In situ airborne measurements of atmospheric parameters and airborne sea surface properties related to offshore wind parks in the German Bight during the project X-Wakes

Lampert, Astrid; Hankers, Rudolf; Feuerle, Thomas; Rausch, Thomas; Cremer, Matthias; Angermann, Maik; Bitter, Mark; Füllgraf, Jonas; Schulz, Helmut; Bestmann, Ulf; Bärfuss, Konrad B.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-16-4777-2024

Articles | Volume 16, issue 10

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-16-4777-2024

© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-16-4777-2024

© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 16, issue 10

Data description paper

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23 Oct 2024

Data description paper |

| 23 Oct 2024

In situ airborne measurements of atmospheric parameters and airborne sea surface properties related to offshore wind parks in the German Bight during the project X-Wakes

Astrid Lampert, Rudolf Hankers, Thomas Feuerle, Thomas Rausch, Matthias Cremer, Maik Angermann, Mark Bitter, Jonas Füllgraf, Helmut Schulz, Ulf Bestmann, and Konrad B. Bärfuss

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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-16-4777-2024-supplement

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In-situ airborne measurements of atmospheric and sea surface parameters related to offshore wind parks in the German Bight T. Rausch et al. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.955382

ERA5 hourly data on single levels from 1959 to present H. Hersbach et al. https://doi.org/10.24381/cds.adbb2d47

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We conducted flights above the North Sea and investigated changes in the wind field. The research aircraft measured wind speed, wind direction, temperature, humidity and sea surface at high resolution. Wind parks reduce the wind speed, and the data help to determine how long it takes for the wind speed to recover. The coast also plays an important role, and the wind speed varies with distance from the coast. The results help in wind park planning and better estimating the energy yield.