Julie Lundquist, Ph.D., is aÌýProfessor at CU-Boulder. She and her group investigate the dynamics of the atmospheric boundary layer, with applications to wind energy, urban meteorology, and surface-atmosphere interaction. They employ numerical weather prediction models such as the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model and other large-eddy simulation capabilities, and they participate in field experiments to expand our understanding of the atmospheric boundary layer. To support broad integration of wind energy into power grids, her group investigates the effects of atmospheric stability and atmospheric turbulence on turbine power production, the local microscale impacts of wind energy, methods for forecasting wind power availability, and the interactions between climate change and wind power generation. Lundquist enjoys a Joint Appointment at NREL's National Wind Technology Center.
Julie's Recent RASEI Activities
How much energy can offshore wind farms in the US produce? New study sheds light
RASEI Fellow Julie Lundquist highlights the importance of using simulation tools to determine the locations of installing wind turbines Read more
Seasonal variability of wake impacts on US mid-Atlantic offshore wind plant power production
WIND ENERGY SCIENCE, 2024, 9, 3, 555-583 Read more
Wind Fields in Category 1–3 Tropical Cyclones Are Not Fully Represented in Wind Turbine Design Standards
JGR ATMOSPHERES, 2023, e2023JD039233 Read more
Investigating the physical mechanisms that modify wind plant blockage in stable boundary layers
WIND ENERGY SCIENCE, 2023, 8, 7, 1049-1069 Read more
Assessment of wind energy resource potential for future human missions to Mars
Nature Astronomy, 2023, 7, 298-308 Read more
Can lidars assess wind plant blockage in simple terrain? A WRF-LES study
J. Renew. Sust. Energy, 2022, 14, 063303 Read more
The sensitivity of the fitch wind farm parameterization to a three-dimensional planetary boundary layer scheme
Wind Energ. Sci., 2022, 7, 2085-2098 Read more
Improved Representation of Horizontal Variability and Turbulence in Mesoscale Simulations of an Extended Cold-Air Pool Event
J. Appl. Met. Clim., 2022, 685-707 Read more
It’s been unusually windy this spring. Here’s why you should care
Think it’s been unusually windy on the Front Range this spring? You’re right. Read more
Can reanalysis products outperform mesoscale numerical weather prediction models in modeling the wind resource in simple terrain?
Wind Energ. Sci., 2022, 7, 487-504 Read more