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- Embodiments of the present invention relate to clutter detection devices, weather observation systems, clutter detection methods, and programs.
- wind power generators also called windmills
- the weather radar expands the observation range and the windmill increases the amount of power generation, they are often installed in places with good visibility and good ventilation. In other words, the weather radar and the windmill may be installed in adjacent locations.
- MTI Microving Target Indicator
- Non-Patent Document 1 has been proposed as a technique for removing windmill clutter. Application of this method requires location information of wind turbine clutter.
- the problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a clutter detection device, a weather observation system, a clutter detection method, and a program that can automatically detect the position of wind turbine clutter.
- a clutter detection device receives observation data obtained by observing weather conditions, and a first determination unit that determines a plurality of clear weather data that are observation data during fine weather based on the observation data, and a radar coverage range bin a second discriminating unit that calculates clutter statistical values based on the plurality of fine weather data and discriminates wind turbine clutter, which is an echo from the wind turbine, based on the variance of the statistical values.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a weather observation system according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the clutter detection device shown in FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration example of the weather analysis device and the clutter detection device shown in FIG.
- FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the overall flow of the wind turbine clutter detection operation by the clutter detection device.
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the fine weather data discrimination operation by the fine weather data discrimination section.
- FIG. 6 is a graph showing an example of the relationship between the number of echoes and the frequency of occurrence in the fine weather data determination operation.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram for explaining observation data in fine weather.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram for explaining observation data during precipitation.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a weather observation system according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the clutter detection device shown in FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a hardware
- FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the windmill clutter discrimination operation by the windmill clutter discrimination unit.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating sectors and range bins in radar coverage.
- FIG. 11 is a graph illustrating statistical values of clutter with velocity components.
- FIG. 12 is a graph illustrating statistics of clutter with no velocity component.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a wind turbine clutter map.
- FIG. 14 is a graph for explaining statistical values of clutter having velocity components according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 15 is a graph for explaining statistical values of clutter without velocity components according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 16 is a graph for explaining statistical values of clutter having velocity components according to the third embodiment.
- FIG. 17 is a graph for explaining statistical values of clutter without velocity components according to the third embodiment.
- each functional block can be implemented as either hardware or software, or a combination of both. It is not essential that each functional block is distinguished as in the example below. For example, some functions may be performed by functional blocks other than those illustrated. Moreover, the illustrated functional blocks may be divided into finer functional sub-blocks. In the following description, elements having the same functions and configurations are denoted by the same reference numerals, and overlapping descriptions are omitted.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a weather observation system 1 according to the first embodiment.
- the weather observation system 1 includes a weather radar 10 , a weather analysis device 20 and a clutter detection device 30 .
- the weather radar 10 is a radar device installed on the ground.
- the weather radar 10 observes the weather conditions (rain, snow, rain clouds, rainy areas, wind direction, wind speed, etc.) in a predetermined range (radar coverage) centering on the installation location, and generates meteorological observation data related to the weather conditions. do.
- the weather radar 10 observes precipitation particles by transmitting and receiving radio waves. Also, the weather radar 10 scans for precipitation particles at predetermined time intervals.
- the weather radar 10 includes an antenna section 11 and a radar signal processing section 12.
- the antenna unit 11 transmits radio waves and receives reflected waves (echoes) thereof.
- the radar signal processing unit 12 performs general signal processing such as modulation, signal strength amplification, and frequency conversion on echoes received by the antenna unit 11 .
- the weather radar 10 is, for example, a phased array weather radar (PAWR).
- a phased array weather radar electronically changes the directivity angle by controlling the phase of a signal input to an array of antenna elements forming a phased array antenna.
- the weather radar 10 transmits and receives radio waves while changing the directivity angle of the antenna.
- the weather radar 10 varies the directivity angle in the elevation direction (vertical direction) within a certain angular range (eg, 90 degrees) by electrical phase control.
- the weather radar 10 mechanically changes the directivity angle in the azimuth direction (horizontal direction) by a drive mechanism.
- the weather radar 10 may be a Multi Parameter Phased Array Weather Radar (MP-PAWR).
- MP-PAWR is also called Dual Polarization Phased Array Weather Radar (DP-PAWR).
- MP-PAWR is a method of simultaneously transmitting a horizontally polarized pulse signal and a vertically polarized pulse signal using a fan beam. By using MP-PAWR, it is possible to more accurately observe the three-dimensional structure of rain clouds and more accurately estimate the precipitation intensity.
