Nonlocal Inadvertent Weather Modification Associated with Wind Farms in the Central United States

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Dimensions</td><td class="align_center">Number of turbines</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">20 km × 20 km</td><td class="align_center">1,296</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">30 km × 30 km</td><td class="align_center">2,916</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">40 km × 40 km</td><td class="align_center">5,184</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">50 km × 50 km</td><td class="align_center">8,100</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">70 km × 70 km</td><td class="align_center">15,876</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">110 km × 110 km</td><td class="align_center">39,204</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">150 km × 150 km</td><td class="align_center">72,900</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">210 km × 210 km</td><td class="align_center">142,884</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">300 km × 300 km</td><td class="align_center">291,600</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">330 km × 330 km</td><td class="align_center">352,836</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Wind farm size ensemble member sizes.</div>

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Table 2: Nonlocal Inadvertent Weather Modification Associated with Wind Farms in the Central United States 