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Offshore wind farm could create radar blind spots and ‘ghost’ targets, Chinese study warns
Offshore wind farm could create radar blind spots and ‘ghost’ targets, Chinese study warns
Offshore wind farms can reduce the coverage of shore-based radar systems and create areas where targets become harder to detect, according to a new study. The researchers found that at a range of 5km (3 miles), effective radar coverage fell by 6.9 per cent while blind spots increased by 14.9 per cent. The research, published online last month in the peer-reviewed Chinese journal Radio…