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In this study, the feasibility of retrieving wind direction from the synthetic DDMs is analyzed. First, the simulation tool P2EPS is used to generate the DDMs under different geometry configurations, wind speed, and wind direction. Then, DDM changes caused by the wind direction are investigated, and two metrics are proposed to retrieve the wind direction from the DDM shape changes. The influence on wind direction retrieval of the wind speed, receiver\u2019s elevation, and azimuth is further discussed. 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