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Jordan, Arianna

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Atmospheric Boundary Layer-Wind Farm Interactions Field Campaign Report

The American WAKE ExperimeNt (AWAKEN) was a field campaign in northern Oklahoma intended to analyze the potential influence of wind farms and their collective wakes on the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL), wind power production, and turbine structural loads. This report summarizes the deployment of instruments by the University of Oklahoma (OU), National Atmospheric and Atmospheric Administration National Severe Storms Laboratory (NOAA NSSL), and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) during AWAKEN. Two Collaborative Lower Atmosphere Profiling Systems (CLAMPS) and LLNL ZephIR profiling lidars were co-deployed from October 3, 2022, to December 20, 2022 (winter campaign). At the end of the winter campaign, both ZephIR lidars were moved to different AWAKEN sites to be a part of a targeted wake study at the King Plains wind farm. The two CLAMPS were redeployed for a second observation period from July 1st, 2023, to September 28, 2023 (summer campaign; the ZephIR lidars were not co-located with CLAMPS).

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AWAKEN CLAMPS2 Doppler Lidar Vertical Velocity Profiles

These files contain 24 hour periods of data collected from the CLAMPS2 Halo Streamline XR+ Doppler lidar. While not conducting other scans, the lidar directs the beam to zenith, allowing for the measurement of vertical velocity. These data were collected during the AWAKEN project.

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Data collected using small uncrewed aircraft systems during the TRacking Aerosol Convection interactions ExpeRiment (TRACER)

Abstract. The main goal of the TRacking Aerosol Convection interactions ExpeRiment (TRACER) project was to further understand the role that regional circulations and aerosol loading play in the convective cloud life cycle across the greater Houston, Texas, area. To accomplish this goal, the United States Department of Energy and research partners collaborated to deploy atmospheric observing systems across the region. Cloud and precipitation radars, radiosondes, and air quality sensors captured atmospheric and cloud characteristics. A dense lower-atmospheric dataset was developed using ground-based remote sensors, a tethersonde, and uncrewed aerial systems (UASs). TRACER-UAS is a subproject that deployed two UAS platforms to gather high-resolution observations in the lower atmosphere between 1 June and 30 September 2022. The University of Oklahoma CopterSonde and the University of Colorado Boulder RAAVEN (Robust Autonomous Aerial Vehicle – Endurant Nimble) were flown at two coastal locations between the Gulf of Mexico and Houston. The University of Colorado Boulder RAAVEN gathered measurements of atmospheric thermodynamic state, winds and turbulence, and aerosol size distribution. Meanwhile, the University of Oklahoma CopterSonde system operated on a regular basis to resolve the vertical structure of the thermodynamic and kinematic state. Together, a complementary dataset of over 200 flight hours across 61 d was generated, and data from each platform proved to be in strong agreement. In this paper, the platforms and respective data collection and processing are described. The dataset described herein provides information on boundary layer evolution, the sea breeze circulation, conditions prior to and nearby deep convection, and the vertical structure and evolution of aerosols. The quality-controlled TRACER-UAS observations from the CopterSonde and RAAVEN can be found at https://doi.org/10.5439/1969004 (Lappin, 2023) and https://doi.org/10.5439/1985470 (de Boer, 2023), respectively.

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AWAKEN CLAMPS1 Doppler Lidar VAD Data

These files contain 24 hour periods of data collected from the CLAMPS1 Halo Streamline XR+ Doppler lidar. The Doppler lidar conducts regular conical scans at a set elevation angle. These data are then passed through a typical VAD algorithm to retrieve horizontal wind speed and direction profiles. These data were collected during the AWAKEN project.

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AWAKEN CLAMPS2 Doppler Lidar VAD Data

These files contain 24 hour periods of data collected from the CLAMPS2 Halo Streamline XR+ Doppler lidar. The Doppler lidar conducts regular conical scans at a set elevation angle. These data are then passed through a typical VAD algorithm to retrieve horizontal wind speed and direction profiles. These data were collected during the AWAKEN project.

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AWAKEN-ABLWF22 CLAMPS1 Doppler Lidar Vertical Velocity Profiles

These files contain 24 hour periods of data collected from the CLAMPS1 Halo Streamline Doppler lidar. While not conducting other scans, the lidar directs the beam to zenith, allowing for the measurement of vertical velocity. These data were collected during the American Wake Experiment (AWAKEN) project. The CLAMPS1 facility was deployed at the Rolling Meadows Golf Course east of Enid, OK.

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ARM Site E36 - CLAMPS 2 AERI / Reviewed Data

This dataset contains radiance data from the CLAMPS 2 AERI at the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) site E36. CLAMPS 2 deployed during fall-winter 2022 (10/3/22-12/27/23) and summer-fall 2023 (6/16/23-10/1/23).

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ARM Site E36 - CLAMPS 2 Microwave Radiometer / Processed Data

This dataset contains processed data from the CLAMPS 2 Humidity And Temperature PROfiler (HATPRO) Microwave Radiometer and its associated meteorology tower. CLAMPS 2 deployed during fall-winter 2022 (10/3/22-12/27/23) and summer-fall 2023 (6/16/23-10/1/23).

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Site Rolling Meadows Golf Course - CLAMPS 1 Lidar / Raw Data

This dataset contains raw data from the CLAMPS 1 Halo Photonics StreamLine Doppler Lidar at the Rolling Meadows Golf Course site. CLAMPS 1 deployed during fall-winter 2022 (10/3/22-12/27/23) and summer-fall 2023 (6/16/23-10/1/23).

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ARM Site E36 - CLAMPS 2 Lidar / Raw Data

This dataset contains raw data from the CLAMPS 2 Halo Photonics StreamLine Doppler Lidar at the Rolling Meadows Golf Course site. CLAMPS 2 deployed during fall-winter 2022 (10/3/22-12/27/23) and summer-fall 2023 (6/16/23-10/1/23).

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