Articles | Volume 15, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-15-1385-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-15-1385-2024
Research article
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08 Nov 2024
Research article |  | 08 Nov 2024

Extrapolation is not enough: impacts of extreme land use change on wind profiles and wind energy according to regional climate models

Jan Wohland, Peter Hoffmann, Daniela C. A. Lima, Marcus Breil, Olivier Asselin, and Diana Rechid

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-2533', Anonymous Referee #1, 07 Dec 2023
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Jan Wohland, 27 Mar 2024
  • RC2: 'Comment on: Extrapolation is not enough: Impacts of extreme land-use change on wind profiles nad wind energy according to regional climate models', Anonymous Referee #2, 12 Jan 2024
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Jan Wohland, 27 Mar 2024

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (10 Apr 2024) by Somnath Baidya Roy
AR by Jan Wohland on behalf of the Authors (22 Apr 2024)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (02 May 2024) by Somnath Baidya Roy
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (17 May 2024)
RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (13 Jun 2024)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (13 Jun 2024) by Somnath Baidya Roy
AR by Jan Wohland on behalf of the Authors (24 Jun 2024)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (27 Jun 2024) by Somnath Baidya Roy
AR by Jan Wohland on behalf of the Authors (11 Jul 2024)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
We evaluate how winds change when humans grow or cut down forests. Our analysis draws from climate model simulations with extreme scenarios where Europe is either fully forested or covered with grass. We find that the effect of land use change on wind energy is very important: wind energy potentials are twice as high above grass as compared to forest in some locations. Our results imply that wind profile changes should be better incorporated in climate change assessments for wind energy.
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