinuity of surface conditions induces non-stationarity gradients of wind speeds and the development of internal boundary layers. The proposed methodology considers several aspects of the sea−land transition meteorology that are essential for precisely estimating wind−solar energy potential and assessment of structural loads on wind turbines. Infrared (LIDAR) and acoustic (SODAR) ground-based remote sensing instruments and micrometeorological towers were installed in a near-shore equatorial area of northeast Brazil, in order to provide a comprehensive view of meteorological processes. This paper reports a description of the project study area, methodology, and instrumentation used. Details of instruments configurations, a validation of micrometeorology towers, and a comparison between the LIDAR and SODAR are presented. Results of the first field campaign measuring the coastal flow, integrating the micrometeorological tower and LIDAR observations are described.
The EOSOLAR project was designed to investigate the structure of the atmospheric boundary layer in an equatorial coastal zone, where the discontinuity of surface conditions induces non-stationarity gradients of wind speeds and the development of internal boundary layers. The proposed methodology considers several aspects of the sea−land transition meteorology that are essential for precisely estimating wind−solar energy potential and assessment of structural loads on wind turbines. Infrared (LIDAR) and acoustic (SODAR) ground-based remote sensing instruments and micrometeorological towers were installed in a near-shore equatorial area of northeast Brazil, in order to provide a comprehensive view of meteorological processes. This paper reports a description of the project study area, methodology, and instrumentation used. Details of instruments configurations, a validation of micrometeorology towers, and a comparison between the LIDAR and SODAR are presented. Results of the first field campaign measuring the coastal flow, integrating the micrometeorological tower and LIDAR observations are described.
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LIDAR, marine boundary layer, micrometeorology tower, remote sensing, sea–land transition, SODAR, solar energy, wind energy, wind speed profile
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Assireu AT, Pimenta FM, de Freitas RM, Saavedra OR, Neto FLA, Júnior ART, Oliveira CBM, Lopes DCP, de Lima SL, Veras RBS, Saraiva NP, Marcondes LGP, Oliveira DQ. EOSOLAR Project: Assessment of Wind Resources of a Coastal Equatorial Region of Brazil—Overview and Preliminary Results. (2023). LAPSE:2023.14082
Author Affiliations
Assireu AT: Instituto de Recursos Naturais, Universidade Federal de Itajubá, Av. BPS 1303, Pinheirinho, Itajubá 37500-903, MG, Brazil
Pimenta FM: Centro de Ciências Físicas e Matemáticas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Oceanografia, Campus Trindade, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, SC, Brazil [ORCID]
de Freitas RM: Camargo Schubert Wind Engineering, Rua Juvenal Galeno, 55, Jardim Social, Curitiba 82520-030, PR, Brazil
Saavedra OR: Instituto de Energia Elétrica, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Av. dos Portugueses s/n, Bacanga, São Luís 65080-040, MA, Brazil
Neto FLA: Applied Meteorology Laboratory, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-916, RJ, Brazil
Júnior ART: Instituto de Energia Elétrica, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Av. dos Portugueses s/n, Bacanga, São Luís 65080-040, MA, Brazil [ORCID]
Oliveira CBM: Instituto de Energia Elétrica, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Av. dos Portugueses s/n, Bacanga, São Luís 65080-040, MA, Brazil [ORCID]
Lopes DCP: Instituto de Energia Elétrica, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Av. dos Portugueses s/n, Bacanga, São Luís 65080-040, MA, Brazil
de Lima SL: Instituto de Energia Elétrica, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Av. dos Portugueses s/n, Bacanga, São Luís 65080-040, MA, Brazil
Veras RBS: Instituto de Energia Elétrica, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Av. dos Portugueses s/n, Bacanga, São Luís 65080-040, MA, Brazil
Saraiva NP: Centro de Ciências Físicas e Matemáticas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Oceanografia, Campus Trindade, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, SC, Brazil [ORCID]
Marcondes LGP: Instituto de Recursos Naturais, Universidade Federal de Itajubá, Av. BPS 1303, Pinheirinho, Itajubá 37500-903, MG, Brazil [ORCID]
Oliveira DQ: Instituto de Energia Elétrica, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Av. dos Portugueses s/n, Bacanga, São Luís 65080-040, MA, Brazil
Pimenta FM: Centro de Ciências Físicas e Matemáticas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Oceanografia, Campus Trindade, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, SC, Brazil [ORCID]
de Freitas RM: Camargo Schubert Wind Engineering, Rua Juvenal Galeno, 55, Jardim Social, Curitiba 82520-030, PR, Brazil
Saavedra OR: Instituto de Energia Elétrica, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Av. dos Portugueses s/n, Bacanga, São Luís 65080-040, MA, Brazil
Neto FLA: Applied Meteorology Laboratory, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-916, RJ, Brazil
Júnior ART: Instituto de Energia Elétrica, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Av. dos Portugueses s/n, Bacanga, São Luís 65080-040, MA, Brazil [ORCID]
Oliveira CBM: Instituto de Energia Elétrica, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Av. dos Portugueses s/n, Bacanga, São Luís 65080-040, MA, Brazil [ORCID]
Lopes DCP: Instituto de Energia Elétrica, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Av. dos Portugueses s/n, Bacanga, São Luís 65080-040, MA, Brazil
de Lima SL: Instituto de Energia Elétrica, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Av. dos Portugueses s/n, Bacanga, São Luís 65080-040, MA, Brazil
Veras RBS: Instituto de Energia Elétrica, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Av. dos Portugueses s/n, Bacanga, São Luís 65080-040, MA, Brazil
Saraiva NP: Centro de Ciências Físicas e Matemáticas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Oceanografia, Campus Trindade, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, SC, Brazil [ORCID]
Marcondes LGP: Instituto de Recursos Naturais, Universidade Federal de Itajubá, Av. BPS 1303, Pinheirinho, Itajubá 37500-903, MG, Brazil [ORCID]
Oliveira DQ: Instituto de Energia Elétrica, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Av. dos Portugueses s/n, Bacanga, São Luís 65080-040, MA, Brazil
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Energies
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15
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7
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2319
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2022
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2022-03-23
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1996-1073
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