- the weather radar 10 may be a parabolic weather radar.
- the weather analysis device 20 analyzes the weather observation data obtained by the weather radar 10.
- the weather analysis device 20 includes a communication interface (communication I/F) 21 , a RAW data processing section 22 , a RAW data storage section 23 , a data analysis section 24 and an analysis data storage section 26 .
- the communication interface 21 is an interface for communicating with the weather radar 10 and the like.
- the communication interface 21 repeatedly receives weather observation data from the weather radar 10 .
- the weather observation data received by the communication interface 21 is sent to the RAW data processing section 22 .
- the RAW data processing unit 22 uses the weather observation data sent from the communication interface 21 to generate RAW data including three-dimensional data.
- the three-dimensional data includes multiple pieces of two-dimensional polar coordinate data.
- the polar coordinate data includes elevation data.
- RAW data generated by the RAW data processing unit 22 is stored in the RAW data storage unit 23 .
- the data analysis unit 24 sequentially acquires one cycle of RAW data from the RAW data storage unit 23 .
- the data analysis unit 24 uses the RAW data to analyze and digitize weather conditions in units of meshes.
- the data analysis unit 24 analyzes, for example, precipitation intensity, types of precipitation particles (including rain, snow, and hail), movement of rain clouds, wind direction, and wind speed.
- the analysis data generated by the data analysis section 24 is stored in the analysis data storage section 26 . Also, the analysis data generated by the data analysis unit 24 is transmitted to the outside as appropriate.
- the data analysis unit 24 also includes a wind turbine clutter map storage unit 25 that stores the wind turbine clutter map. Clutter is echoes from objects other than the target.
- the windmill clutter map includes location information of clutter caused by windmills installed on the ground (referred to as windmill clutter).
- the data analysis unit 24 analyzes the weather conditions by removing clutter reflected by the wind turbines. Thereby, a weather condition can be analyzed more accurately.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the clutter detection device 30 shown in FIG.
- the clutter detection device 30 includes an analysis data acquisition unit 31 , a clear weather data determination unit 32 , and a windmill clutter determination unit 33 .
- the analysis data acquisition unit 31 acquires observation data from the weather analysis device 20 . Specifically, the analysis data acquisition unit 31 sequentially acquires observation data for a predetermined period stored in the analysis data storage unit 26 .
- the fine weather data discrimination unit 32 discriminates the observation data during fine weather based on the observation data acquired by the analysis data acquisition unit 31 . That is, the fine weather data determination unit 32 extracts the observation data in fine weather from the observation data acquired by the analysis data acquisition unit 31 .
- the windmill clutter discrimination unit 33 detects and discriminates the position of the windmill clutter based on the fine weather observation data discriminated by the fine weather data discrimination unit 32 . Then, the windmill clutter determination unit 33 generates a determination result including the position of the windmill clutter.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example hardware configuration of the weather analysis device 20 and the clutter detection device 30 shown in FIG.
- the weather analysis device 20 and the clutter detection device 30 include a processor 40, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 41, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 42, an input/output interface (input/output I/F) 43, an input device 44, a display device 45, It includes an auxiliary storage device 46, a communication interface (communication I/F) 21, and the like.
- the processor 40 , ROM 41 , RAM 42 , input/output interface 43 and communication interface 21 are connected via a bus 47 .
- the processor 40 is a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that controls the operations of the weather analysis device 20 and the clutter detection device 30 in an integrated manner.
- the processor 40 uses programs and data stored in the ROM 41, the RAM 42, and the auxiliary storage device 46 to perform various arithmetic processes.
- a specific program that implements the functions of this embodiment is stored in the ROM 41 and/or the auxiliary storage device 46 .
- the functions of this embodiment are realized by the processor 40 executing the specific program stored in the ROM 41 and/or the auxiliary storage device 46 .
- the ROM 41 is a read-only non-volatile storage device that stores basic programs and environment files for operating the computer.
- the RAM 42 is a volatile storage device that stores programs executed by the processor 40 and data necessary for executing the programs, and is capable of high-speed reading and writing.
- the input/output interface 43 is a device that mediates connections between various hardware and the bus 47 .
- Hardware such as an input device 44 , a display device 45 , and an auxiliary storage device 46 are connected to the input/output interface 43 .
- the input device 44 is a device that processes input from the user, such as a keyboard and mouse.
- the display device 45 is a device that displays calculation results, images, and the like to the user, and is, for example, a liquid crystal display device or an organic EL display device.
