VERTEX

Vertical Enhanced Mixing

PROJECT DATES
09/01/2016 - 10/31/2016
Project Location
Lewes, Delaware
PROJECT DESCRIPTION

VERTEX is a University of Delaware research project led by Cristina Archer to study the effect of the wake of a wind turbine on the atmosphere-surface exchange of momentum, sensible heat and water vapor.

The attached figure shows the array of 15 ISFS flux stations with the wind turbine located in the upper-right of the figure.Station labels indicate the distance from the wind turbine, normalized by D = 2 x blade length = 88 m.

General Set-up Journal

Sep 1, 2016
Beginning of official operations.

Aug 29, 2016
Sensors and data system operational on 50 meter tower.

Aug 24, 2016
15 stations installed and recording data.

VERTEX ISFS Locations

Map of ISFS towers for the VERTEX campaign.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Principal Investigator

Cristina Archer, UD

Project Manager

Steven Oncley NCAR/EOL

Data Manager

EOL Archive, NCAR/EOL/DMS