This repository provides links to wind lidar data samples with known provenance.
These data are provided for use by the community. Ideas for using them include:
- testing data import routines
- testing data conversion routines
.. and many other applications.
| ID | Device | Operating mode | Format | Source | Link to data | Description | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | ZX300 | VAD | Manufacturer's own | Data provided by ZX Lidars | drive.google.com | Data are direct from the wind lidar and have not been modified. | no license provided |
| 1 | WindCube V1 | DBS | Manufacturer's own | Data provided by CU Boulder through A2e | a2e.energy.gov | According to the metadata, data files are direct from the wind lidar and have not been modified. | CC0 Public DomLinkin Dedication |
| 2 | WindCube V2.1 | DBS | Manufacturer's own | Data provided by NREL through A2e | a2e.energy.gov | According to the metadata, data files are direct from the wind lidar and have not been modified. | CC0 Public DomLinkin Dedication |
| 3 | WindCube 200s | 3-D scanning | Manufacturer's own | Data provided by UTD through A2e | a2e.energy.gov | According to the metadata, data files are direct from the wind lidar and have not been modified. | CC0 Public DomLinkin Dedication |
| 4 | Halo XR | 3-D scanning | Manufacturer's own | Data provided by PNNL through A2e | a2e.energy.gov | According to the metadata, data files are direct from the wind lidar and have not been modified. | CC0 Public DomLinkin Dedication |
| 5 | Halo XR+ | 3-D scanning | Manufacturer's own | Data provided by NREL through A2e | a2e.energy.gov | According to the metadata, data files are direct from the wind lidar and have not been modified. | CC0 Public DomLinkin Dedication |
Note that certain data have digital object identifiers (DOIs), meaning that they can be uniquely identified.
Abbreviations
- A2e: Atmosphere to Electrons
- CU Boulder: University of Colorado Boulder
- DBS: Doppler Beam Swinging
- NREL: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- PNNL: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- UTD: University of Texas, Dallas
- VAD: Velocity Azimuth Display
- a place to find one or two well-documented examples of data
- a place to find lots of wind lidar data from different wind lidar deployments. Please check
Other data sources.
If you would like to add a data sample, please email Andy Clifton.
Data samples can be linked to from here, and can also be stored in this repository.
Data samples are included on this list if:
- They are stored in a long-term repository, e.g., Zenodo, GitHub, A2e, or similar. Repositories that provide persistent digital identifiers (e.g., DOIs) are preferred.
- They are in a well-defined format, e.g., the manufacturer's own data format
- They are either direct from the wind lidar or direct from an output / conversion routine
- They are of known provenance, i.e., it is clear what has happened to them. This can be demonstrated through the addition of metadata.
- The Wind Resource Assessment Group (wrag@groups.io) maintains a large list of wind lidar data in their wiki. However, the history of these data are not always clear. See https://groups.io/g/wrag/wiki/13236 for the list.
If you would like to add a data source to this list, please email Andy Clifton