- the auxiliary storage device 46 is a large-capacity nonvolatile storage device that stores programs and data, such as a HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or an SSD (Solid State Drive).
- the communication interface 21 transmits and receives data to and from an external device by wire and wireless.
- the data analysis unit 24 continuously analyzes the weather conditions for each cycle.
- One cycle is a period during which the radar coverage around the weather radar 10 is observed for one round (azimuth angle of 360 degrees).
- One period of observation data is three-dimensional data.
- the analysis data storage unit 26 stores the analysis data as the analysis result by the data analysis unit 24 for a long period of time such as monthly or yearly.
- the clutter detection device 30 uses the analysis data stored in the analysis data storage unit 26 to perform the wind turbine clutter detection operation.
- FIG. 4 is a flowchart explaining the overall flow of the wind turbine clutter detection operation by the clutter detection device 30.
- FIG. 4 is a flowchart explaining the overall flow of the wind turbine clutter detection operation by the clutter detection device 30.
- the analysis data acquisition unit 31 sequentially acquires analysis data (also referred to as observation data) for a predetermined period stored in the analysis data storage unit 26 (step S100).
- the predetermined period of step S100 is weekly, monthly, or yearly, such as one week, one month, six months, or one year.
- the predetermined period can be set as appropriate.
- the fine weather data discrimination unit 32 discriminates the observation data in fine weather (also called fine weather data) based on the observation data acquired by the analysis data acquisition unit 31 (step S101).
- the fine weather data discriminated by the fine weather data discriminator 32 are sequentially sent to the windmill clutter discriminator 33 .
- the windmill clutter discrimination unit 33 discriminates the position of the windmill clutter based on a plurality of fine weather data (step S102).
- the location of the windmill clutter is consistent with the location of the windmill.
- the windmill clutter discrimination unit 33 transmits the windmill clutter discrimination result including the position information of the windmill clutter to the data analysis unit 24 (step S103).
- the data analysis unit 24 uses the received wind turbine clutter determination result to register the wind turbine clutter position in the wind turbine clutter map.
- Fine weather data determination operation The Doppler velocity of precipitation echoes observed during rain varies with time. This feature is similar to that of windmill clutter. If wind turbine clutter detection is performed using observation data during rainfall, there is a possibility that the location where rainfall echoes are observed may be erroneously determined to be wind turbine clutter. In the present embodiment, the observation data used for wind turbine clutter detection is observation data during fine weather (no precipitation echo).
- the fine weather data determination unit 32 plays a role of passing the observation data determined to be fine weather among the observation data acquired from the analysis data storage unit 26 to the downstream windmill clutter determination unit 33 .
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the fine weather data determination operation by the fine weather data determination unit 32.
- FIG. The processing in FIG. 5 corresponds to the processing in step S101 in FIG.
- the observation data acquired by the analysis data acquisition unit 31 includes received power data for each of multiple echoes.
- the fine weather data determination unit 32 receives, for example, one cycle of echo information corresponding to the radar coverage from the analysis data acquisition unit 31 (step S200).
- the echo information includes echo received power data.
- the fine weather data determination unit 32 measures the number of echoes having received power equal to or higher than the threshold T1 based on one cycle of echo information (step S201).
- the threshold T1 is set based on the statistical value of the received power of the windmill clutter and is set lower than the received power of the windmill clutter. Also, the threshold T1 is set lower than the received power of echoes due to rain clouds. That is, echoes having received power equal to or greater than the threshold T1 include echoes caused by windmill clutter and echoes caused by rain clouds.
- the fine weather data discrimination unit 32 discriminates observation data in which the number of echoes is equal to or greater than the threshold value E1 and equal to or smaller than the threshold value E2 as fine weather observation data (referred to as fine weather data) (step S202).
- FIG. 6 is a graph showing an example of the relationship between the number of echoes and the frequency of occurrence in the clear weather data determination operation.
- the curve in FIG. 6 is obtained by connecting the vertices of a plurality of histograms. For simplification, illustration of a plurality of histograms is omitted. The same applies to other diagrams related to frequency distribution.
- the fine weather data determination unit 32 determines observation data in which the number of echoes is less than the threshold E1 as abnormal data.
- the threshold value E1 is set to a value that enables determination of data that has extremely little echo and is not used for weather analysis.
- Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram explaining the observation data in fine weather.
- the outer circumference of FIG. 7 indicates the radar coverage of the weather radar 10 .
- the weather is clear, there is no echo due to rain clouds, etc., so echoes are relatively small.
