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27 Nov 2025
Research article |
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Evaluating the impact of motion compensation on turbulence intensity measurements from continuous-wave and pulsed floating lidars
Warren Watson
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems (IWES), Am Seedeich 45, 27572 Bremerhaven, Germany
Faculty of Geosciences, University of Bremen, Klagenfurter Str. 4, 28359 Bremen, Germany
Gerrit Wolken-Möhlmann
Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems (IWES), Am Seedeich 45, 27572 Bremerhaven, Germany
Julia Gottschall
Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems (IWES), Am Seedeich 45, 27572 Bremerhaven, Germany
Faculty of Geosciences, University of Bremen, Klagenfurter Str. 4, 28359 Bremen, Germany
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In this study, we compare turbulence intensity measurements from two buoy-mounted wind lidars with data from a fixed lidar and a meteorological mast. Turbulence intensity is essential for understanding wind conditions but is often overestimated by floating systems due to wave motion. We applied a physics-based compensation to reduce these effects. Our findings show that motion compensation significantly improves accuracy, making floating lidar systems suitable for offshore wind site assessments.
In this study, we compare turbulence intensity measurements from two buoy-mounted wind lidars...
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