collision risk directly from the number of crossings?

[mmercker]

Hello,

is it possible to directly calculate the collision risk per crossing of the circular rotor plane, instead of using densities or fluxes? I tried to convert the number of crossings into fluxes based on the Band 2012 paper, however, there are several uncertainties remaining, so I would really prefer to directly use the number of crossings (or calculate the risk per crossing) directly.

Thanks!

[bcaneco]

Hi, and apologies for the delay in replying.

I believe the function get_avg_prob_collision() is what you are looking for - it calculates the single transit collision risk assuming no avoidance action.

Please note two important parameter specifications:

• blade_pitch should be provided in radians
• flap_glide refers to a correction factor - 2/pi for gliding-type birds, 1 for flapping-type birds

Hope this helps!