- the weather is fine, clutter having received power equal to or greater than the threshold T1 is observed.
- the fine weather data determination unit 32 determines observation data in which the number of echoes is equal to or greater than the threshold value E1 and equal to or less than the threshold value E2 as fine weather data.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram explaining the observation data during precipitation.
- the dot hatched areas shown in FIG. 8 represent rain clouds.
- the fine weather data determination unit 32 determines observation data in which the number of echoes is greater than the threshold value E2 as observation data during precipitation (also referred to as rainfall data).
- the threshold E2 is set to a value that allows it to be determined that there are rain clouds.
- the fine weather data determination unit 32 outputs the fine weather data determined in step S201 (step S203). After that, the fine weather data determination unit 32 repeats the above operation over a plurality of cycles.
- the processing unit of the fine weather data determination unit 32 is not limited to one period corresponding to the radar coverage, and may be a part of the period obtained by dividing one period.
- FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the wind turbine clutter determination operation by the wind turbine clutter determination unit 33 .
- the processing in FIG. 9 corresponds to the processing in step S102 in FIG.
- the windmill clutter determination unit 33 receives a plurality of fine weather data from the fine weather data determination unit 32 (step S300).
- the windmill clutter determination unit 33 collects fine weather data at a plurality of times over a predetermined period for each range bin to be observed.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating sectors and range bins in radar coverage.
- FIG. 10 shows radar coverage, where N is north and E is east.
- the weather analysis device 20 processes received signals in a radar coverage area of 360 degrees centered on the weather radar 10 .
- a sector is a processing unit in the azimuth direction, and is a processing unit obtained by dividing the radar coverage area in the azimuth direction.
- a range bin is a unit of data obtained by sampling a received signal in the range direction (distance direction) at predetermined time intervals (i.e., a predetermined distance). It is a unit cell when divided by .
- the size of sectors and range bins can be set arbitrarily.
- the windmill clutter determination unit 33 calculates clutter statistical values related to Doppler speed using a plurality of clear weather data (including clutter information) corresponding to a plurality of periods for each range bin (step S301).
- the Doppler speed is a parameter representing the moving speed of the observation target, and is calculated based on the phase of the signal received by the weather radar 10 .
- the observation data received by the windmill clutter discrimination unit 33 includes echo Doppler velocity information. If Doppler velocity information is not included in the observation data received by the windmill clutter discriminator 33, the windmill clutter discriminator 33 calculates the Doppler velocity of the echo.
- the wind turbine clutter discrimination unit 33 calculates the variance of the statistical values calculated in step S301 (step S302).
- the variance is the square of the standard deviation, which is the average of the squares of the differences between the mean value and the individual data in a certain group of numerical data. To simplify the process, the variance may be calculated by sampling a part of the target data.
- the windmill clutter determination unit 33 determines whether or not the variance calculated in step S302 is equal to or greater than the threshold value T2 (step S303).
- the windmill clutter determination unit 33 determines that the range bin whose variance is equal to or greater than the threshold value T2 is the position of the windmill clutter (referred to as the windmill clutter position) (step S304). Further, the windmill clutter determination unit 33 determines a range bin whose variance is smaller than the threshold value T2 as the position of a clutter other than the windmill. The position here is the position where the echo is generated.
- FIG. 11 is a graph explaining statistical values of clutter with velocity components.
- the horizontal axis of FIG. 11 is the Doppler velocity of clutter, and the vertical axis is the occurrence frequency.
- the speed component is the moving speed of the target.
- Fig. 11 corresponds to the statistics of wind turbine clutter.
- Windmill clutter has a Doppler velocity due to the rotation of the windmill.
- Windmill clutter has a relatively large Doppler velocity variance.
- FIG. 12 is a graph explaining statistical values of clutter without velocity components.
- FIG. 12 corresponds to statistics of clutter reflected by buildings and the like.
- a clutter that does not have a velocity component has a frequency peak near the Doppler velocity of 0 (m/s), and the Doppler velocity dispersion is relatively small.
- a threshold value T2 is set that can distinguish the variance between FIG. 11 and FIG. Accordingly, wind turbine clutter can be determined by comparing the variance with the threshold value T2.
- the wind turbine clutter discrimination unit 33 generates a wind turbine clutter discrimination result (step S305).
- the wind turbine clutter determination result includes wind turbine clutter position information and position information of clutter other than the wind turbine.
- the wind turbine clutter discrimination unit 33 transmits the wind turbine clutter discrimination result to the weather analysis device 20 .
- the data analysis unit 24 of the weather analysis device 20 updates the wind turbine clutter map stored in the wind turbine clutter map storage unit 25 based on the wind turbine clutter determination result transmitted from the wind turbine clutter determination unit 33 .
- FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a windmill clutter map.
- the outer circumference of FIG. 13 indicates the radar coverage of the weather radar 10 .
- the windmill clutter map registers the position of the windmill clutter (the windmill clutter in the figure) and the positions of the structures other than the windmill (the clutter other than the windmill in the figure).
- the data analysis unit 24 uses the windmill clutter map to remove the windmill clutter. Then, the data analysis unit 24 analyzes the weather conditions using the observation data from which the windmill clutter has been removed. Thereby, a weather condition can be analyzed more accurately.
- the fine weather data determination unit 32 determines observation data for fine weather from a plurality of observation data regarding weather conditions.
- the windmill clutter determination unit 33 calculates a statistical value of clutter related to the Doppler velocity using observation data during fine weather.
- the windmill clutter discriminating unit 33 discriminates the windmill clutter, which is the echo from the windmill, based on the variance of the statistical values.
- the wind turbine clutter position within the radar coverage can be automatically detected.
- the work and labor required to identify the wind turbine clutter position can be reduced.
- the wind turbine clutter position can be detected using the observation data of the weather radar 10 that is always observed.
- the position of the newly installed wind turbine can be identified without waiting for the map to be updated.
- the position of a newly installed wind turbine can be registered in the wind turbine clutter map without using a map.
- wind turbine clutter position information can be used to remove wind turbine clutter.
- the weather conditions can be analyzed more accurately.
- the second embodiment is a modification of the wind turbine clutter determination operation.
- the received power of clutter is used to calculate the variance.
- the windmill clutter determination unit 33 uses a plurality of clear weather data corresponding to a plurality of periods for each range bin to calculate clutter statistical values related to received power.
- the observation data received by the windmill clutter determination unit 33 includes echo received power information.
- the windmill clutter determination unit 33 determines the range bins with the variance equal to or greater than the threshold value T2 to be the windmill clutter positions.
- FIG. 14 is a graph explaining statistical values of clutter with velocity components.
- the horizontal axis of FIG. 14 is the received power of clutter, and the vertical axis is the occurrence frequency.
- Fig. 14 corresponds to the statistics of wind turbine clutter. Windmill clutter causes variations in received power due to the rotation of the windmill. That is, windmill clutter has a relatively large dispersion of received power.
- FIG. 15 is a graph explaining statistical values of clutter without velocity components.
- FIG. 15 corresponds to statistics of clutter reflected from buildings and the like. Clutter without a velocity component has relatively small received power variance.
- a threshold value T2 is set that can determine the variance between FIG. 14 and FIG. Accordingly, wind turbine clutter can be determined by comparing the variance with the threshold value T2.
- the third embodiment is another modification of the wind turbine clutter determination operation.
- the radar reflectance factor of clutter is used to calculate the dispersion.
- the windmill clutter discrimination unit 33 uses a plurality of clear weather data corresponding to a plurality of periods for each range bin to calculate clutter statistical values related to radar reflection factors.
- the observation data received by the windmill clutter discrimination unit 33 includes echo radar reflectance factor information. If the observation data does not contain radar reflection factor information, the windmill clutter determination unit 33 calculates the radar reflection factor of the echo.
- the windmill clutter determination unit 33 determines the range bins with the variance equal to or greater than the threshold value T2 to be the windmill clutter positions.
- FIG. 16 is a graph explaining statistical values of clutter with velocity components.
- the horizontal axis of FIG. 16 is the radar reflection factor of clutter, and the vertical axis is the occurrence frequency.
- Fig. 16 corresponds to the statistics of wind turbine clutter.
- Windmill clutter is a variation in the radar reflectivity factor due to rotation of the windmill. That is, the windmill clutter has a relatively large dispersion of the radar reflection factor.
- FIG. 17 is a graph explaining statistical values of clutter without velocity components.
- FIG. 17 corresponds to statistics of clutter reflected by buildings and the like. Clutter with no velocity component has a relatively small variance in the radar reflectance factor.
- a threshold value T2 is set that can distinguish the variance between FIG. 16 and FIG. Accordingly, wind turbine clutter can be determined by comparing the variance with the threshold value T2.
- Doppler velocity, reception intensity, and radar reflection factor are used as types of observation data for discriminating wind turbine clutter, but this embodiment is limited to these. isn't it.
