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Surface measurements of gust fronts and microbursts during the JAWS project: statistical results and implications for wind shear detection, prediction, and modeling
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1986
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Description:During the 1982 Joint Airport Weather Studies Project (JAWS), we identified 168 microbursts, 20 macrobursts, and 99 gust fronts using surface sensors in the vicinity of Denver's Stapleton Airport. This report reviews aspects of these measurements important to the problem of understanding and detecting wind shear hazardous to aircraft. To emphasize critical elements, we present key results in four main areas: (a) statistical properties, (b) implications for wind shear detection, (c) implications for wind shear prediction, and (d) implications for wind shear modeling. We anticipate that the data set developed could have broad application in the future, and an appendix to this report, defining details of the observations, should represent a resource to other investigators studying microbursts.
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Rights Information:CC0 Public Domain
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