Doppler Lidar–Based Wind-Profile Measurement System for Offshore Wind-Energy and Other Marine Boundary Layer Applications

• Published in: Journal of applied meteorology and climatology Vol. 51; no. 2; pp. 327 - 349
• Main Authors: Pichugina, Yelena L., Banta, Robert M., Brewer, W. Alan, Sandberg, Scott P., Hardesty, R. Michael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA American Meteorological Society 01.02.2012
• Subjects: Aerosols; Air quality; Atmosphere; Atmospheric boundary layer; Boundary layers; Diurnal variations; Doppler effect; Doppler lidar; Doppler sonar; Earth, ocean, space; Energy; Exact sciences and technology; External geophysics; Geophysics. Techniques, methods, instrumentation and models; Lidar; Lidar measurements; Low-level jets; Mathematical models; Measurement; Measurement techniques; Meteorology; Numerical models; Ocean waves; Oceans; Offshore; Offshore energy sources; Outdoor air quality; Profile measurement; Remote sensing; Ships; Spatial variability; Spatial variations; Surface wind; Temporal variability; Temporal variations; Turbine blades; Turbines; Turbulence; Wind; Wind direction; Wind farms; Wind measurement; Wind power; Wind profiles; Wind speed; Wind velocity; Winds; Winds and their effects; United States; Eastern U.S; United States > US; ANW, USA, New England; sustainable development; Wind field; Renewable energy; Marine atmosphere; Measurement technique; Atmospheric boundary layer; Radar observation; Lidar; Observation data; wind energy; Doppler radar; North America

Accurate measurement of wind speed profiles aloft in the marine boundary layer is a difficult challenge. The development of offshore wind energy requires accurate information on wind speeds above the surface at least at the levels occupied by turbine blades. Few measured data are available at these...