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In this thesis, a high resolution numerical model is employed to explore the response of land surface and near surface air temperatures within and in the immediate vicinity of large wind farms in west central Texas to changes in the turbines’ thrust and TKE coefficients during meteorological summers. A control run with no wind turbines is compared to three experimental tests, each with differing thrust and TKE coefficients. The experimental tests are fist compared to observed data from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) data on the Terra and Aqua Satellites. It is shown that the observed impact of wind farms is greater than the numerically modeled impact. Second, the control run is compared to the experimental tests. The non-linear interaction of hub height wind speeds, thrust coefficients, and TKE coefficients along with the wind turbine layer static stability determine the temperature change impact. During night, statically stable conditions result in strong warming signals while during the day near-neutral conditions result in insignificant impacts. The magnitude of the signal is determined by non-linear interactions between the wind turbines’ thrust coefficient and the vertical wind speed. The high resolution numerical model is also used to analyze the propagation of mesoscale boundaries near and through the wind farm. When compared to the control run, the experimental simulation shows an acceleration of the propagation of the mesoscale boundaries when the boundaries approached the wind farms and a deceleration as the boundaries propagated away from the wind farms. Due to the reduction of winds by the wind farms, boundaries propagating away from the wind farms experience less winds behind the boundaries and propagation speeds are reduced. 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It is shown that the observed impact of wind farms is greater than the numerically modeled impact. Second, the control run is compared to the experimental tests. The non-linear interaction of hub height wind speeds, thrust coefficients, and TKE coefficients along with the wind turbine layer static stability determine the temperature change impact. During night, statically stable conditions result in strong warming signals while during the day near-neutral conditions result in insignificant impacts. The magnitude of the signal is determined by non-linear interactions between the wind turbines’ thrust coefficient and the vertical wind speed. The high resolution numerical model is also used to analyze the propagation of mesoscale boundaries near and through the wind farm. When compared to the control run, the experimental simulation shows an acceleration of the propagation of the mesoscale boundaries when the boundaries approached the wind farms and a deceleration as the boundaries propagated away from the wind farms. Due to the reduction of winds by the wind farms, boundaries propagating away from the wind farms experience less winds behind the boundaries and propagation speeds are reduced. 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