- wind turbine clutter may be determined using other observation data that can determine the velocity component of clutter.
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[1-1] 気象観測システム1の構成
図1は、第1実施形態に係る気象観測システム1のブロック図である。気象観測システム1は、気象レーダ10、気象解析装置20、及びクラッター検出装置30を備える。
図2は、図1に示したクラッター検出装置30のブロック図である。クラッター検出装置30は、解析データ取得部31、快晴データ判別部32、及び風車クラッター判別部33を備える。
図3は、図1に示した気象解析装置20及びクラッター検出装置30のハードウェア構成例を示すブロック図である。
次に、上記のように構成された気象観測システム1の動作について説明する。
降雨時に観測される降水エコーは、ドップラー速度が時変動する。この特徴は、風車クラッターの特徴に類似している。降雨時の観測データを用いて、風車クラッター検出を行うと、降水エコーが観測された地点を風車クラッターと誤判定する可能性がある。本実施形態では、風車クラッター検出に用いる観測データは、快晴時(降水エコー無し)の観測データとする。快晴データ判別部32は、解析データ格納部26から取得された観測データのうち快晴時と判別された観測データを、後段の風車クラッター判別部33に渡す役割を担う。
図9は、風車クラッター判別部33による風車クラッター判別動作を説明するフローチャートである。図9の処理は、図4のステップS102の処理に対応する。
第1実施形態では、快晴データ判別部32は、気象状況に関する複数の観測データから、快晴時の観測データを判別する。風車クラッター判別部33は、快晴時の観測データを用いて、ドップラー速度に関するクラッターの統計値を算出する。風車クラッター判別部33は、統計値の分散に基づいて、風車によるエコーである風車クラッターを判別するようにしている。
第2実施形態は、風車クラッター判別動作の変形例である。第2実施形態は、クラッターの受信電力を用いて、分散を算出するようにしている。
第3実施形態は、風車クラッター判別動作の他の変形例である。第3実施形態は、クラッターのレーダ反射因子を用いて、分散を算出するようにしている。
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- 気象状況を観測した観測データを受け、前記観測データに基づいて快晴時の観測データである複数の快晴データを判別する第1判別部と、
レーダ覆域のレンジビンごとに、前記複数の快晴データに基づいて、クラッターの統計値を算出し、前記統計値の分散に基づいて、風車によるエコーである風車クラッターを判別する第2判別部と、
を具備するクラッター検出装置。 - 前記統計値は、ドップラー速度に関するクラッターの統計値、受信強度に関するクラッターの統計値、又はレーダ反射因子に関するクラッターの統計値である
請求項1に記載のクラッター検出装置。 - 前記第1判別部は、気象レーダの1周期ごとに、受信電力が第1閾値以上であるエコー数を計測し、
前記計測したエコー数が第2閾値以上かつ第3閾値以下である観測データを前記快晴データと判定する
請求項1に記載のクラッター検出装置。 - 前記第2判別部は、前記分散が第4閾値以上である場合に、対応するレンジビンを風車クラッター位置と判定する
請求項1に記載のクラッター検出装置。 - 前記第2判別部は、風車クラッター位置情報を含む風車クラッター判別結果を生成する
請求項4に記載のクラッター検出装置。 - 請求項5に記載のクラッター検出装置と、
風車クラッター位置が登録された風車クラッターマップを用いて、風車クラッターを除去するようにして気象状況を解析する解析部と、
を具備する気象観測システム。 - 前記解析部は、前記風車クラッター判別結果を用いて、前記風車クラッターマップを更新する
請求項6に記載の気象観測システム。 - 前記風車クラッターマップを格納する格納部をさらに具備し、
前記解析部は、前記格納部に格納された前記風車クラッターマップを更新する
請求項7に記載の気象観測システム。 - 気象状況を観測した観測データを受け、前記観測データに基づいて快晴時の観測データである複数の快晴データを判別し、
レーダ覆域のレンジビンごとに、前記複数の快晴データに基づいて、クラッターの統計値を算出し、
前記統計値の分散に基づいて、風車によるエコーである風車クラッターを判別する
クラッター検出方法。 - コンピュータに、
気象状況を観測した観測データを受け、前記観測データに基づいて快晴時の観測データである複数の快晴データを判別する処理と、
レーダ覆域のレンジビンごとに、前記複数の快晴データに基づいて、クラッターの統計値を算出する処理と、
前記統計値の分散に基づいて、風車によるエコーである風車クラッターを判別する処理と、
を実行させるプログラム。
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