Impact modelling of wind farms on marine navigational radar

The impact of wind turbines on radar systems is of increasing concern. This paper addresses the problem of the offshore wind farm and presents a methodology used to model the interference of wind turbines with pulsed marine navigational radar. It will show the ability to model some of the main issues such as; target spreading, sidelobe detection and the appearance of ghost targets. A comparison between the results from the model and measured data taken near the North Hoyle wind farm in North Wales, UK is provided.