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Research Output per year
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Profile
Boundary-layer Meteorology
Atmospheric flow, turbulence and diffusion
Wind Energy and Remote Sensing
- Laser anemometry
- Aerosol backscatter
- Wind lidars
- Wind scanners
- www.windscanner.dk
- www.windscanner.eu
Nuclear Safety
Atmospheric transfer of radio nuclides to the environment
Other information
Language Skills:
Danish, English, German, French
Danish, English, German, French
Research areas
Torben Mikkelsen is a professor in the Department of Wind Energy at the Technical University of Denmark DTU.
His field of work is remote sensing for wind energy and atmospheric sciences, atmospheric dispersion, and atmospheric flow and turbulence.
He leads research and technological development of the European ESFRI road map remote sensing-based experimental infrastructure for renewable energy WindScanner 2010 - 2020, cf. www.windscanner.dk and www.WindScanner.eu.
Professor Mikkelsen received his Ph.D. from the Technical University of Denmark in 1983, followed by a Postdoc position as an associate research professor at the Naval Postgraduate Schools Meteorology and Physics Department 1985-1986 in Monterey, Ca. He became a full professor at DTU in 2011.
Education/Academic qualification
Ph.D (Lic.Tech) , DTU
1979 → 1984
MSc, DTU
1975 → 1978
BSc, Copenhagen Technical College
1971 → 1975
External positions
Associate research professor; naval Postgraduate School Monterey, California, USA
1 Jan 1985 → 30 Jun 1986Trainee, Brüel& Kjær; Denmark
1970 → 1971Keywords
- User defined:
- Wind Energy Remote Sensing Wind lidars
- WindScanner
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Research Output
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A Model for the Spectrum of the Lateral Velocity Component from Mesoscale to Microscale and Its Application to Wind-Direction Variation
Larsén, X. G., Larsen, S. E., Petersen, E. L. & Mikkelsen, T. K., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In : Boundary-Layer Meteorology. 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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A new spectrum model for the atmospheric crosswind component applicable from mesoscales to microscales
Larsén, X. G., Larsen, S. E., L. Petersen, E. & Mikkelsen, T. K., 2020Research output: Non-textual form › Sound/Visual production (digital) › Research
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A new spectrum model for the atmospheric crosswind component applicable from mesoscales to microscales
Larsén, X., Larsen, S., Petersen, E. & Mikkelsen, T., 2020. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research
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Lidar Scanning of Induction Zone Wind Fields over Sloping Terrain
Mikkelsen, T. K., Sjöholm, M., Astrup, P., Peña, A., Larsén, X. G., van Dooren, M. F. & Sekar, A. P. K., 2020, In : Journal of Physics: Conference Series (Online). 1452, 12 p., 012081.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › Research › peer-review
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Detailed induction zone wind field measurements over sloping terrain
Mikkelsen, T. K., Sjöholm, C. M., Astrup, P., van Dooren, M. F. & Sekar, A. P. K., 2019. 2 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research › peer-review
Projects
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MARINET2: MARINET2
Badger, M., Hasager, C. B., Karagali, I., Sempreviva, A. M., Mikkelsen, T., Bredmose, H., Madsen, F. J., Vasiljevic, N., Svensson, E., Salnaja, A., Ahsbahs, T. T. & Sjöholm, M.
01/01/2017 → 30/06/2021
Project: Research
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EROSION - Wind Turbine Blade Erosion: Reducing the largest uncertainties
Hasager, C. B., Sørensen, B. F., Bech, J. I., Kusano, Y., Bak, C., Skrzypinski, W. R., Mikkelsen, T., Sjöholm, M., Fæster, S., Mishnaevsky, L., Nielsen, M. & Tilg, A.
01/04/2017 → 31/03/2020
Project: Research
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TrueWind: TrueWind
Wagner, R., Courtney, M., Pedersen, T. F., Rolighed Thorsen, G., Pedersen, A. T., Dellwik, E., Mikkelsen, T. & Sjöholm, M.
01/01/2016 → 31/10/2019
Project: Research
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Lidar detection of wakes for wind turbine and farm control
Held, D. P., Hu, Q., Mirzaei, M., Mikkelsen, T., Mann, J., Harris, M., Schlipf, D., Mikkelsen, T., Harris, M., Mann, J., Held, D. P. & Schlipf, D.
01/01/2016 → 04/04/2019
Project: PhD
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State-of-the-art laser Doppler systems development for turbulence measurements
Yaacob, M. R., Velte, C. M., Buchhave, P., Meyer, K. E., Mikkelsen, T., Hult, J. F., Revstedt, J. & Yaacob, M. R. B.
15/06/2015 → 12/11/2019
Project: PhD
Activities
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Reconstruction of wind turbine wake wind fields with long-range LiDAR measurements, Hauke Beck PhD Thesis
Torben Krogh Mikkelsen (External examiner)
14 Feb 2020Activity: Examinations and supervision › External examination
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Resent lidar based measurements in induction zone and wakes: 3D wind field and turbulence covariance extraction using WindScanners and SpinnerLidar.
Torben Krogh Mikkelsen (Guest lecturer)
13 Feb 2020Activity: Talks and presentations › Guest lectures, external teaching and course activities at other universities
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SpinnerLidar and 3D WindScanner activities at DTU Wind Energy 2019
Torben Krogh Mikkelsen (Guest lecturer)
13 Feb 2020Activity: Talks and presentations › Guest lectures, external teaching and course activities at other universities
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DTU SpinnerLidar for Upwind Inflow and Turbulence Measurements
Torben Krogh Mikkelsen (Guest lecturer)
17 Oct 2019 → 18 Oct 2019Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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Overview on the use of Doppler lidars for boundary layer wind and turbulence measurements at DTU Wind Energy 2009 - 2019
Torben Krogh Mikkelsen (Keynote speaker), Sven-Erik Gryning (Guest lecturer) & Rogier Ralph Floors (Guest lecturer)
9 Sep 2019Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations