Analytical volume model for optimized spatial radar bat detection in onshore wind parks.

ABSTRACT: To develop mitigation measures for the protection of bats in close proximity to onshore wind turbines, new detection techniques covering large-scale environments and techniques, which are able to track individuals are required. Radar based observations, successfully applied in ornithological studies, offer a promising potential, but come with challenges regarding the comparability of measurements and noise interference (ground clutter) from objects within detection range. This paper presents improvements of a commercially available inexpensive pulse radar for 3D spatial detection of bat-sized objects in onshore wind parks. A new analytical spatial detection volume model is presented incorporating calibrated radar data and landscape parameters such as clutter. Computer simulation programs t

SUBMITTER: Kreutzfeldt J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7526923 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature