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Offshore wind farm cluster wakes as observed by long-range-scanning wind lidar measurements and mesoscale modeling
Beatriz Cañadillas
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Flight Guidance, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
Renewables, UL International GmbH, Oldenburg, Germany
Maximilian Beckenbauer
Institute of Flight Guidance, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
Juan J. Trujillo
Renewables, UL International GmbH, Oldenburg, Germany
Martin Dörenkämper
Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems, Oldenburg, Germany
Richard Foreman
Renewables, UL International GmbH, Oldenburg, Germany
Thomas Neumann
Renewables, UL International GmbH, Oldenburg, Germany
Astrid Lampert
Institute of Flight Guidance, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
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Scanning lidar measurements combined with meteorological sensors and mesoscale simulations reveal the strong directional and stability dependence of the wake strength in the direct vicinity of wind farm clusters.
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