Typhoon “Podul” Strikes, BA-FLS-NX5 Remains Steadfast

From August 13 to 14, 2025, Typhoon “Podul,” classified as a severe typhoon with a maximum sustained wind speed of 42 m/s at its center, made landfall in Taiwan before crossing the Taiwan Strait and making a second landfall along the coast of Zhangzhou, Fujian. During this period, two BA-FLS-NX5 Floating LiDAR systems located near the typhoon's central path, faced the full brunt of fierce winds and massive waves, yet continued to demonstrate their consistent stability and reliability.

Monitoring data confirms that, during the typhoon period (08:00 am on August 13, 2025 – 08:00 am on August 14, 2025), both devices closest to the typhoon center sustained 100% and 99.88% (including 300m height) of data availability on average, and recorded maximum 10-minute average wind speeds of 32.64 m/s (at 250 m height) and 30.1 m/s (at 300 m height), respectively, with maximum wave heights of 7.61 m and 7.18 m.

Both devices had sufficient power supply, with system voltage consistently remaining above 24.5 V—well above the safe threshold of 23.5 V. Overall power consumption remained stable, all components operated in good conditions, and the system showcased exceptional survivability and adaptability under extreme weather conditions.

In addition, the position displacement of the two devices consistently remained within the safe range of 150 m, once again demonstrating the mooring system’s excellent stability and storm-resistant capability.

This typhoon field test thoroughly verified again the high stability of BA-FLS-NX5 in terms of power supply, data communication, mooring system, and redundancy design. Our system will continue providing high-precision metocean data to advance typhoon monitoring, offshore wind farm development, and marine meteorological research.