DocumentCode
1535724
Title
Analysis of Wind Turbines Blockage on Doppler Weather Radar Beams
Author
Belmonte, Aniceto ; Fabregas, Xavier
Author_Institution
Dept. of Signal Theor. & Commun., Tech. Univ. of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
Volume
9
fYear
2010
fDate
7/2/1905 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
670
Lastpage
673
Abstract
The split-step solution to the parabolic wave equation describing beam propagation permits examination of the signal degradation in a Doppler weather radar caused by wind turbines blockage under general atmospheric conditions and at arbitrary transmitter and receiver configurations. At radar wavelengths, an understanding of turbine and terrain obscuration effects is essential for deciding the reliability of radar measurements affected by blockage.
Keywords
Doppler radar; meteorological radar; parabolic equations; receivers; signal processing; telecommunication network reliability; transmitters; wind turbines; Doppler weather radar beams; arbitrary receiver; arbitrary transmitter; atmospheric conditions; beam propagation; parabolic wave equation; radar measurements; radar wavelengths; reliability; signal degradation; split-step solution; terrain obscuration; wind turbines blockage; Beam propagation methods; Doppler radar; split-step solution; wind turbines;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1536-1225
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/LAWP.2010.2057238
Filename
5510099
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