Thunderstorm turbulence detection and the display of the turbulence location offer a significant advance toward improvement in flight safety and utilization of critical air space. A cooperative program involving the Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Air Force's Aeronautical Systems Command, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Severe Storms Laboratory has been conducted under a code name of 'Rough Rider'. An F-4-C aircraft instrumented to record turbulence, temperature and wind during thunderstorm penetrations has been used to obtain in situ measurements of these parameters concurrently with Doppler and conventional weather radar observations. The results of this program indicate that the Doppler measured radial wind component's spectral width holds promise as a turbulence indicator. Turbulence of the severe or greater nature was always accompanied by spectral widths greater than 4 m/s. A second part of the program was to display forenoted Doppler radar data in real time at a Radar Approach Control office and at an Air Route Traffic Control Center. This display provided an insight into requirements for an operational system. (Author)
Doppler Radar-Research and Application to Aviation Flight Safety, 1977-1979
1981
45 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Transportation Safety , Air Transportation , Radiofrequency Detection , Meteorological Instruments & Instrument Platforms , Meteorological radar , Doppler radar , Thunderstorms , Aviation safety , Control centers , Position(Location) , United States Government , Air space , Real time , Traffic , Penetration , Radar , Width , Turbulence , Control , Indicators , Spectra , Approach , Detection , Aeronautics , Rough Rider project
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