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
fDate :
7/2/1905 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LAWP.2010.2057238
