Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder

Yelena Pichugina

Department

Chemical Sciences Lab

Contact

Yelena.Pichugina@noaa.gov

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NOAA Chemical Sciences Laboratory

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  • Pichugina YL; Banta RM; Brewer WA; Turner DD; Wulfmeyer VO; Strobach EJ; Baidar S; Carroll BJ. (May 2023). Doppler lidar measurements of wind variability and LLJ Properties in Central Oklahoma during the August 2017 Land-Atmosphere Feedback Experiment. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology. 10.1175/jamc-d-22-0128.1
  • Pichugina YL; Banta RM; Brewer WA; Kenyon J; Olson JB; Turner DD; Wilczak J; Baidar S; Lundquist JK; Shaw WJ. (Oct 2022). Model Evaluation by Measurements from Collocated Remote Sensors in Complex Terrain. Weather and Forecasting , 37(10), 1829-1853. 10.1175/WAF-D-21-0214.1
  • Hallar AG; Brown SS; Crosman E; Barsanti KC; Cappa CD; Faloona I; Fast J; Holmes HA; Horel J; Lin J. (Oct 2021). Coupled Air Quality and Boundary-Layer Meteorology in Western U.S. Basins during Winter: Design and Rationale for a Comprehensive Study. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society , 102(10), E2012-E2033. 10.1175/bams-d-20-0017.1
  • Banta RM; Pichugina YL; Darby LS; Brewer WA; Olson JB; Kenyon JS; Baidar S; Benjamin SG; Fernando HJS; Lantz KO. (Sep 2021). Doppler-Lidar Evaluation of HRRR-Model Skill at Simulating Summertime Wind Regimes in the Columbia River Basin during WFIP2. Weather and Forecasting. 10.1175/waf-d-21-0012.1
  • Draxl C; Worsnop RP; Xia G; Pichugina Y; Chand D; Lundquist JK; Sharp J; Wedam G; Wilczak JM; Berg LK. (Jan 2021). Mountain waves can impact wind power generation. Wind Energy Science , 6(1), 45-60. 10.5194/wes-6-45-2021
  • Pichugina YL; Banta RM; Alan Brewer W; Bianco L; Draxl C; Kenyon J; Lundquist JK; Olson JB; Turner DD; Wharton S. (May 2020). Evaluating the WFIP2 updates to the HRRR model using scanning Doppler lidar measurements in the complex terrain of the Columbia River Basin. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy , 12(4). 10.1063/5.0009138
  • Banta RM; Pichugina YL; Brewer WA; Choukulkar A; Lantz KO; Olson JB; Kenyon J; Fernando HJS; Krishnamurthy R; Stoelinga MJ. (Mar 2020). Characterizing NWP Model Errors Using Doppler-Lidar Measurements of Recurrent Regional Diurnal Flows: Marine-Air Intrusions into the Columbia River Basin. Monthly Weather Review , 148(3), 929-953. 10.1175/MWR-D-19-0188.1
  • Rai RK; Berg LK; Newsom R; Kaul CM; Mirocha JD; Choukulkar A; Brewer A; Pichugina Y; Banta R. (Jan 2020). Characterization of turbulence under different stability conditions using lidar scanning data. Journal of Physics : Conference Series , 1452, 12085-12085. 10.1088/1742-6596/1452/1/012085
  • Bianco, L; Djalalova, IV; Wilczak, JM; Olson, JB; Kenyon, JS; Choukulkar, A; Berg, LK; Fernando, HJS; Grimit, EP; Krishnamurthy, R; Lundquist, JK; Muradyan, P; Pekour, M; Pichugina, Y; Stoelinga, MT; Turner, DD. (Nov 2019). Impact of model improvements on 80 m wind speeds during the second Wind Forecast Improvement Project (WFIP2). GEOSCIENTIFIC MODEL DEVELOPMENT , 12(11). 10.5194/gmd-12-4803-2019
  • Olson, JB; Kenyon, JS; Djalalova, I; Bianco, L; Turner, DD; Pichugina, Y; Choukulkar, A; Toy, MD; Brown, JM; Angevine, WM; Akish, E; Bao, JW; Jimenez, P; Kosovic, B; Lundquist, KA; Draxl, C; Lundquist, JK; McCaa, J; McCaffrey, K; Lantz, K; Long, C; Wilczak, J; Banta, R; Marquis, M; Redfern, S; Berg, LK; Shaw, W; Cline, J. (Nov 2019). Improving Wind Energy Forecasting through Numerical Weather Prediction Model Development. BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY , 100(11). 10.1175/BAMS-D-18-0040.1
  • Pichugina, YL; Banta, RM; Bonin, T; Brewer, WA; Choukulkar, A; McCarty, BJ; Baidar, S; Draxl, C; Fernando, HJS; Kenyon, J; Krishnamurthy, R; Marquis, M; Olson, J; Sharp, J; Stoelinga, M. (Aug 2019). Spatial Variability of Winds and HRRR-NCEP Model Error Statistics at Three Doppler-Lidar Sites in the Wind-Energy Generation Region of the Columbia River Basin. JOURNAL OF APPLIED METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY , 58(8). 10.1175/JAMC-D-18-0244.1
  • Wilczak, J.M., M. Stoelinga, L.K. Berg, J. Sharp, C. Draxl, K McCaffrey, R.M. Banta, L. Bianco, I. Djalalova, J.K. Lundquist, and Coauthors,. (Jan 2019). The Second Wind Forecast Improvement Project (WFIP2): Observational field campaign. , 100. 10.1175/BAMS-D-18-0035.1
  • Banta, RM, YL Pichugina, WA Brewer, EP James, JB Olson, SG Benjamin, JR Carley, L Bianco, IV Djalalova, JM Wilczak, RM Hardesty, J Cline and MC Marquis. (Jun 2018). Evaluating and improving NWP forecast models for the fututre: How the Needs of Offshore Wind Energy Can Point the Way. BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY , 99(6). 10.1175/BAMS-D-16-0310.1
  • Pichugina, YL, RM Banta, JB Olson, JR Carley, MC Marquis, WA Brewer, JM Wilczak, I Djalalova, L Bianco, EP James, SG Benjamin and J Cline. (Oct 2017). Assessment of NWP Forecast Models in Simulating Offshore Winds through the Lower Boundary Layer by Measurements from a Ship-Based Scanning Doppler Lidar. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW , 145(10). 10.1175/MWR-D-16-0442.1
  • Bonin, TA, A Choukulkar, WA Brewer, SP Sandberg, AM Weickmann, YL Pichugina, RM Banta, SP Oncley and DE Wolfe. (Aug 2017). Evaluation of turbulence measurement techniques from a single Doppler lidar. ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES , 10(8). 10.5194/amt-10-3021-2017
  • Pichugina, YL, WA Brewer, RM Banta, A Choukulkar, CTM Clack, MC Marquis, BJ McCarty, AM Weickmann, SP Sandberg, RD Marchbanks and RM Hardesty. (Jun 2017). Properties of the offshore low level jet and rotor layer wind shear as measured by scanning Doppler Lidar. WIND ENERGY , 20(6). 10.1002/we.2075
  • Choukulkar, A, Y Pichugina, CTM Clack, R Calhoun, R Banta, A Brewer and M Hardesty. (Aug 2016). A new formulation for rotor equivalent wind speed for wind resource assessment and wind power forecasting. WIND ENERGY , 19(8). 10.1002/we.1929
  • Djalalova, IV, J Olson, JR Carley, L Bianco, JM Wilczak, Y Pichugina, R Banta, M Marquis and J Cline. (Aug 2016). The POWER Experiment: Impact of Assimilation of a Network of Coastal Wind Profiling Radars on Simulating Offshore Winds in and above the Wind Turbine Layer. WEATHER AND FORECASTING , 31(4). 10.1175/WAF-D-15-0104.1
  • Banta, RM, YL Pichugina, WA Brewer, JK Lundquist, ND Kelley, SP Sandberg, RJ Alvarez, RM Hardesty and AM Weickmann. (May 2015). 3D Volumetric Analysis of Wind Turbine Wake Properties in the Atmosphere Using High-Resolution Doppler Lidar. JOURNAL OF ATMOSPHERIC AND OCEANIC TECHNOLOGY , 32(5). 10.1175/JTECH-D-14-00078.1
  • Ahmadov, R, S McKeen, M Trainer, R Banta, A Brewer, S Brown, PM Edwards, JA de Gouw, GJ Frost, J Gilman, D Helmig, B Johnson, A Karion, A Koss, A Langford, B Lerner, J Olson, S Oltmans, J Peischl, G Petron, Y Pichugina, JM Roberts, T Ryerson, R Schnell, C Senff, C Sweeney, C Thompson, PR Veres, C Warneke, R Wild, EJ Williams, B Yuan and R Zamora. (Jan 2015). Understanding high wintertime ozone pollution events in an oil- and natural gas-producing region of the western US. ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS , 15(1). 10.5194/acp-15-411-2015
  • Aitken, ML, RM Banta, YL Pichugina and JK Lundquist. (Apr 2014). Quantifying Wind Turbine Wake Characteristics from Scanning Remote Sensor Data. JOURNAL OF ATMOSPHERIC AND OCEANIC TECHNOLOGY , 31(4). 10.1175/JTECH-D-13-00104.1
  • Smalikho, IN, VA Banakh, YL Pichugina, WA Brewer, RM Banta, JK Lundquist and ND Kelley. (Nov 2013). Lidar Investigation of Atmosphere Effect on a Wind Turbine Wake. JOURNAL OF ATMOSPHERIC AND OCEANIC TECHNOLOGY , 30(11). 10.1175/JTECH-D-12-00108.1
