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A gust front case studies handbook
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Gust fronts produce low altitude wind shear that can be hazardous to aircraft operations, especially during takeoff and landing. Radar meteorologists have long been able to identify gust front signatures in Doppler radar data, but in order to use the radars efficiently, automatic detection of such hazards is essential. Eight...
An automatic weather station network for low-altitude wind shear investigations
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During the summer of 1983 an experimental network of automatic weather stations (a mesonet) was operated in the vicinity of Hanscom Field, northwest of Boston, as part of a larger effort to collect Doppler radar and meteorological data on thunderstorms and other potentially hazardous weather events in this area. This...
FAA weather surveillance requirements in the context on NEXRAD
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), National Weather Service and Air Force Weather Service are currently engaged in a program to develop a next generation of weather radars (NEXRAD) capable of satisfying (to the greatest extent possible) the common weather information needs of these agencies. This report identifies the unique FAA...
Concept and plan for the development of a weather support subsystem for Air Traffic Control
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This report summarizes the results of a study to: (1) investigate the primary needs of air traffic controllers, flow controllers, and central flow controllers for weather information, (2) define a cost effective system concept to meet these needs, and (3) lay out a plan for the development of the proposed...