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Articles | Volume 19, issue 17
Articles | Volume 19, issue 17
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-8515-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-8515-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 19, issue 17
Development and technical paper
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14 Sep 2026
Development and technical paper |  | 14 Sep 2026

Simulating the impacts of utility-scale photovoltaic installations with a physically based coupled WRF-PV model

Yiran Chen, Jiming Jin, Yimin Liu, Jannik Heusinger, Jesús Carrera, and Zeyu Zhou

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Solar power plants are expanding rapidly worldwide, but their impacts on local climate remain uncertain. In this study, we developed a coupled model that explicitly represents interactions between solar panels, land surface, and the atmosphere. Evaluation against satellite observations showed improved simulation of land surface temperature over solar farms. Simulations show that solar farms can cool the land surface, warm near-surface air, reduce incoming sunlight, and alter rainfall patterns.
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