  • Smalikho IN; Banakh VA; Pichugina EL; Brewer A. (Sep 2013). Accuracy of estimation of the turbulent energy dissipation rate from wind measurements with a conically scanning pulsed coherent Doppler lidar. Part II. Numerical and atmospheric experiments. Оптика атмосферы и океана / Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics , 26(5), 411-416. 10.1134/s1024856013050151
  • Banta, RM, YL Pichugina, ND Kelley, RM Hardesty and WA Brewer. (Jun 2013). WIND ENERGY METEOROLOGY: Insight into Wind Properties in the Turbine-Rotor Layer of the Atmosphere from High-Resolution Doppler Lidar. BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY , 94(6). 10.1175/bams-d-11-00057
  • Smalikho IN; Pitchugina YL; Banakh VA; Brewer WA. (Jan 2013). Measurements of the wind turbine wake parameters with a pulsed coherent lidar under various atmospheric conditions. Russian Physics Journal , 55(8), 956-960. 10.1007/s11182-013-9907-9
  • Pichugina, YL, RM Banta, WA Brewer, SP Sandberg and RM Hardesty. (Feb 2012). Doppler Lidar-Based Wind-Profile Measurement System for Offshore Wind-Energy and Other Marine Boundary Layer Applications. JOURNAL OF APPLIED METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY , 51(2). 10.1175/JAMC-D-11-040.1
  • Sun, JL, L Mahrt, RM Banta and YL Pichugina. (Jan 2012). Turbulence Regimes and Turbulence Intermittency in the Stable Boundary Layer during CASES-99. JOURNAL OF THE ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES , 69(1). 10.1175/JAS-D-11-082.1
  • Banakh VA; Brewer A; Pichugina EL; Smalikho IN. (Oct 2010). Measurements of Wind Velocity and Direction with Coherent Doppler Lidar in Conditions of a Weak Echo Signal. Оптика атмосферы и океана / Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics , 23(5), 381-388. 10.1134/S1024856010050076
  • Banakh VA; Smalikho IN; Pichugina EL; Brewer WA. (Feb 2010). Representativeness of Measurements of the Dissipation Rate of Turbulence Energy by Scanning Doppler Lidar. Оптика атмосферы и океана / Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics , 23(1), 48-54. 10.1134/S1024856010010100
  • Pichugina, YL and RM Banta. (Jan 2010). Stable Boundary Layer Depth from High-Resolution Measurements of the Mean Wind Profile. JOURNAL OF APPLIED METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY , 49(1). 10.1175/2009JAMC2168.1
  • Pichugina, YL, RM Banta, ND Kelley, BJ Jonkman, SC Tucker, RK Newsom and WA Brewer. (Aug 2008). Horizontal-velocity and variance measurements in the stable boundary layer using Doppler lidar: Sensitivity to averaging procedures. JOURNAL OF ATMOSPHERIC AND OCEANIC TECHNOLOGY , 25(8). 10.1175/2008JTECHA988.1
  • Banta, RM, L Mahrt, D Vickers, J Sun, BB Balsley, YL Pichugina and EL Williams. (Sep 2007). The very stable boundary layer on nights with weak low-level jets. JOURNAL OF THE ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES , 64(9). 10.1175/JAS4002.1
  • Banta, RM, YL Pichugina and WA Brewer. (Nov 2006). Turbulent velocity-variance profiles in the stable boundary layer generated by a nocturnal low-level jet. JOURNAL OF THE ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES , 63(11). 10.1175/JAS3776.1
  • Banta, RM, YL Pichugina and RK Newsom. (Oct 2003). Relationship between low-level jet properties and turbulence kinetic energy in the nocturnal stable boundary layer. JOURNAL OF THE ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES , 60(20). 10.1175/1520-0469(2003)060<2549:RBLJPA>2.0.CO;2
  • Banta, RM and AB White. (May 2003). Mixing-height differences between land use types: Dependence on wind speed. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES , 108(D10). 10.1029/2002JD002748
  • Banta, RM, RK Newsom, JK Lundquist, YL Pichugina, RL Coulter and L Mahrt. (Nov 2002). Nocturnal low-level jet characteristics over Kansas during CASES-99. BOUNDARY-LAYER METEOROLOGY , 105(2). 10.1023/A:1019992330866
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