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Bärfuss, Konrad; Spoor, Jonas; Bestmann, Ulf; Cremer, Matthias; Feuerle, Thomas; Angermann, Maik; Bitter, Mark; Lampert, Astrid (2025): In-situ aircraft measurements of wind farm wake effects during the AWAKEN campaign in Oklahoma (September 2023) [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.984783

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Published: 2025-09-18 • DOI registered: 2025-10-17

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Abstract:
The AWAKEN (American WAKE ExperimeNt) aircraft measurement campaign was conducted in September 2023 to investigate the interactions between wind farms and the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) in the Southern Great Plains of Oklahoma, USA. The campaign involved 20 research flights conducted close to hub height using the research aircraft Cessna F406 with call sign D-ILAB of TU Braunschweig. Parts of the flight patterns were aligned perpendicular to the prevailing wind direction downwind of the wind farms King Plains and Armadillo Flats. These flights were designed to capture the effects of stable atmospheric conditions on wind speed and turbulence during early morning hours. In addition to flight legs perpendicular to the wind direction, vertical profiles up to an altitude of 1 km were included regularly to investigate atmospheric stability and wind profiles, in particular the phenomenon of low level jets. The resulting data include wind speed, turbulence intensities, and temperature distributions at different altitudes and distances from the wind farms. These measurements complement stationary data and provide valuable insights into the spatial and temporal variability of the wind field and vertical atmospheric stratification downwind of onshore wind farms. The dataset aims to improve wake models and optimize energy production from wind farms. This dataset is part of a broader effort to enhance power output prediction and ensure network stability with increasing reliance on variable renewable energy sources. The participation of the research aircraft of TU Braunschweig in the AWAKEN experiment was funded by the Klaus Tschira Stiftung GmbH (Germany) under Contract No. 03.006.2023.
Keyword(s):
atmospheric boundary layer; AWAKEN; model validation; Oklahoma; onshore wind power; renewable energy; Southern Great Plains; turbulence; vertical profiles; wind farm wakes; wind turbines
Related to:
Bärfuss, Konrad; Hankers, Rudolf; Bitter, Mark; Feuerle, Thomas; Schulz, Helmut; Rausch, Thomas; Platis, Andreas; Bange, Jens; Lampert, Astrid (2019): In-situ airborne measurements of atmospheric and sea surface parameters related to offshore wind parks in the German Bight [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.902845
Moriarty, Patrick; Bodini, Nicola; Letizia, Stefano; Abraham, Aliza; Ashley, Tyler; Bärfuss, Konrad; Barthelmie, Rebecca J; Brewer, Alan; Brugger, Peter; Feuerle, Thomas; Frère, Ariane; Goldberger, Lexie; Gottschall, Julia; Hamilton, N; Herges, Thomas; Hirth, Brian; Hung, Lin-Ya (Lilian); Iungo, Giacomo Valerio; Ivanov, Hristo; Kaul, Colleen; Kern, Stefan; Klein, Petra; Krishnamurthy, Raghavendra; Lampert, Astrid; Lundquist, Julie K; Morris, Victor R; Newsom, Rob; Pekour, Mikhail; Pichugina, Yelena; Porté-Angel, Fernando; Pryor, Sara C; Scholbrock, Andrew; Schroeder, John; Shartzer, Samuel; Simley, Eric; Vöhringer, Lilén; Wharton, Sonia; Zalkind, Daniel (2024): Overview of preparation for the American WAKE ExperimeNt (AWAKEN). Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 16(5), 053306, https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0141683
Rausch, Thomas; Bärfuss, Konrad; Hankers, Rudolf; Bitter, Mark; Feuerle, Thomas; Cremer, Matthias; Angermann, Maik; Füllgraf, Jonas; Lampert, Astrid (2023): In-situ airborne measurements of atmospheric and sea surface parameters related to offshore wind parks in the German Bight [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.955382
Project(s):
The American WAKE experimeNt (AWAKEN)
Funding:
Klaus Tschira Foundation, grant/award no. 03.006.2023: AWAKEN Aircraft participation
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 36.411497 * Median Longitude: -97.518422 * South-bound Latitude: 36.063016 * West-bound Longitude: -97.799757 * North-bound Latitude: 36.553879 * East-bound Longitude: -97.110990
Date/Time Start: 2023-08-28T14:15:48 * Date/Time End: 2023-09-29T14:33:38
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
Size:
24 datasets

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Datasets listed in this publication series

  1. Bärfuss, K; Spoor, J; Bestmann, U et al. (2025): In-situ aircraft measurements of wind farm wake effects during the AWAKEN campaign in Oklahoma (September 2023), flight AWAKEN_20230828_1416. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.984786
  2. Bärfuss, K; Spoor, J; Bestmann, U et al. (2025): In-situ aircraft measurements of wind farm wake effects during the AWAKEN campaign in Oklahoma (September 2023), flight AWAKEN_20230829_1619. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.984788
  3. Bärfuss, K; Spoor, J; Bestmann, U et al. (2025): In-situ aircraft measurements of wind farm wake effects during the AWAKEN campaign in Oklahoma (September 2023), flight AWAKEN_20230831_1204. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.984789
  4. Bärfuss, K; Spoor, J; Bestmann, U et al. (2025): In-situ aircraft measurements of wind farm wake effects during the AWAKEN campaign in Oklahoma (September 2023), flight AWAKEN_20230901_1203. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.984790
  5. Bärfuss, K; Spoor, J; Bestmann, U et al. (2025): In-situ aircraft measurements of wind farm wake effects during the AWAKEN campaign in Oklahoma (September 2023), flight AWAKEN_20230902_1200. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.984795
  6. Bärfuss, K; Spoor, J; Bestmann, U et al. (2025): In-situ aircraft measurements of wind farm wake effects during the AWAKEN campaign in Oklahoma (September 2023), flight AWAKEN_20230903_1205. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.984797
  7. Bärfuss, K; Spoor, J; Bestmann, U et al. (2025): In-situ aircraft measurements of wind farm wake effects during the AWAKEN campaign in Oklahoma (September 2023), flight AWAKEN_20230904_1205. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.984796
  8. Bärfuss, K; Spoor, J; Bestmann, U et al. (2025): In-situ aircraft measurements of wind farm wake effects during the AWAKEN campaign in Oklahoma (September 2023), flight AWAKEN_20230905_1203. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.984799
  9. Bärfuss, K; Spoor, J; Bestmann, U et al. (2025): In-situ aircraft measurements of wind farm wake effects during the AWAKEN campaign in Oklahoma (September 2023), flight AWAKEN_20230906_1209. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.984798
  10. Bärfuss, K; Spoor, J; Bestmann, U et al. (2025): In-situ aircraft measurements of wind farm wake effects during the AWAKEN campaign in Oklahoma (September 2023), flight AWAKEN_20230907_1759. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.984800
  11. Bärfuss, K; Spoor, J; Bestmann, U et al. (2025): In-situ aircraft measurements of wind farm wake effects during the AWAKEN campaign in Oklahoma (September 2023), flight AWAKEN_20230910_1207. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.984801
  12. Bärfuss, K; Spoor, J; Bestmann, U et al. (2025): In-situ aircraft measurements of wind farm wake effects during the AWAKEN campaign in Oklahoma (September 2023), flight AWAKEN_20230910_1453. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.984805
  13. Bärfuss, K; Spoor, J; Bestmann, U et al. (2025): In-situ aircraft measurements of wind farm wake effects during the AWAKEN campaign in Oklahoma (September 2023), flight AWAKEN_20230913_2219. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.984804
  14. Bärfuss, K; Spoor, J; Bestmann, U et al. (2025): In-situ aircraft measurements of wind farm wake effects during the AWAKEN campaign in Oklahoma (September 2023), flight AWAKEN_20230914_1632. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.984806
  15. Bärfuss, K; Spoor, J; Bestmann, U et al. (2025): In-situ aircraft measurements of wind farm wake effects during the AWAKEN campaign in Oklahoma (September 2023), flight AWAKEN_20230915_1638. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.984803
  16. Bärfuss, K; Spoor, J; Bestmann, U et al. (2025): In-situ aircraft measurements of wind farm wake effects during the AWAKEN campaign in Oklahoma (September 2023), flight AWAKEN_20230916_1222. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.984811
  17. Bärfuss, K; Spoor, J; Bestmann, U et al. (2025): In-situ aircraft measurements of wind farm wake effects during the AWAKEN campaign in Oklahoma (September 2023), flight AWAKEN_20230918_1212. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.984812
  18. Bärfuss, K; Spoor, J; Bestmann, U et al. (2025): In-situ aircraft measurements of wind farm wake effects during the AWAKEN campaign in Oklahoma (September 2023), flight AWAKEN_20230920_1221. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.984814
  19. Bärfuss, K; Spoor, J; Bestmann, U et al. (2025): In-situ aircraft measurements of wind farm wake effects during the AWAKEN campaign in Oklahoma (September 2023), flight AWAKEN_20230921_1215. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.984816
  20. Bärfuss, K; Spoor, J; Bestmann, U et al. (2025): In-situ aircraft measurements of wind farm wake effects during the AWAKEN campaign in Oklahoma (September 2023), flight AWAKEN_20230922_1217. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.984815
  21. Bärfuss, K; Spoor, J; Bestmann, U et al. (2025): In-situ aircraft measurements of wind farm wake effects during the AWAKEN campaign in Oklahoma (September 2023), flight AWAKEN_20230923_1220. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.984818
  22. Bärfuss, K; Spoor, J; Bestmann, U et al. (2025): In-situ aircraft measurements of wind farm wake effects during the AWAKEN campaign in Oklahoma (September 2023), flight AWAKEN_20230927_1215. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.984817
  23. Bärfuss, K; Spoor, J; Bestmann, U et al. (2025): In-situ aircraft measurements of wind farm wake effects during the AWAKEN campaign in Oklahoma (September 2023), flight AWAKEN_20230928_1219. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.984820
  24. Bärfuss, K; Spoor, J; Bestmann, U et al. (2025): In-situ aircraft measurements of wind farm wake effects during the AWAKEN campaign in Oklahoma (September 2023), flight AWAKEN_20230929_1222. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.984819