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The research, published online last month in the peer-reviewed Chinese journal Radio Engineering, was conducted by Professor Liu Zunnian and his team from Qingdao Technological University and the Yantai Communication Centre of the Beihai Navigation Security Centre under the Ministry of Transport.

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Offshore wind farm could create radar blind spots and ‘ghost’ targets, Chinese study warns · mixed framing

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Offshore wind farm could create radar blind spots and ‘ghost’ targets, Chinese study warns As China rapidly expands its wind projects near coastal areas, researchers find the turbines can complicate marine vessel detection at sea 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. uncertain

targets → create → 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. asserted

spots → find → cent

research → publish → Transport

The team found that large arrays of wind turbines could produce false “ghost” targets through reflected radar signals, potentially complicating the detection of vessels in coastal waters. uncertain

arrays → find → waters

Offshore wind farm could create radar blind spots and ‘ghost’ targets, Chinese study warns

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