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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-2183-2015
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-2183-2015
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Research article
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27 May 2015
Research article |
| 27 May 2015
Estimating reflectivity values from wind turbines for analyzing the potential impact on weather radar services
I. Angulo
University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Bilbao, Spain
O. Grande
University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Bilbao, Spain
D. Jenn
Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, USA
D. Guerra
University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Bilbao, Spain
University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Bilbao, Spain
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- A study on the impact of easements in the deployment of wind farms near airport facilities L. Cuadra et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2018.12.038
- On the polarimetric backscatter by a still or quasi-still wind turbine M. Gabella et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-4409-2023
- Wind turbine impact on operational weather radar I/Q data: characterisation and filtering L. Norin https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-1739-2017
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Short summary
The World Meteorological Organization has expressed concern over the increasing number of impact cases of wind turbine farms on weather radars. This paper proposes a wind turbine clutter reflectivity model, which aims at being of great help in the evaluation of the potential impact of a certain wind farm on the weather radar operation. First the radar cross section (RCS) of wind turbines is characterized by means of computer simulations and then a simplified RCS model is proposed.
The World Meteorological Organization has expressed concern over the increasing number of impact...
