Volume 9, Issue 1-2 pp. 87-93
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Wind lidar evaluation at the Danish wind test site in Høvsøre

David A. Smith

David A. Smith

QinetiQ Ltd, Technology Park, Malvern, Worcs WR14 3PS, UK

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Michael Harris

Michael Harris

QinetiQ Ltd, Technology Park, Malvern, Worcs WR14 3PS, UK

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Adrian S. Coffey

Adrian S. Coffey

QinetiQ Ltd, Technology Park, Malvern, Worcs WR14 3PS, UK

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Torben Mikkelsen

Torben Mikkelsen

Wind Energy Department, Risø National Laboratory, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark

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Hans E. Jørgensen

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Hans E. Jørgensen

Wind Energy Department, Risø National Laboratory, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark

Wind Energy Department, Risø National Laboratory, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark.Search for more papers by this author
Jakob Mann

Jakob Mann

Wind Energy Department, Risø National Laboratory, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark

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Régis Danielian

Régis Danielian

Vestas Wind Systems A/S, DK-8900 Randers, Denmark

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First published: 19 January 2006
Citations: 128

Abstract

Initial assessments of a wind lidar have shown the technology to have significant potential for wind field measurements in the wind energy industry. A more extended evaluation is now reported using a scanning lidar next to a meteorological mast with calibrated anemometers at the Risø wind test site in Høvsøre on the windy northwest coast of Denmark. Results are presented of wind speed comparisons at heights up to 100 m above ground level showing excellent correlation between the lidar and the cup anemometers. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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