diff --git a/examples/26_empirical_gauss_velocity_deficit_parameters.py b/examples/26_empirical_gauss_velocity_deficit_parameters.py
index b44e84d8f..b2787059c 100644
--- a/examples/26_empirical_gauss_velocity_deficit_parameters.py
+++ b/examples/26_empirical_gauss_velocity_deficit_parameters.py
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ def generate_wake_visualization(fi: FlorisInterface, title=None):
 # Increase the base recovery rate
 fi_dict_mod = copy.deepcopy(fi_dict)
 fi_dict_mod['wake']['wake_velocity_parameters']['empirical_gauss']\
-    ['wake_expansion_rates'] = [0.02, 0.01]
+    ['wake_expansion_rates'] = [0.03, 0.015]
 fi = FlorisInterface(fi_dict_mod)
 fi.reinitialize(
     wind_speeds=[8.0],
diff --git a/examples/27_empirical_gauss_deflection_parameters.py b/examples/27_empirical_gauss_deflection_parameters.py
index 2cc2537fc..5e453a7ad 100644
--- a/examples/27_empirical_gauss_deflection_parameters.py
+++ b/examples/27_empirical_gauss_deflection_parameters.py
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
 yaw_angles = np.array(first_three_yaw_angles + [0.]*(num_in_row-3))\
     [None, None, :]
 
+print("Turbine yaw angles (degrees): ", yaw_angles[0,0,:])
+
 # Define function for visualizing wakes
 def generate_wake_visualization(fi, title=None):
     # Using the FlorisInterface functions, get 2D slices.
diff --git a/examples/29_floating_vs_fixedbottom_farm.py b/examples/29_floating_vs_fixedbottom_farm.py
index d364f6351..d7c3dc29d 100644
--- a/examples/29_floating_vs_fixedbottom_farm.py
+++ b/examples/29_floating_vs_fixedbottom_farm.py
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@
     y.flatten(),
     c=power_difference.flatten()/1000,
     cmap="PuOr",
-    vmin=-100,
-    vmax=100,
+    vmin=-30,
+    vmax=30,
     s=200,
 )
 ax.set_xlabel("x coordinate [m]")
diff --git a/examples/inputs/emgauss.yaml b/examples/inputs/emgauss.yaml
index dab5c7940..f984f421d 100644
--- a/examples/inputs/emgauss.yaml
+++ b/examples/inputs/emgauss.yaml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ wake:
     empirical_gauss:
       horizontal_deflection_gain_D: 3.0
       vertical_deflection_gain_D: -1
-      deflection_rate: 15
+      deflection_rate: 30
       mixing_gain_deflection: 0.0
       yaw_added_mixing_gain: 0.0
 
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ wake:
       we: 0.05
     empirical_gauss:
       wake_expansion_rates:
-      - 0.01
-      - 0.005
+      - 0.023
+      - 0.008
       breakpoints_D:
       - 10
       sigma_0_D: 0.28
diff --git a/examples/inputs_floating/emgauss_fixed.yaml b/examples/inputs_floating/emgauss_fixed.yaml
index f7faac03c..9d0b23960 100644
--- a/examples/inputs_floating/emgauss_fixed.yaml
+++ b/examples/inputs_floating/emgauss_fixed.yaml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ wake:
     empirical_gauss:
       horizontal_deflection_gain_D: 3.0
       vertical_deflection_gain_D: -1
-      deflection_rate: 15
+      deflection_rate: 30
       mixing_gain_deflection: 0.0
       yaw_added_mixing_gain: 0.0
 
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ wake:
       we: 0.05
     empirical_gauss:
       wake_expansion_rates:
-      - 0.01
-      - 0.005
+      - 0.023
+      - 0.008
       breakpoints_D:
       - 10
       sigma_0_D: 0.28
diff --git a/examples/inputs_floating/emgauss_floating.yaml b/examples/inputs_floating/emgauss_floating.yaml
index d74304131..1fd66d217 100644
--- a/examples/inputs_floating/emgauss_floating.yaml
+++ b/examples/inputs_floating/emgauss_floating.yaml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ wake:
     empirical_gauss:
       horizontal_deflection_gain_D: 3.0
       vertical_deflection_gain_D: -1
-      deflection_rate: 15
+      deflection_rate: 30
       mixing_gain_deflection: 0.0
       yaw_added_mixing_gain: 0.0
 
