Title :
Mitigation of wind turbine clutter in C-band weather radars for different rainfall rates
Author :
Gallardo-Hernando, B. ; Pérez-Martínez, F. ; Aguado-Encabo, F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Signals, Tech. Univ. of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Abstract :
Wind farm installations relatively near to radar systems cause clutter returns which can affect the normal operation of these radars. In this paper a parametric study of the dependence of the rain characteristics in wind turbine clutter (WTC) mitigation for C-band weather radars is presented. For this aim, several realistic simulations of weather conditions have been performed.
Keywords :
offshore installations; radar clutter; rain; wind turbines; C-band weather radars; rain characteristics; rainfall rates; wind farm installations; wind turbine clutter; Blades; Doppler radar; Meteorological radar; Parametric study; Poles and towers; Radar clutter; Radar cross section; Rain; Wind farms; Wind turbines; rain intensity Doppler spectrum simulation; weather radar; wind turbine clutter;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference - Surveillance for a Safer World, 2009. RADAR. International
Conference_Location :
Bordeaux
Print_ISBN :
978-2-912328-55-7
