Articles | Volume 10, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-1739-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-1739-2017
Research article
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10 May 2017
Research article |  | 10 May 2017

Wind turbine impact on operational weather radar I/Q data: characterisation and filtering

Lars Norin

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Short summary
Wind turbines in the line of sight of a weather radar can have a negative impact on the quality of the radar's measurements. Wind turbine echoes have proven difficult to filter due to their complex and time-varying nature. In this work we present recordings of high-resolution low-level data from a Swedish weather radar. A characteristic and robust signature from wind turbines is found. A simple wind turbine filter is presented and applied to the recorded data.