As air traffic increases and aircraft capability increases in range and operating altitude, the exposure to weather hazards increases. Turbulence and wind shears are two of the most important of these hazards that must be taken into account if safe flight operations are to be accomplished. Beginning in the early 1960's, Project Rough Rider began thunderstorm investigations. Past and present efforts at the National Severe Storm Laboratory (NSSL) to measure these flight safety hazards and to describe the use of Doppler radar to detect and qualify these hazards are summarized. In particular, the evolution of the Doppler-measured radial velocity spectrum width and its applicability to the problem of safe flight is presented.
Turbulence as Observed by Concurrent Measurements Made at NSSL (National Severe Storm Laboratory) Using Weather Radar, Doppler Radar, Doppler Lidar and Aircraft
1987
18 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
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