A Comparative Study of Wind Speed Measurement from Meteorological Mast and LiDAR

This paper presents a comparative study of wind speed measured using cup anemometers installed on meteorological mast and LiDAR. The measurement site is in north-eastern area of Thailand named Nawang in Khemmarat district of Ubonratchathani. In this study, data collection over a month is examined. To verify that the wind speed obtained from LiDAR can replace that from cup anemometers, a number of statistical analyses are applied. The results show some similar and different features between the two groups of data.