Abstract:The wind shear exponent has a significant impact on the selection of wind turbines, hub height, and other factors. To investigate the characteristics of the wind shear exponent in northern Bazhou, according to 96 months of continuous, high time-resolution observational data from southeastern Bosten Lake wind measurement tower from January 2017 to December 2024, the average wind speed, wind speed deviation coefficient, and wind shear exponent at different heights were calculated, and the spatiotemporal distribution characteristics of the wind shear exponent, as well as the relationship between wind shear exponent and wind speed were analyzed. The study revealed that: (1) As the height increases, the overall wind shear exponent shows a segmented decreasing trend with a breakpoint at 70 m. The wind speed difference is greatest at heights of 70 to 80 m, with significant wind speed shear and relatively poor stability. (2) From spring to autumn, the wind shear exponent decreases in segments with increasing height. In winter, minimal variation is observed in the height range of 10 to 70 m, while significant differences emerge in the height range of 70 to 100 m. The diurnal variation of the wind shear exponent at all heights presents a 'bimodal' distribution characteristic, and the diurnal variation characteristic of the wind shear exponent shows a inverse correlation with the diurnal variation of wind speed. (3) There is a wind speed inversion zone in the height range of 35 to 70 m when the wind speed exceeds 8 m·s-1. In the height range of 70 to 100 m, the wind shear exponent shows an inverted V-shaped distribution with a wind speed of 10 m·s-1 as the axis of symmetry. (4) The averages and standard deviations of the wind speed bins generally show that the entire wind speed segment is the largest, followed by the ≥3 m·s-1 startup wind speed segment, and the ≥17.2 m·s-1 strong wind speed segment is the smallest. Wind field stability increases with rising wind speeds, concomitantly resulting in a reduction of the wind shear exponent.