Options for mitigation of the effects of windfarms on radar sytems

IET Conference Publications

Volumn , Issue 530 CP, 2007, Pages

  Jackson, C A ^a   Butler, M M ^a  

^a BAE SYSTEMS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environment; Mitigation; Radar; Windfarm

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC GENERATORS; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY; HYDRAULIC MOTORS; RADAR; TURBINES; WIND POWER;

ENVIRONMENT; FUSION SCHEMES; MITIGATION; MULTIPLE SENSORS; RADAR DESIGNS; WINDFARM;

RADAR SYSTEMS;

EID: 57649223565     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1049/cp:20070639     Document Type: Conference Paper

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