A method for operating a wind turbine, comprising the following steps - deriving at least one turbulence characteristic of atmosphere hitting the wind turbine - determining at least one wind turbine specific parameter, - operating the wind turbine according to the at least one determined turbine specific parameter, - deriving the at least one turbulence characteristic - based on at least one measured rotor blade characteristic of at least one rotor blade of the wind turbine and - based on a first correlation between rotor blade characteristics of at least one rotor blade of the wind turbine and wind turbine specific inflow characteristics of atmosphere hitting the wind turbine, - determining the at least one wind turbine specific parameter - based on the at least one derived turbulence characteristic and - based on a second correlation between the turbine specific turbulence characteristic and the turbine specific parameter, wherein - the at least one wind turbine specific parameter is representing acoustic emissions, - the at least one rotor blade characteristics is representing a vibration strength of at least one rotor blade, - the vibration strength of the at least one rotor blade is derived based on at least one measurement signal provided by - at least one accelerator sensor, and/or - at least one strain gage sensors, and/or - at least one unsteady pressure sensor assigned to the at least one rotor blade, - the at least one measurement signal is filtered in a definable frequency range, - a signal energy of the at least one filtered measurement signal is determined, - the first correlation is representing a proportionality between the signal energy and a quantity k 0.5 u in wherein k is representing a turbulence kinetic energy, u in is the local mean blade inflow speed. - deriving at least one turbulence characteristic of atmosphere hitting the wind turbine - determining at least one wind turbine specific parameter, - operating the wind turbine according to the at least one determined turbine specific parameter, - deriving the at least one turbulence characteristic - based on at least one measured rotor blade characteristic of at least one rotor blade of the wind turbine and - based on a first correlation between rotor blade characteristics of at least one rotor blade of the wind turbine and wind turbine specific inflow characteristics of atmosphere hitting the wind turbine, - based on at least one measured rotor blade characteristic of at least one rotor blade of the wind turbine and - based on a first correlation between rotor blade characteristics of at least one rotor blade of the wind turbine and wind turbine specific inflow characteristics of atmosphere hitting the wind turbine, - determining the at least one wind turbine specific parameter - based on the at least one derived turbulence characteristic and - based on a second correlation between the turbine specific turbulence characteristic and the turbine specific parameter, wherein - based on the at least one derived turbulence characteristic and - based on a second correlation between the turbine specific turbulence characteristic and the turbine specific parameter, - the at least one wind turbine specific parameter is representing acoustic emissions, - the at least one rotor blade characteristics is representing a vibration strength of at least one rotor blade, - the vibration strength of the at least one rotor blade is derived based on at least one measurement signal provided by - at least one accelerator sensor, and/or - at least one strain gage sensors, and/or - at least one unsteady pressure sensor assigned to the at least one rotor blade, - at least one strain gage sensors, and/or - at least one unsteady pressure sensor assigned to the at least one rotor blade, - the at least one measurement signal is filtered in a definable frequency range, - a signal energy of the at least one filtered measurement signal is determined, - the first correlation is representing a proportionality between the signal energy and a quantity k 0.5 u in wherein k is representing a turbulence kinetic energy, u in is the local mean blade inflow speed. k is representing a turbulence kinetic energy, u in is the local mean blade inflow speed.