Windfarm characteristics and their effect on radar systems

IET Conference Publications

Volumn , Issue 530 CP, 2007, Pages

  Jackson, C A ^a  

^a BAE SYSTEMS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy; Environment; Radar; Wind; Windfarm

Indexed keywords

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; RADAR; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; WIND POWER;

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES; ECHO SIGNALS; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENT; OVERALL PERFORMANCES; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES; RENEWABLE SOURCES; SYSTEM COMPONENTS; WIND ENERGIES; WINDFARM;

RADAR SYSTEMS;

EID: 57649198294     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1049/cp:20070638     Document Type: Conference Paper

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