Stealth technology for wind turbines

IET Radar, Sonar and Navigation

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 126-133

  Pinto, J ^a   Matthews, J C G ^a   Sarno, G C ^a  

^a BAE SYSTEMS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL VESSELS; CURRENT GENERATION; ENERGY GENERATIONS; EUROPEAN UNION; GROUND BASED RADAR; HORIZONTAL AXIS WIND TURBINES; RADAR SIGNATURE; RENEWABLES OBLIGATION;

ELECTRIC UTILITIES; MARINE RADAR; MILITARY AVIATION; OFFSHORE WIND FARMS; STEALTH TECHNOLOGY; WATERWAY TRANSPORTATION; WIND TURBINES;

RADAR SYSTEMS;

EID: 80052500077     PISSN: 17518784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-rsn.2009.0031     Document Type: Article

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