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ wake:
       we: 0.05
     empirical_gauss:
       wake_expansion_rates:
-      - 0.01
-      - 0.005
+      - 0.023
+      - 0.008
       breakpoints_D:
       - 10
       sigma_0_D: 0.28
diff --git a/examples/inputs_floating/emgauss_floating_fixedtilt15.yaml b/examples/inputs_floating/emgauss_floating_fixedtilt15.yaml
index 1bfae562d..dfb4e3155 100644
--- a/examples/inputs_floating/emgauss_floating_fixedtilt15.yaml
+++ b/examples/inputs_floating/emgauss_floating_fixedtilt15.yaml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ wake:
     empirical_gauss:
       horizontal_deflection_gain_D: 3.0
       vertical_deflection_gain_D: -1
-      deflection_rate: 15
+      deflection_rate: 30
       mixing_gain_deflection: 0.0
       yaw_added_mixing_gain: 0.0
 
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ wake:
       we: 0.05
     empirical_gauss:
       wake_expansion_rates:
-      - 0.01
-      - 0.005
+      - 0.023
+      - 0.008
       breakpoints_D:
       - 10
       sigma_0_D: 0.28
diff --git a/examples/inputs_floating/emgauss_floating_fixedtilt5.yaml b/examples/inputs_floating/emgauss_floating_fixedtilt5.yaml
index 04cf30518..67be5dfd3 100644
--- a/examples/inputs_floating/emgauss_floating_fixedtilt5.yaml
+++ b/examples/inputs_floating/emgauss_floating_fixedtilt5.yaml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ wake:
     empirical_gauss:
       horizontal_deflection_gain_D: 3.0
       vertical_deflection_gain_D: -1
-      deflection_rate: 15
+      deflection_rate: 30
       mixing_gain_deflection: 0.0
       yaw_added_mixing_gain: 0.0
 
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ wake:
       we: 0.05
     empirical_gauss:
       wake_expansion_rates:
-      - 0.01
-      - 0.005
+      - 0.023
+      - 0.008
       breakpoints_D:
       - 10
       sigma_0_D: 0.28
diff --git a/floris/simulation/wake_deflection/empirical_gauss.py b/floris/simulation/wake_deflection/empirical_gauss.py
index 24b52d60b..864eafed8 100644
--- a/floris/simulation/wake_deflection/empirical_gauss.py
+++ b/floris/simulation/wake_deflection/empirical_gauss.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class EmpiricalGaussVelocityDeflection(BaseModel):
     """
     horizontal_deflection_gain_D: float = field(default=3.0)
     vertical_deflection_gain_D: float = field(default=-1)
-    deflection_rate: float = field(default=15)
+    deflection_rate: float = field(default=30)
     mixing_gain_deflection: float = field(default=0.0)
     yaw_added_mixing_gain: float = field(default=0.0)
 
