Articles | Volume 11, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-3057-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-3057-2026
Research article
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26 Aug 2026
Research article |  | 26 Aug 2026

Airborne measurements for investigating offshore wind farm wakes and modifications of sea state – benefits and limitations

Astrid Lampert, Beatriz Cañadillas, Thomas Rausch, Lea Schmitt, Bughsin' Djath, Johannes Schulz-Stellenfleth, Andreas Platis, Kjell zum Berge, Ines Schäfer, Jens Bange, Lukas Gruchot, Thomas Neumann, Martin Dörenkämper, Bernhard Stoevesandt, Julia Gottschall, Lukas Vollmer, Stefan Emeis, Mares Barekzai, Simon Siedersleben, Martin Kühn, Gerald Steinfeld, Detlev Heinemann, Joachim Peinke, Hendrik Heißelmann, Jörge Schneemann, Gabriele Centurelli, Philipp Waldmann, and Konrad Bärfuss

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on wes-2025-277', Anonymous Referee #1, 12 Feb 2026
  • RC2: 'Comment on wes-2025-277', Anonymous Referee #2, 15 May 2026
  • RC3: 'Comment on wes-2025-277', Anonymous Referee #3, 19 May 2026

Peer review completion

AR – Author's response | RR – Referee report | ED – Editor decision | EF – Editorial file upload
AR by Astrid Lampert on behalf of the Authors (17 Jun 2026)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (17 Jun 2026) by Roland Schmehl
RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (23 Jun 2026)
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (25 Jun 2026)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (30 Jun 2026) by Roland Schmehl
AR by Astrid Lampert on behalf of the Authors (22 Jul 2026)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (24 Jul 2026) by Roland Schmehl
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (26 Jul 2026) by Jakob Mann (Chief editor)
AR by Astrid Lampert on behalf of the Authors (03 Aug 2026)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
Two major aircraft measurement campaigns above the North Sea provide insights into modifications of the wind field and sea surface induced by wind farms. The aircraft performed transects at hub height upstream and downstream of wind farm clusters and identified different effects, e.g. how long it takes for the wind speed to recover after the wind farm, how changes across the coastline interact with wind energy, and if wind farms are well represented in numerical simulations.
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