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Editor-in-chief: Carlo L. Bottasso

Chief editors: Sandrine Aubrun, Nicolaos A. Cutululis, Paul Fleming, Julia Gottschall, Athanasios Kolios, Jakob Mann & Paul Veers

eISSN: WES 2366-7451, WESD 2366-7621

Wind Energy Science is an international scientific journal dedicated to the publication and public discussion of studies that take an interdisciplinary perspective of fundamental or pioneering research in wind energy.

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30 Jun 2026 The Norwegian University of Science and Technology partners with Copernicus Publications to support open-access publishing

Copernicus Publications has signed a new institutional agreement with Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Please read more.

30 Jun 2026 The Norwegian University of Science and Technology partners with Copernicus Publications to support open-access publishing

Copernicus Publications has signed a new institutional agreement with Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Please read more.

15 Jun 2026 The NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research partners with Copernicus Publications to support open-access publishing

Copernicus Publications is delighted to announce a new institutional agreement with NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). Please read more.

15 Jun 2026 The NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research partners with Copernicus Publications to support open-access publishing

Copernicus Publications is delighted to announce a new institutional agreement with NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). Please read more.

07 May 2026 Temporary unavailability of article and preprint PDFs due to technical issues

Since Tuesday, 5 May, 06:30 CET, we have been experiencing technical issues caused by high demand on our systems, which have significantly affected our journal libraries. To maintain platform stability and ensure continued access to critical services, all preprint and journal article PDFs were temporarily restricted, while HTML full-text content and XML files remained available. Since Thursday, 7 May, 08:30 CET, we have made the preprint PDFs available again; however, journal article PDFs remain restricted until the technical issues have been resolved. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience as we work to restore full PDF access as quickly as possible. Thank you for your understanding.

07 May 2026 Temporary unavailability of article and preprint PDFs due to technical issues

Since Tuesday, 5 May, 06:30 CET, we have been experiencing technical issues caused by high demand on our systems, which have significantly affected our journal libraries. To maintain platform stability and ensure continued access to critical services, all preprint and journal article PDFs were temporarily restricted, while HTML full-text content and XML files remained available. Since Thursday, 7 May, 08:30 CET, we have made the preprint PDFs available again; however, journal article PDFs remain restricted until the technical issues have been resolved. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience as we work to restore full PDF access as quickly as possible. Thank you for your understanding.

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Recent papers

08 Jul 2026

A North Sea in situ evaluation of the Fitch wind farm parameterization within the Mellor–Yamada–Nakanishi–Niino and 3D planetary boundary layer schemes

Nathan J. Agarwal, Julie K. Lundquist, Timothy W. Juliano, and Alex Rybchuk

Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 2369–2403, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2369-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2369-2026, 2026

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08 Jul 2026

Effects of atmospheric thermal stratification on wake aerodynamics of a regenerative wind farm unit

YuanTso Li, Andrea Sciacchitano, and Wei Yu

Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-116,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-116, 2026

Preprint under review for WES (discussion: open, 0 comments)

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08 Jul 2026

Frequent surface–rotor stability decoupling limits the representativeness of surface-based offshore observations

Valeria Vasquez-Barros, Nicola Bodini, Seth Zippel, Anthony Kirincich, and Julie K. Lundquist

Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-115,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-115, 2026

Preprint under review for WES (discussion: open, 0 comments)

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08 Jul 2026

Wind speed estimation using second-order sliding-mode observers: simulation and experimental validation on a floating offshore wind turbine

Moein Sarbandi, Matis Viozelange, Mohamed Assaad Hamida, and Franck Plestan

Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 2405–2425, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2405-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2405-2026, 2026

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08 Jul 2026

Large-eddy simulation of the IEA 15 MW wind turbine using a two-way coupled fluid–structure interaction model

Claudio Bernardi, Stefania Cherubini, Felice Manganelli, Giacomo Della Posta, Stefano Leonardi, and Pietro De Palma

Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 2345–2367, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2345-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2345-2026, 2026

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