diff --git a/floris/simulation/wake_velocity/empirical_gauss.py b/floris/simulation/wake_velocity/empirical_gauss.py
index a4e8e12eb..517ebf73f 100644
--- a/floris/simulation/wake_velocity/empirical_gauss.py
+++ b/floris/simulation/wake_velocity/empirical_gauss.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class EmpiricalGaussVelocityDeficit(BaseModel):
             :style: unsrt
             :filter: docname in docnames
     """
-    wake_expansion_rates: list = field(default=[0.01, 0.005])
+    wake_expansion_rates: list = field(default=[0.023, 0.008])
     breakpoints_D: list = field(default=[10])
     sigma_0_D: float = field(default=0.28)
     smoothing_length_D: float = field(default=2.0)
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 1c96948f8..ab04fbde3 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ def __init__(self):
                 "empirical_gauss": {
                    "horizontal_deflection_gain_D": 3.0,
                    "vertical_deflection_gain_D": -1,
-                   "deflection_rate": 15,
+                   "deflection_rate": 30,
                    "mixing_gain_deflection": 0.0,
                    "yaw_added_mixing_gain": 0.0
                 },
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ def __init__(self):
                     "sigma_max_rel": 4.0
                 },
                 "empirical_gauss": {
-                    "wake_expansion_rates": [0.01, 0.005],
+                    "wake_expansion_rates": [0.023, 0.008],
                     "breakpoints_D": [10],
                     "sigma_0_D": 0.28,
                     "smoothing_length_D": 2.0,
diff --git a/tests/reg_tests/empirical_gauss_regression_test.py b/tests/reg_tests/empirical_gauss_regression_test.py
index 4c207ddeb..4dc28ef2e 100644
--- a/tests/reg_tests/empirical_gauss_regression_test.py
+++ b/tests/reg_tests/empirical_gauss_regression_test.py
@@ -42,26 +42,26 @@
         # 8 m/s
         [
             [7.9736330, 0.7636044, 1691326.6483808, 0.2568973],
-            [5.1827276, 0.8807411, 441118.3637433, 0.3273306],
-            [4.9925898, 0.8926413, 385869.8808447, 0.3361718],
+            [5.8890878, 0.8410986, 668931.9953790, 0.3006878],
+            [5.9448342, 0.8382459, 688269.8273350, 0.2989067],
         ],
         # 9m/s
         [
             [8.9703371, 0.7625570, 2407841.6718785, 0.2563594],
-            [5.8355012, 0.8438407, 650343.4078478, 0.3024150],
-            [5.6871296, 0.8514332, 598874.9374620, 0.3072782],
+            [6.6288143, 0.8071935, 969952.7378773, 0.2804513],
+            [6.7440713, 0.8025559, 1023598.6805729, 0.2778266],
         ],
         # 10 m/s
         [
             [9.9670412, 0.7529384, 3298067.1555604, 0.2514735],
-            [6.5341306, 0.8110034, 925882.5592972, 0.2826313],
-            [6.4005794, 0.8169593, 869713.2904634, 0.2860837],
+            [7.4019251, 0.7790665, 1355562.9527211, 0.2649822],
+            [7.5493339, 0.7745724, 1437063.0620195, 0.2626039],
         ],
         # 11 m/s
         [
             [10.9637454, 0.7306256, 4363191.9880631, 0.2404936],
-            [7.3150380, 0.7819182, 1309551.0796815, 0.2665039],
-            [7.1452486, 0.7874908, 1219637.5477980, 0.2695064],
+            [8.2349756, 0.7622827, 1867008.5657835, 0.2562187],
+            [8.3523516, 0.7619629, 1946873.1634864, 0.2560548],
         ],
     ]
 )
@@ -71,26 +71,26 @@
         # 8 m/s
         [
             [7.9736330, 0.7606986, 1679924.0721706, 0.2549029],
-            [5.2892493, 0.8741162, 472289.7835635, 0.3225995],
-            [5.0661805, 0.8879895, 407013.1948403, 0.3326601],
+            [5.9257102, 0.8392246, 681635.9273649, 0.2995159],
+            [5.9615388, 0.8373911, 694064.4542077, 0.2983761],
         ],
         # 9 m/s
         [
             [8.9703371, 0.7596552, 2391434.0080674, 0.2543734],
-            [5.9548519, 0.8377333, 691744.8624111, 0.2985883],
-            [5.7711008, 0.8471363, 628003.5991427, 0.3045110],
+            [6.6698959, 0.8055405, 989074.0018995, 0.2795122],
+            [6.7631531, 0.8017881, 1032480.2286024, 0.2773950],
         ],
         # 10 m/s
         [
             [9.9670412, 0.7500732, 3275671.6727516, 0.2495630],
-            [6.6618693, 0.8058635, 985338.0488503, 0.2796954],
-            [6.4905463, 0.8128125, 906166.1389747, 0.2836741],
+            [7.4463751, 0.7776077, 1379101.8806016, 0.2642075],
+            [7.5701211, 0.7740351, 1449519.8581580, 0.2623212],
         ],
         # 11 m/s
         [
             [10.9637454, 0.7278454, 4333842.6695283, 0.2387424],
-            [7.4437653, 0.7776933, 1377719.8294419, 0.2642530],
-            [7.2350472, 0.7845435, 1267191.1878400, 0.2679136],
+            [8.2809317, 0.7621575, 1898277.8462234, 0.2561545],
+            [8.3710828, 0.7619119, 1959618.1795131, 0.2560286],
         ],
     ]
 )