Articles | Volume 6, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-6-427-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-6-427-2021
Research article
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18 Mar 2021
Research article |  | 18 Mar 2021

Method for airborne measurement of the spatial wind speed distribution above complex terrain

Christian Ingenhorst, Georg Jacobs, Laura Stößel, Ralf Schelenz, and Björn Juretzki

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AR by Christian Ingenhorst on behalf of the Authors (07 Oct 2020)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (08 Oct 2020) by Rebecca Barthelmie
RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (03 Nov 2020)
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (05 Nov 2020)
RR by Anonymous Referee #4 (11 Nov 2020)
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (11 Nov 2020) by Rebecca Barthelmie
AR by Christian Ingenhorst on behalf of the Authors (18 Dec 2020)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (18 Dec 2020) by Rebecca Barthelmie
ED: Publish as is (22 Dec 2020) by Gerard J.W. van Bussel(Chief editor)
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Short summary
Wind farm sites in complex terrain are subject to local wind phenomena, which are difficult to quantify but have a huge impact on a wind turbine's annual energy production. Therefore, a wind sensor was applied on an unmanned aerial vehicle and validated against stationary wind sensors with good agreement. A measurement over complex terrain showed local deviations from the mean wind speed of approx. ± 30 %, indicating the importance of an extensive site evaluation to reduce investment risk.